sitting in bergen county, awaiting beloved guests, we conjure friends and places far flung. veritably i see kentucky, arkansas, the dakotas, seattle and brooklyn – all possessed of america’s hardwood love and especially blessed this season. for lo, we have been vouchedsafe a glorious victory. indeed, the columbia lions, undaunted by their close loss to a resilient marist squad, traveled […] Read more »
superb saturday
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 criminally effective harvard cantabridgians and humble ezra cornell’s crew in the battle for the vaunted […] Read more »
Buzzer Beater – The Lion Hoops 2011-2012 Final Report Card
Ohio State broke my heart Saturday night and sent Syracuse home for the year. The Buckeyes’ fierce defense, personified by Aaron Craft, effectively shut down all four Orange guards while their big men dominated down low, outrebounding Cuse by double figures. So, I am finished as a fan for this year, but before the last […] Read more »
Linsanity at Levien, Yawn. Zebras Rob Lions Again!
Having over indulged yet again on the eggplant pizza at V & T’s while foretelling our still bright futures, RIcky A and I arrived at Levien to watch the last consequential game of the year. An overflow crowd was gathering to witness Tommy Amaker’s Cantabs continue their pursuit of a league crown and NCAA bid. […] Read more »
terrible loss
As Mrs. Smith and I walked away from Levien with the rest of a still reeling crowd, she asked for my thoughts on the calamity. ” How come,” she wondered? “Stay positive in your post,” she urged. Hard to figure that one out given the high dive of emotion the Lions had just put 2,500 of […] Read more »
Northern Adventures
Our Lions traveled to Ithaca the last Saturday of January and caught their third loss of the Ivy season, falling to the Big Red 65-60. Having been underwhelmed by the WKCR broadcast of the league opener against the Quakers, I decided to listen to the contest via the www.gocolumbialions.com audio feed and much enjoyed Dalen Cuffe (who captained […] Read more »
house full of snow shoes
Levien was packed on Saturday night with the winter toughened, red mukluk clad alumni of Cornell’s chilly, central New York campus. So undaunted was their attendance by the city’s first snow storm of 2012 that the game was effectively sold out with the noisy crowd officially listed at 2,654. Not only was I denied […] Read more »
2 games, 6 points, one lost weekend
Sorry if this is a bit slow getting to you all, especially since I was so (over)excited about the Ivy season tip off in my last post. I’ve been grumpy about the Lions’ losses to the Quakers on Friday and the Tigers on Saturday. Spent or rather wasted a number of drafts feeling sorry for […] Read more »
Ivy High Points
i will refrain from talking any smack in this post and try to give some credit where it is due to the lions’ conference opponents. don’t be misled by the civility. throw downs start next weekend. though fordham’s win over harvard has taken some of the top 25 bloom off the crimson rose, tommy amaker’s […] Read more »
top to bottom and back again as the lions roar into 2012
rickie a. and i traveled stag to an old stomping ground friday night. i don’t remember shaved parmesan on the caesar salad at v & t’s. for that matter, i don’t remember soap in the restroom at v & t’s. this by way of saying things can get better. having run off 7 straight wins from […] Read more »