Posts Tagged “ncaa”

UCLA football: Consistently Inconsistent

Posted on November 13th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Borrowed Time–UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel on the sidelines in the Nov. 12 game against Utah. The Bruins losr 31-6 to fall to 5-5 on the season. Neuheisel has been on the proverbial “hot seat” since the beginning of the season with a career 19-26 record through the first four seasons at UCLA. (Jim Urquhart/Associated Press) [...]

Joe Paterno ousted amidst child abuse allegations

Posted on November 9th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Lost Legacy–Joe Paterno pictured leaving Penn State on Monday. Paterno was fired by the Board of Trustees Wednesday night as a result of the child abuse allegations that took place under his watch. (AP Photo) Joe Paterno, known to the Happy Valley faithful as “Jo Pa”, will not even be granted the liberty to retire [...]

Cornell soccer attempts to repeat history…in a good way

Posted on November 1st, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Photo by Al Rinow Streaking–The Cornell Big Red are 8-0-5 their past 13 games, the longest stretch without a loss since the 1995. They say history repeats itself, but for the Cornell men’s soccer team in recent years, it appeared that repeat button may have been broken. However, the 2011 season marks the teams surprise [...]

Cornell digs too big a hole to climb out of in 35-24 loss to Brown

Posted on October 22nd, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Photo by Patrick Shanahan Sometimes a great success rate in the red zone is not indicative of the outcome of a game. That was the case for the Cornell Big Red, who scored on five of six opportunities in the red zone, but only came away with two touchdowns inside the 20 in a 35-24 [...]

Tim’s Take on Sports-Fall 2011 Week 6-Special Guest David Lopez

Posted on October 18th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

The sixth segment of Tim’s Take in Sports aired Oct. 18, and featured former colleague of mine David Lopez. Lopez joined us on the show twice in the spring, and is a senior at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Lopez is a correspondent for the Ventura County Star, and covers high schools athletics [...]

Tim’s Take on Sports Fall 2011-Week 4

Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Tim’s Take on Sports aired Oct. 4. Special interview with Cornell men’s soccer senior forward Jimmy Lannon. Due to technical difficulties, the interview did not podcast, but here is the podcast of Tim’s Take on Sports discussing the NFL and college football recaps, as well as other news in the field of sports. Please follow [...]

Tim’s Take on Sports Fall 2011-Week 3

Posted on September 27th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

The third segment of Tim’s Take on Sports aired Sept. 27. Colleague and Buffalo native Eli Bannister joined us again in the studio, a promise I fulfilled if the Buffalo Bills beat the Patriots on Sunday. We talked about the Buffalo Bills 3-0 start, along with the Detroit Lions surprising start and Eagles’ quarterback Michael [...]

Tim’s Take on Sports Fall 2011-Week 2

Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

The second segment of Tim’s Take on Sports aired on Tuesday, Sept. 20. We welcomed in a colleague and die-hard Buffalo Bills fan Eli Bannister to the studio to talk about the Bills surprising 2-0 start, and the tough reality of being a Bills fan. We also discuss other aspects of the NFL in Tim’s [...]

Explosive offense helps Cornell win Homecoming against Bucknell

Posted on September 18th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

The Cornell Big Red hosted Bucknell for Homecoming, defeating the Bison (2-1) 24-13. The Big Red defense held the Bison to 59 yards rushing on the ground. Despite three turnovers, Mathews threw for 332 yards and three touchdown passes. The Big Red hope to start the season 2-0 for the first time since 2009 when [...]

Tim’s Take on Sports Fall 2011 Pilot

Posted on September 14th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Tim’s Take on Sports pilot episode for the week of Sept. 13. Special guest Catherine White, senior forward on the Cornell University women’s hockey team, joined us in the studio to talk about the upcoming season and the team’s aspirations for a third consecutive Frozen Four appearance. I also discuss and break down the second [...]