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This weekend, late into the wee hours on the East Coast, Lehigh faced a huge challenge in playing No. 4 ranked UC Davis in their home opener this weekend.
The Aggies, looking every bit the No. 4 team in the nation, executed on offense at a very high level as they beat the Mountain Hawks 41-14.
We’ve all had a few days to catch up on our rest, get back on East Coast time, and think about where Lehigh is after their adventure out West. So, where are we?
This weekend, late into the wee hours on the East Coast, Lehigh faced a huge challenge in playing No. 4 ranked UC Davis in their home opener this weekend.
The Aggies, looking every bit the No. 4 team in the nation, executed on offense at a very high level as they beat the Mountain Hawks 41-14.
We’ve all had a few days to catch up on our rest, get back on East Coast time, and think about where Lehigh is after their adventure out West. So, where are we?
It’s what we do every week: copiously go over the opposing game notes and analyze the upcoming game matchup. One thing that has been undoubtedly very cool about this rare West Coast game for the Mountain Hawks is how great the Aggies have been in terms of getting out game notes, cool content celebrating the 1977 Division II semifinal, and even local press (I see you, Davis Enterprise).
We live in a world where local press is dying, along with it the written word about previewing what are interesting, fun sporting matchups. This week has been refreshingly fun, and easy to break down, thanks to all the content celebrating the first meeting, and previewing the upcoming meeting. It’s great to see two football communities from across the country come together for a week of good-spirited competition.
A special shout-out has to go to The Davis Enterprise again for the incredible pictures of not only the Division II semifinal game but also the eerie, foggy atmosphere of the morning. They are absolute treasures and really bring the game to amazing life. Don’t just go to that for the pictures alone – also by all means read their extensive preview of tomorrow’s game as well. But few pictures leave me speechless. The five that they provided with the article did.
It’s what we do every week: copiously go over the opposing game notes and analyze the upcoming game matchup. One thing that has been undoubtedly very cool about this rare West Coast game for the Mountain Hawks is how great the Aggies have been in terms of getting out game notes, cool content celebrating the 1977 Division II semifinal, and even local press (I see you, Davis Enterprise).
We live in a world where local press is dying, along with it the written word about previewing what are interesting, fun sporting matchups. This week has been refreshingly fun, and easy to break down, thanks to all the content celebrating the first meeting, and previewing the upcoming meeting. It’s great to see two football communities from across the country come together for a week of good-spirited competition.
A special shout-out has to go to The Davis Enterprise again for the incredible pictures of not only the Division II semifinal game but also the eerie, foggy atmosphere of the morning. They are absolute treasures and really bring the game to amazing life. Don’t just go to that for the pictures alone – also by all means read their extensive preview of tomorrow’s game as well. But few pictures leave me speechless. The five that they provided with the article did.
Welcome back to the Lehigh Tailgate Report, a free public service from your pals over at Lehigh Football Nation.
The idea of the Lehigh Tailgate Report is to provide a fun report on what to expect at the game, or not at the game, for this week’s upcoming game.
If you’re planning to go to this game, it means one of three things: 1) you live in California, 2) you have way more disposable income than me, or most likely, 3) both. Nonetheless, below I’ll have some information on where the stadium is and where to tailgate.
If you can’t make it to the game, it is available to watch or listen in a variety of ways. Note that the kickoff of this game is at 10:00 PM EDT, or 7:00 PDT, so it’s one of the latest kickoffs in all of Division I football.
The local radio broadcast, which starts an hour before kickoff and sets the table for the game, can be caught on your AM dial on Fox Sports Radio AM 1230 or 1320. Matt Kerr, Matt Markus, and Steve Lomangino are on the call this Saturday. If you’re on the East Coast, that means 9:00 PM EDT.
Through internet radio, the pregame, game, and postgame can be streamed through TuneIn or just simply going to the LVFoxSports.com webpage.
The best part about this game is that the video stream will be available via a free service called Pluto.TV. It is available from any web browser here, but where it really shines is if you have a Roku box (install and run the Pluto.TV app, and search for UC Davis) or Google Chromecast (on your phone, load up the Pluto.TV app and cast it to your 55 inch TV).
The LFN Approved way of catching the game is streaming the radio call of the game via Alexa, the internet or whatever, and broadcasting the video to your big-screen TV. (That, of course, and keeping lots of LFN’s “Drink of the Week” handy.)
This week for Lehigh football included an interesting announcement about the particulars of the Mountain Hawks’ 2019 football schedule.
Set aside for a moment the point that it will be the first time since the early 1980s that Lehigh won’t have a single Ivy League team on the schedule (something I’ve been assured is an anomaly, not a trend).
What’s most interesting is that the Mountain Hawks will be headed to the West Coast to face off against UC Davis, making their first trip to California since 1998, when Lehigh played St. Mary’s (CA).
In recent years, Lehigh hasn’t played a lot of games that require a flight – the last game that did was when the Mountain Hawks traveled to James Madison in 2015.
They also haven’t played many games outside of the Eastern time zone – the last time they did that was in 2011, when Lehigh had to travel to North Dakota State in the FCS Playoffs after pulling off a shocker against Towson 40-38 in the first round.
The UC Davis game next year will be a welcome change of pace to get the Mountain Hawks on a flight out of region – and to play a long-awaited rematch of a Division II semifinal game.
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(Photo Credit: The Oregonian)Even though Lehigh isn’t taking on any FBS teams this season, it’s not too early to take a look at the 2016 college football schedule and look at some of the games that pit FCS teams vs. FBS teams and look for potential ups…
