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03-10-18 11:21 AM - Post#251658
The Penn opening line of -7 (now down to -5.5) clearly reflected a bump for HCA. I know most on the board think it is a big deal this weekend. I'm skeptical. Let me break it down: There are maybe 4 aspects to HCA: - Venue familiarity. Really? by now all these teams know their way around the Palestra. Penn does not even get their own locker room. - Crowd. Penn will have their cheering section, and will likely be pulling for Cornell, but this is not like the old days when we had students there for a Princeton game and the crowd was really into it. I have only counted 2 or three times all year for true home games when the crowd was making any real noise. - Refs. If anything, this will be a disadvantage because the refs will want to avoid any perceived 'home' calls. - Travel & Fatigue. This will be an issue for both teams tomorrow. Today? not so much. |
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