Eagles embarrass Ivy Leaguers (Soft Pretzel Logic)

Eagles embarrass Ivy Leaguers

I bet that headline gets some attention on a Sunday.

In a game that will go down as among the most rollout-worthy in Penn history, the Quakers scored only six points in the first half and made only eight field goal attempts during the entire game on the way to a 60-30 loss at Florida Gulf Coast University.

According to the game report, it took Penn more than 13 minutes to even register a point, as they missed 12 field goal attempts and committed 13 turnovers before Tyler Bernardini scored. Those six first half points are a record low for the shot clock era, and the Eagles had 30 at halftime.

We can only hope that happens against the Bills, even though the game's meaningless.

To put it even more starkly, Penn recorded 72 possessions for the game and averaged 0.41 points per possession. I don't have first-half-only stats but I'm sure the points per possession in the first 20 minutes is something really putrid.

So let's give a Line of the Day to the entire Penn offense:

Name	Min	FG	FT	3pt	OR	DR	TR	A	S	TO	Blk	PF	Eff	Pts
P. Quakers	40	8-42	11-22	3-14	14	22	36	4	5	34	3	20	-1	30

That's the first time I've ever seen a negative efficiency total.

For those of you who might be wondering, the Eagles are a transitional Division I team located in Fort Myers, Fla.

By the way, isn't it great to see a team called the Eagles make Penn kids look so bad? If that doesn't warm the hearts of Philadelphia sports fans, I don't know what would.

It should at least make for some good rollouts at Penn's three Big 5 games in January, especially when St. Joe's visits the Palestra on the 19th.

But if Penn fans need any solace before facing a Miami team that lost for the first time all year today, there's this: the Quakers' 30 points is still more than the 21 that Princeton scored against Monmouth in 2005.

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Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald on December 29, 2007 10:14 PM | Permalink

Comments (9)

FGCU GUY:

We blew the doors of these snooty Ivey Leaguers.

Game was not as close as score indicates!

NEXT ....

GO EAGS

Posted by FGCU GUY | December 30, 2007 12:25 AM

Posted on December 30, 2007 00:25

DU Guy:

Is this the same Florida Gulf Coast team that the Drexel Dragons beat on 11/14? The score was 77-58.

Posted by DU Guy | December 30, 2007 8:51 AM

Posted on December 30, 2007 08:51

Pennjim:

Hey FGCU guy, it's spelled "IVY" you idiot.

Now I know why you went to FGC. It's probably the only school that would admit you.

Posted by Pennjim | December 30, 2007 10:44 AM

Posted on December 30, 2007 10:44

FGCU GUY :

I apologize if I am not up-to-speed on the proper spelling of this league.

I do know that I am not overpaying for my education, like people at these colleges!

FGCU GUY

Posted by FGCU GUY | December 30, 2007 5:51 PM

Posted on December 30, 2007 17:51

LibraryChick:

Dear FGCU GUY,
There is only one way to spell "ivy.” Regardless of its use as a noun or proper noun, it is still spelled “ivy.”

Therefore the defense of your misspelling, much like your institution of higher learning, is lame.

Yours truly,
LibraryChick

P.S. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.

Posted by LibraryChick | December 30, 2007 9:36 PM

Posted on December 30, 2007 21:36

Jonathan Tannenwald

I find this whole conversation hilarious, I have to say. I never would have expected this of all topics to generate this much debate, but feel free to keep right on going.

Though I did have to delete a comment for obscenity. If the commenter wants to re-post his thoughts minus the offending word go right ahead, but I have to draw the line somewhere... for better or worse.

Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald | December 30, 2007 11:36 PM

Posted on December 30, 2007 23:36

Clare:

It's weird, but a Penn degree does get you noticed much more easily when it comes to job hunting. Back in 96, I interviewed for close to 6 figure salary jobs and they told me they'd just skip all the usual questions because they assumed an Ivy Leaguer would know the answers to them so why waste anyone's time. There is a difference and the wiser people will know this.

Posted by Clare | December 31, 2007 12:57 AM

Posted on December 31, 2007 00:57

Harry Jackson:

Play us again and we'll win . This win was aberation and we are not that bad and you' re not that good . So enjoy your moment-hope to see you in the Big Dance

Posted by Harry Jackson | December 31, 2007 1:02 AM

Posted on December 31, 2007 01:02

FGCU GUY :

Big Dance?

Unless there is a special dance that I dont know about, Univ of Penn wont be in the "big dance"

You guys are dreadful. And I would be shocked if you won your conference (Ivy League , not Ivey)!

FGCU GUY

Posted by FGCU GUY | December 31, 2007 9:20 AM

Posted on December 31, 2007 09:20

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