Category Archives: Columbia Football

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Posted on November 10, 2017 by Paul

columbia’s surprising football team now finds itself on a losing streak, sadly familiar terrain. the ivy title that had been within their grasp just two weeks ago still beckons, but can be captured only with complex, multilateral assistance. first, someone … Continue reading →

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nothing is written – resilient, talented lions surge to the head of the ivy football class

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Paul

allgame seldom comments on the lion football program, so lamentable has been its performance. the current eleven, however, deserves commendation. twenty years ago, my sons and i sat in the top tier of franklin field shrieking our joy at columbia’s … Continue reading →

the nightmare of history

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Paul

in a year filled with humiliating routs, the stunned columbia football fan finds himself still groping for an appropriate characterization of the horror he witnesses. this past weekend’s visit to lovely long branch, new jersey provided perhaps the greatest challenge … Continue reading →

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must have been the hat

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Paul

sports fans had their pick of thrillers this past saturday. both major league championship series provided 1 -0 nailbiters; coach mack brown’s longhorns broke a three game schneid in the red river rivalry and dropped 14 point favorite oklahoma; utah … Continue reading →

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ugly start

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Paul

happy coincidences of family obligation spared allgame the nausea inducing horror of watching columbia’s gridders lose their first two contests this season. i can understand a casual reader’s assumption that the psychic callous of myriad unsuccesful saturdays at baker field would protect a lion rooter from … Continue reading →

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superb saturday

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Paul

on a day that texas a & m hurled alabama from the heights of college football supremacy, america turned its eyes to wien stadium where columbia’s lions looked to bounce back from a historic, 69 -0, ass whipping administered by the … Continue reading →

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wasn’t that a time?

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Paul

a quick reminder that today we proudly remember, and loudly celebrate, the 65th anniversary of columbia’s greatest victory. on that glorious day, coach lou little’s lions, led by lou kusserow, gene rossides and bill swiacki, upended the three time … Continue reading →

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big day, big disappointment

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Paul

geezer and i were getting to know each other before home coming kickoff. we agreed readily that our seats (sec g,row ww, #s 62 and 61)were the best in the house. first, because of the back support supplied by the stadium’s … Continue reading →

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feline little big horn

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Paul

equanimity is the greatest characteristic for player, coach, or even fan. the season’s length and difficulties require quiet resignation in the face of frequent, or at least regular, disappointment. so i will point out that last week i was upbeat … Continue reading →

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we’ll take it.

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Paul

seems like years since allgame has piped up. the long humid summer left us speechless and saddened by the early retirement of the three best of this year’s three year old thoroughbred class (i’ll have another, union rags and bodemeister) … Continue reading →

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