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The 1968 Lehigh/Lafayette Game

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The 1968 Lehigh/Lafayette Game

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 of my life. Lehigh and Lafayette h…

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Of Hamster Wheels And Losses to Georgetown

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Of Hamster Wheels And Losses to Georgetown

 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 realize somewhere in my head t…

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Of Hamster Wheels And Losses to Georgetown

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Of Hamster Wheels And Losses to Georgetown

 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 realize somewhere in my head t…

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Made-Up Midseason Grades for Lehigh Football

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Made-Up Midseason Grades for Lehigh Football

 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 “fan goals” for the second hal…

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"Welcome to Wrexham, I Mean Lehigh Football Nation"

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"Welcome to Wrexham, I Mean Lehigh Football Nation"

 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 insistence of my wife.She had just…

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"Welcome to Wrexham, I Mean Lehigh Football Nation"

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"Welcome to Wrexham, I Mean Lehigh Football Nation"

 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 insistence of my wife.She had just…

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The Tom Gilmore Era

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The Tom Gilmore Era

 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 created.  His defense was the final pi…

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The Tom Gilmore Era

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The Tom Gilmore Era

 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 created.  His defense was the final pi…

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Bryce Harper’s Home Run Caused An Earthquake In Philadelphia. Lehigh’s Loss to Bucknell Last Weekend Should Cause One In Bethlehem.

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Bryce Harper’s Home Run Caused An Earthquake In Philadelphia.  Lehigh’s Loss to Bucknell Last Weekend Should Cause One In Bethlehem.

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 that moment, so many people in the Philad…

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Lehigh’s First True Spring Game In The Last Four Years Builds Off of Positive Momentum Last November

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Lehigh’s First True Spring Game In The Last Four Years Builds Off of Positive Momentum Last November

 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 played in 2017 as a freshman in he…

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