Once more the old Maroon, waves on high

Yes this is a shameless plug for Long Trail Ale, the preferred brand of beer for Sunday Morning Quarterbacks (at least until we get free beer from another source). Longtime reader of the blog, and renowned area eccentric, Tim McManus is enjoying the cool, crisp flavors of the Ale before attending the recent Fordham-Columbia football game at historic Baker Field (we here at Sunday Morning Quarterbacks will continue to refer to the Columbia football stadium by its original name and ignore the reality that the wooden stands are long gone and that neither the field or stadium are now named for Robert Baker).

The game and its prize, the Liberty Cup, were captured by the Rams of Fordham for the third time in four years. This contest was evenly matched and produced a down-to-the-wire finish as Fordham RB Darryl Whiting scored on a 1y TD run with five minutes remaining for a 16-9 lead. Columbia QB Sean Brackett then marched his charges to the Rams 4YL before being unable to secure a high shotgun snap. Rams DE Anthony Lubischer pounced on the loose ball to seal the win, the team's second in three games this season. While the defense largely played well and RB Xavier Martin is the go-to guy on offense, rushing 16 times for 105y, the best player on the field for the Rams may well have been K-P Patrick Murray. The soph kicker booted three field goals and placed all six of his punts within the Columbia 14YL with five of them being downed within Columbia 10YL.

The game was a good one. The price was right ($10) and the Columbia coeds seemed blonder than I remember. Of course, the coverage in the NYC papers the next day was abysmal. Sadly that was expected.