Subscribe of Manhattan said simply ''Please accept the enclosed in honor of: Columbia-25 Cornell-19
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of Manhattan said simply, ''Please accept the enclosed in honor of: Columbia-25, Cornell-19.'' The reference was to the Columbia University football team's sole victory of the season - on Nov 12 - and only the third victory since 1983 ''I was so elated, I said let's celebrate,'' Dr. Sloan said, ''This was a particularly tough game and Columbia shouldn't have won it.'' Dr. Sloan, who has been attending Columbia games since 1933, explained that although he did not go to the school, he came from a true-blue Columbia family. ''My mother got her bachelor's degree from Teachers' College in 1919, my father got his M.A in 1915 and his M.D in 1916 My son, who got his B.A. in 1985, is now working for his master's at Teachers' College.'' Game 91: Ray's Last WinFast forward 13 years and we have one of Tellier's most exciting wins as a coach, and it would be his last. The Lions beat eventual Patriot League champ Fordham at Wien Stadium 13-11 in a game televised nationally on the YES Network.
The Lions' Nick Rudd made a 37-yard field goal with 10.5 seconds left to play. Fordham had blocked Rudd's 29-yard field goal attempt with 2 minutes 38 seconds left. But the Lions went 40 yards in 7 plays, including converting a 4th and 10 play to set up Rudd's game-winner. The win put the Lions at 1-0, but they would finish the season 1-9.Game 90: Middle of the Road Tellier won 42 games as Columbia's head coach, which means win #21 versus Lafayette in 1996 was the mid-point of his success.The game was played in a virtual monsoon, and Columbia held on for a 3-0 victory and was 5-0 on the year after the win. Matt Linit kicked it through the shaking uprights from 24 yards away with 9 minutes 54 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The wind was coming in gusts of 40 miles an hour off the Harlem River and carrying sheets of rain with it. The Lafayette field goal kicker, Brian Menecola, missed attempts of 52, 49 and 35 yards. Columbia's winning score came thanks to some good Tellier strategy.After a 14-yard punt return by Roy Hanks to put CU on the Lafayette 33, defensive star Marcellus Wiley, moved to right halfback, and he broke a 19-yard gain to the Lafayette 11 Columbia inched up a few more yards before Linit's kick. The real shocker of a game in those conditions was that Columbia had no turnovers! This article is also featured on Roar Lions Roar. There were a lot of interesting subplots to this year?s NBA Finals, the biggest being the Celtics and Lakers reviving their ?80s glory days as many of their legends watched from the sideline. There were also many individual stories. Would Kobe win his first Shaq-less ring? Would Danny Ainge?s maneuvering and assembling of the Boston Three Party payoff? Would Phil Jackson take down the Celtics to pass Red Auerbach for all time championships? This series will send legacies in a variety of directions. For one thing, we can officially kill the Kobe is the next Michael Jordan talk.
Since I am still all amped up from last night's amazing end (at least for me and the rest of Boston) to the NBA season last night, I just can't wait to write part two of my series until tomorrow, it needs to happen today.7. Utah Jazz:The Jazz will have a very quiet offseason unless they do something big...more on that later.They have two restricted free-agents, CJ Miles and Paul Millsap.The Jazz also have a team option on Millsap, so don't think Millsap will be hitting the free agent market anytime soon. He has been productive for the Jazz in his first two seasons, and Jerry Sloan loves the way he plays, so expect him back in Utah next year.CJ Miles is an interesting player. He is only 21 and has shown, on occasion, that he can put the ball in the hoop. The only problem is that Jerry Sloan just doesn't trust him enough.He forces shots a lot, rushes the fast break, and doesn't always play defense, something that will put him in Sloan's doghouse fast. He doesn't earn a lot now, but I don't think the Jazz will match the offer sheet unless some team tries to lowball Miles.Their only unrestricted free agent is Jason Hart, who has a player option and may choose to come back to Utah and fight for the spot behind Deron Williams. He averaged 11 minutes a game this season, and his production and game management was solid enough. But he won't make an impact.The only way the Jazz can considerably improve in this offseason is by shaking things up and trading Andrei Kirilenko.