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LFN wrote a new post, The 1968 Lehigh/Lafayette Game 1 year, 7 months ago

I’ve written a lot about Lehigh/Lafayette history so much over the years. I’ve written a book about the early Rivalry between Lehigh and Lafayette, and I’ve blogged and recapped many Le/Laf games over the course […]

LFN wrote a new post, Of Hamster Wheels And Losses to Georgetown 1 year, 8 months ago

I am an outlier. I’m a fan of a 1-6 college football team, and I’m headed out to Bucknell next weekend, rain or shine, to watch two Patriot League squads with losing records face off against one another.I re […]

LFN wrote a new post, Of Hamster Wheels And Losses to Georgetown 1 year, 8 months ago

I am an outlier. I’m a fan of a 1-6 college football team, and I’m headed out to Bucknell next weekend, rain or shine, to watch two Patriot League squads with losing records face off against one another.I re […]

LFN wrote a new post, Made-Up Midseason Grades for Lehigh Football 1 year, 8 months ago

We are now officially midway through the 2023 Lehigh football season. The Mountain Hawks sit at 1-5 overall, and 0-1 in the Patriot League.I thought I’d go ahead and make up some midseason grades, and set some ” […]

LFN wrote a new post, "Welcome to Wrexham, I Mean Lehigh Football Nation" 1 year, 9 months ago

One of my guilty pleasures last fall during the Lehigh football season was watching the FX show “Welcome to Wrexham”. It was a surprising balm on a tough 2-9 year.It only came about – surprisingly – at the i […]

LFN wrote a new post, "Welcome to Wrexham, I Mean Lehigh Football Nation" 1 year, 9 months ago

One of my guilty pleasures last fall during the Lehigh football season was watching the FX show “Welcome to Wrexham”. It was a surprising balm on a tough 2-9 year.It only came about – surprisingly – at the i […]

LFN wrote a new post, My Lehigh Football Head Coaching Shortlist of 15 Names 2 years, 6 months ago

We didn’t want to be here, but we’re here now once again. Lehigh fans have entered this offseason wondering who might be on the Lehigh Athletic Department’s shortlist for the next head football coach of the […]

LFN wrote a new post, My Lehigh Football Head Coaching Shortlist of 15 Names (and three more) 2 years, 6 months ago

We didn’t want to be here, but we’re here now once again. Lehigh fans have entered this offseason wondering who might be on the Lehigh Athletic Department’s shortlist for the next head football coach of the […]

LFN wrote a new post, The Tom Gilmore Era 2 years, 6 months ago

I really wanted the Tom Gilmore Era to work.I did not first meet Tom Gilmore when he was a fiery defensive coordinator for some of the best Lehigh teams in history, but I thoroughly enjoyed what he […]

LFN wrote a new post, The Tom Gilmore Era 2 years, 6 months ago

I really wanted the Tom Gilmore Era to work.I did not first meet Tom Gilmore when he was a fiery defensive coordinator for some of the best Lehigh teams in history, but I thoroughly enjoyed what he […]

LFN wrote a new post, Bryce Harper’s Home Run Caused An Earthquake In Philadelphia. Lehigh’s Loss to Bucknell Last Weekend Should Cause One In Bethlehem. 2 years, 7 months ago

Bryce Harper took control of the city of Philadelphia on a 1-2 pitch.He fouled off two 99 mph fastballs, took a changeup just low, and then crushed Daniel Suarez’s 98.9 mph sinker into the left-center stands.At […]

LFN wrote a new post, Lehigh’s First True Spring Game In The Last Four Years Builds Off of Positive Momentum Last November 3 years, 1 month ago

BETHLEHEM, PA – It’s amazing to contemplate that only two players on Lehigh’s spring roster, both fifth-year seniors, experienced anything resembling a regular, fifteen practice, spring season.LB Nate Norris had […]

LFN wrote a new post, Breaking Down Lehigh’s Fall 2022 Football Schedule: Is there Room for a "Bacon Classic"? 3 years, 2 months ago

It’s the spring, and what that means is that the weather (hopefully) is getting better, the flowers are blooming, and – most importantly – we’re in the middle of spring football season.Soon I am planning on […]

LFN wrote a new post, Eleven Guys Who Might Be Lafayette’s Next Head Football Coach 3 years, 6 months ago

It was a surprise. Well, to me, anyway.Most people assumed that Lafayette head coach John Garrett was safe as the Leopards' head coach. Though his five year record wasn't great, he had beaten bitter R […]

LFN wrote a new post, If the Patriot League Thought Bigger, This Is What They Would Do In Reaction To James Madison’s Departure For The Sun Belt 3 years, 7 months ago

I wish I thought this would actually happen.I wish the Patriot League was proactive, and thinking several steps ahead.But as an observer of the Patriot League for more than twenty years, I don’t think the Patriot […]

LFN wrote a new post, If the Patriot League Thought Bigger, This Is What They Would Do In Reaction To James Madison’s Departure For The Sun Belt 3 years, 7 months ago

I wish I thought this would actually happen.I wish the Patriot League was proactive, and thinking several steps ahead.But as an observer of the Patriot League for more than twenty years, I don’t think the Patriot […]

LFN wrote a new post, Mud 3 years, 8 months ago

I was trying to figure out the worst Lehigh/Colgate game I have ever witnessed.My history goes way back with Lehigh, of course, and I really had to rack my brain. What loss to Colgate that I had witnessed was […]

LFN wrote a new post, Competitive Disadvantage 3 years, 9 months ago

2015 was a great year for Patriot League football. It was a season where two Patriot League schools would qualify for the FCS Playoffs, and Dan Hunt’s Colgate team would have a one of the Patriot League’s most e […]

LFN wrote a new post, A 47-3 Loss to Villanova Simply Isn’t Acceptable 3 years, 9 months ago

Over the years, the Lehigh football program has always had very high expectations in every sense. The expectations at Lehigh, as I’ve observed it, are:* That Lehigh football teams always have top football s […]

LFN wrote a new post, Remembering Paul Reinhard 4 years, 3 months ago

The year was 2004. For about a year I had been blogging about Lehigh football, thanks to the relatively new Blogger platform that allowed me to collect my thoughts (as soon as I could get to a computer) and p […]