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Ivy League Cancels Fall Sports

The Ivy League announced last week that all fall sports have been canceled in 2020 due to the continued risk posed by COVID-19. While the League left open the possibility of allowing fall sports to compete in the spring, Coach Reno’s email to the football association only referenced looking forward to the fall 2021 season. Whether this was intentional or not remains to be seen.

If football is in fact delayed until the fall of 2021, there will inevitably be turnover on the roster. What will the roster and depth chart look like next fall? Have we seen the last performances from stellar athletes such as Lamar? Will our top coaches turn down potentially lucrative offers from FBS schools to stick around? Only time will tell.

With the focus now shifting solely to strength and conditioning, Yale must shore up its offensive and defensive lines by developing players that can physically dominate at the point of attack. Let’s pack some serious muscle onto our quarterbacks while we’re at it as no Ivy League defense has shown the ability to tackle strong quarterbacks with speed!

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I don’t see how players can compete in the spring and then go into another season three months later in the fall. Since so many other schools are dropping football this fall, I am hoping we will not lose players to other programs. Coaches are another story.

If we don’t play until 2021 what does that do to the Ivy schedule. Do we get two straight games home games against Harvard?

I would assume that the Ivy games would be scheduled the same as this year. The non-Ivies may not because they have other contracts to recognize.

YALE RECRUIT:

ANDREW WEISZ , OL , 6′ 6″ , 300 LBS. THE BENJAMIN SCHOOL , NORTH PALM BEACH , FL.

OFFERED BY IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS & INDIANA, MARYLAND , & SOUTH FLORIDA.

Thanks Ray, this was on the last thread.
They are doing a good job. I hope that Yale will be able to retain , these young men.

As far as individuals go, in my book the saddest result will be if Zane Dudek has played his last game in Yale Blue. I’m very much hoping this is not the case.

It would also be a shame if the next snap Gavin O’Connor takes is as a senior, rather than a junior.

It would also be very sad if John Dean is the only Yale football captain to have no team to lead.

If there was ever a time for the Ivys to change their policy regarding grad student eligibility for the sports teams now is that time. If our student athletes have the academic qualifications to be admitted to our outstanding graduate schools and wish to finish their varsity eligibility they ought to be given that opportunity. The Ivys were wise, decisive and bold when they withdrew from the NCAA basketball tournament and cancelled this year’s spring and fall sports. However the Ivy presidents are wrong in preserving a policy that no longer serves any meaningful purpose. The end result will be for some players like, Lamar to become a grad transfer.,

Mr. RIW Excellent post It time to get out of the 1950’s red tape. Join the 21st century thinking and culture.
A lot of changes are going on at this moment. Yale and the Ivies should lead , as they always do and have. Now is the time to broaden the landscape. For policy change. Redshirting , add a extra game. Start a week earlier . To make that happen. Yes and allow these men to Participate. In the FCS Playoffs and marvel at them win against these football teams. As they walk off the field. Muttering to themselves , how did we lose to them. Just like Richmond last year did.

Although the CAA has cancelled fall sports James Madison will reportedly attempt to still play football with a completely OOC schedule. What if Yale decided to do that? Here’s a hypothetical six game regional schedule which could all be played with day trips:

UConn
Army
Navy
Boston College
Temple
UMASS

There will likely be no Bowl games, so bowl counter rules wouldn’t be an obstacle. Even if there is, I’m sure the NCAA would grant a waiver, especially since many of these schools were historically rivals of Yale. For a change, I would enjoy such a schedule more than the original 2020 schedule. My guess is Yale would go 2-4 against such a regional FBS schedule.

YALE RECRUIT :

ZANE MINORS , RB , 5 ” 10″” , 185 LBS.. 4.55 FORTY :. WESTLAKE H. S. ,
AUSTIN , TX . ALL DISTRICT -2019

Ray sorry I was trying to get this . 962 kept me off the board.
Have another RB from Texas hopefully coming soon . Thanks Ray

Davis’s Adewale, DE from Florida Decommted from Yale to join the USAFA. Fly on and do well.

I hate my phone, correct it and it still retains the autocorrect BS David Adewale went to the Falcons of the Air Force

Condolences to the Malfronte Family, Sad News today , Chip Malfronte. Passed away . Sunday Gravy columnist. Yale Football writer .
Sorry to hear this, he was always a great read. Gave you the skinny on most questions. Take care Chip.

For those interested, ESPNU is rebroadcasting last years Yale-Harvard game on Sunday, 8/16 at 4:30 PM PACIFIC TIME. Adjust as needed.

Many of us recorded the game last year and came up short because of the halftime debacle and OT.

I know you can find the game on YouTube, but this is a chance to watch and record on a big screen

I think I got one , Dominic Zephire 5’11” 180lbs. DB St. Thomas More School
Lafayette, La. on 7/28

Kelvin Smith committed this evening. 6-4 220lbs that’s all I have . Appreciate it if you can connect dots.?

YALE RECRUIT :

DOMINIC ZEPHERIN , W / R , 5′ 11 ” , 180 LBS. ST . THOMAS MORE H.S., LAFAYETTE , LA. 2019 LWSA CLASS 4 AL L STATE FOOTBALL PLAYER AT D/B..
ALL – METRO HONORS FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN OCTOBER , 2019

Thank you Ray, that’s the thing. I see in his Twitter that he is a Yale Football commit . But that’s all I can see. Also there was another young man who committed. But alas I can’t find him again.

YALE RECRUIT :

KELVIN JONES LB, 6 ‘ 4 ” , 220 LBS. THE .HUN SCHOOL, PRINCETON, NJ.

ALSO PLAYED BASKETBALL.

So what are the odds that the Ivy League will shock everyone and actually play in the spring. Or will they continue to treat football as a necessary evil that is tolerated, rather than embraced.

YALE FOOTBALL COMMIT
Inumidum Ayo Durjaiye
Safety 6’2” 190 lbs
Damascus HS Damascus , MD
Offers from Army Fordham Columbia

INUMIDUN AYO DUROJAIYE , S/S , WR , 6 ‘ 2″” , 190 LBS. 4.46 40 YARD DASH

DAMASCUS H. S. DAMASCUS , MD.

YALE FOOTBALL COMMIT :

KEVIN JOURDAIN , D/E , 6 ‘ 4 ” , 255 LBS. 4.9 40 , HOLYOKE H.S. ,

HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS. OFFERED BY : BUFFALO , SYRACUSE , IVL– H ,

P, & D.

JOHN, GREAT JOB FINDING THESE COMMITS. KEEP GOING !

How about the moderator, compile a list of the young men committing. A lot of talent in this class..
Ray what about a social distance meeting with the Yale Football and related topics . Be nice to see interact and see you guys. What do think Walt.?

The Roster is not at all reflective of who will be on the field next fall. I know that a lot of juniors and seniors have taken this semester off to preserve their eligibility for next season.

If the season was on, we would be scrimmaging Brown tomorrow, and it would not be nearly as easy as it has been over the past several years Brown and Cornell would be the surprise teams this year, based on how they finished the season.

Bulldog bulldog bow wow wow, Eli Yale. !!
Bulldog bulldog bow wow wow our team can never fail. When the sons of Eli break through the line , that is the sign we hail..!! Bulldog bulldog bow wow wow Eli Yale..!!!

When I read about the Curse of Carm, I roared with laughter. I thought it was
the other way around – when Yale loses to Harvard. No one could blow an
Ivy League championship game more than Cozza. He managed to lose three
our of four when I was there (’72, ’74, ’75) games. Each one of those teams
should have been undefeated and a nationally ranged dynasty should
have been launched!
I played for him briefly during the first part of the ’71 season. Although
I only appeared to two scrimmages (Dartmouth Varsity, Brown J.V), I accomplished
about five things that were never achieved in Yale Football or matched since.
Against the Dartmouth Varsity, He finally decided to play James Archer and
me in the middle of the third quarter. The first string offense had given up
17 points.
In three plays, Archer and I knocked the Dartmouth team (which by the
way ended being the Ivy Champions for ’73) back fifteen yards and when
we took the ball away from them and set up a Yale touchdown. I told
Archer that he and I were going to shut them down. NO points, no first
downs and let’s score on them.
The Dartmouth coach must have agreed. He simply called off the
scrimmage (rather than face us again); he took his team and left the
field. It was the first and only time that a tandem had ever knocked
off an Ivy League Powerhouse in just three plays. The weird part was
that not a single Yale Football Coach including Cozza came over and
said, “Nice Job!” They simply ignored the whole thing and pretended
it never happened (it is on film).
At the start of the ’73 season, Cozza blew the season opener to UCONN.
Despite having a tandem that understood NFL blanket coverage (James
Archer and I were from the same high school – Evanston, IL), Cozza never
played us or acknowledged us. Subsequently, we won the Cogate game.
We did not play in that one either except for few kick-offs.
Coach Dave Kelly told me that I needed J.V. experience; so, he was
putting in the Brown J.V. game. If you really want to infuriate a ringer,
put him in a J.V. game. If you really want to lose him forever, don’t start
him and having sitting on the bench.
I watched the Brown J.V. march from their twenty yard line to the
Yale twenty yard line. Finally Coach Buddy Amadeo put me in. I hit
Brown’s J.V. for over one hundred negative yards. I had 20 tackles and
10 sacks. I did not give up a single first down. At the start of the third
quarter, I became the first and only Yale Football Player who got ‘frisked’
in the middle of a football game by four referees.
One checked my helmet for weapons. The second one checked my
arm pads. The third and fourth ones had my jersey up to my shoulder pads
and were patting me down like a criminal. I did want to tell them to come
back next time with candy and flowers. Anyway, Buddy Amadeo takes me
out with five minutes left. Brown marches eighty yards down the field
unstopped and scores.
This was the first and only time Yale ever had a player who delivered two consecutive games without giving up a first down. Carm and the other
Yale coaches never said a word. Buddy Amadeo did tell me that I did a
nice job. We went up against the Brown Varsity. Carm ignored Archer and
me again; Yale got creamed!
The following Monday, Defensive Coordinator Paul Amadeo ridicules
and chastises me in front of them. He called me, “an over-rated disappointment!”
He exclaimed that he did not understand why I was so highly rated!! I thought
that the Yale coaching staff should have had the decency to wait until I had at
least given up a first down.
The only reason why I did not file a complaint with the NCAA is because I
would never do anything to publicly embarrass Yale. A sanction would have
blocked the ’74 team from being championship eligible. The players were
not guilty of any infractions. Nevertheless, I knew when I left, Archer was
thinking of leaving as well. Once that happened, Yale did not have the
horses to go undefeated. Nevertheless, I wished everyone well.
I do hope that one day you will have another duo that can knock
off any Ivy League Powerhouse in three plays or can get frisked for
weapons by a single referee for hitting too hard in a football game.
As for the Carm curse, I promise you that I will stop cursing, but I
will never stop laughing.

I saw the ’72 game at Harvard, and Yale won with a big second half comeback starring the great Dick Jauron.

Great game , sitting just below the colonnade on 25 yard line towards the open end of the stadium. Thank you for sharing that beloved memory.

Newest member of The Yale Football is
David Pantelis is a 6’0” 180 lbs wr/ db
Upper St. Clair Pa. All State.
4.53 -40 yard offers from Army, Wake Forest
H P D C

YALE COMMIT :

DAVID PANTELIS , WR , 6 ” , 1 ” , 185 LBS. 4.53 FORTY : UPPER ST. CLAIR HS., , PA.
FIRST TEAM CLASS 5 A ALL STATE AT WR. H.S. COACH STATED HE HAS SPEED , A TREMENDOUS ROUTE RUNNER , AND EXCELLENT BALL HANDLING SKILLS. ,
HAD 17 OFFERS iNCLUDING : : AKRON , ARMY , NAVY , WAKE FOREST , W & M..

TAMATOA MCDONOUGH 6’5” 250lbs. DE
ASHEVILLE HS. ASHEVILLE, N.C.
AIR FORCE COLUMBIA MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE AND NAVY THE KID IS A PRESENCE .!!!

YALE COMMIT :

TAMATOA McDONOUGH , D/E , 6 ” 5 ” , 250 LBS. 4.84 40 YD DASH.

WINGSPAN – 81 INCHES , ASHVILLE HS., ASHVILLE , N. C. 31 TACKLES ,

3 QB SACKS , 8 TFL , 4 BLOCKED FIELD GOALS.

OFFERED BY : AIR FORCE , APPALACHIAN STATE , GEORGIA STATE , MIDDLE TENNESSEE , NAVY , & WESTERN KENTUCKY .

BULLDOG10JW, I was thinking the same thing… it’s very humbling taking things for granted. Things like Yale Football, I miss it. If and when it comes back I will embrace even more.

Ah, a perfect football day! The Patriot League champions vs an Ivy League champion!
Can’t believe it’s not gonna happen!

ALVIN GULLEY 6-2 290 lbs DT
Belleville HS West Belleville , NJ
he runs a 4.50 benches 375 lbs
Brown , Harvard, Dartmouth, Columbia and Penn
This kid is a game changer

JH:
Thanks for Gulley news. He looks terrific, but are you sure about the 4.5 forty? If that’s right, I don’t see him in the line. If I’ve got the right guy, he’s from Illinois.

A little fridge action, I always wanted them to do that with Nick Crowle.:? He was a fullback/ Linebacker at Fairfield Prep.. I know he had a lot of injuries. But you never forget how to bowl people over.

IKENNA UDGAGA
6’3” 290lbs DT OL TE
The Belmont School
Hyde Park, Ma.
Offers Michigan, Temple, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, UConn , UMass, Harvard, Dartmouth, Lehigh, Fordham, Holy Cross
This class is amazing if it stays intact. Amazing.!!

Snatching Ugbaja away from Murphy, who’s only a few miles east on Concord Avenue, is, like Ugbaja himself, HUGE!
If, as JH says, this class stays intact, it will be fabulous. A number of the lineman will, barring injury, be three or four-year starters.

There about 18 kids so far . Can the moderator make a list please. Or contact me and put it together.? Please.

Any chance we could get a list put together? God I miss the New Haven Register Chris Hunn. The kid was on it.

John,
Between you and Ray, you can probably piece together the 2021 recruit list pretty accurately. Maybe you two could take a crack at it and anyone else could add, if they have addition information. Yale
Football owes a lot to our local fans and I wholly support your enthusiasm and support. I don’t
Know where the “moderator” has been, but he/they are not as interested in Yale Football as you are. We have to keep great recruits attracted to Yale and you the fan base are the key!

I actually have attempted to do so twice , each time the site doesn’t allow me to send it. It’s a lot of of work. Not able to send. I will send what I can. But until this site is user friendly. No Way.!!

Sorry, I appreciate your efforts.
I have no idea why a “reply” would be rejected, unless it was too long. Moderator (whoever you are) can you give us a hand here? And put together a list of 2021 recruits so that fans have Yale football to look forward to in the future?

I’m delighted this blog exists, but I wonder whether it could be improved if it were put into the hands of someone with the time and energy to take it to the next level. We can’t continue to rely on JH and RAY for all the news

In the absence of fully-invested volunteers, how about raising the $$ necessary to have it done professionally. I gather both Columbia and Dartmouth have extremely impressive football blogs/newsletters. No reason for us to lag behind anyone.

Can someone get 247 Sports to list three star TE Luke Foster among our 2021 commits.
Let’s make sure we show the flag.

Why is it that about once every three tries my my notes don;t get through? All I get is instructions to backspace and try again, which never works. Anyone else have the same problem?

Yes, I have that problem a lot more than a third of the time, and it’s gone on for ages. Surely we can do better.

YALE COMMITS
OL
DECLAN SAVAGE, ANDREW WEITZ , SEAN SULLIVAN ,& CONNOR SMITH
DL
IKENNA IUGBAJA, ALVIN GULLEY, TAMA McDONOUGH, & KELVIN HUNTER
DB
DOMINIC ZEPHERIN, INUMIDUN AJO-DUROJAIYE
RBS
ZANE MINORS & NATE DENNEY
WRS
MASON SHIPP & DAVID PANTELLIS
QB
AUSTIN TUTAS

Thank you Ray, check out these young men’s hudl clips. Amazing athletes every single one of them.

Any inside info on future OOC schedules? Someone on the Ivy site mentioned a home and home possibly with Cal Poly and a road trip to Abilene Christian in Texas

BRYCE HALL 6’3” 250 lbs WSDE
BLOOMFIELD HILLS , MI CRANBROOK KINGSWOOD SCHOOL
OFFERS , ARMY NAVY COLUMBIA DARTMOUTH PENN PRINCETON BRYANT TEMPLE. MIAMI OF OHIO. Patriot league

BRYCE HALL 4.8 FORTY YARD DASH : OFFERED BY THE U. OF MICHIGAN AS A PREFERRED WALK ON .

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