The HWS Athletics Day of Donors, which ran from February 27th at 8 AM until the 28th, was a big success. Over 3,500 alums, families and friends donated almost $166,000 in just 24 hours (which may be a record - I don't recall seeing this much activity in prior years, but that could be wrong. Update - it's a record).
The Hobart College Statesmen football team ended up with 219 donors - well over 100 more than their goal. While the football team ended up in seventh place overall as far as donors go, they had the second highest dollar amount raised of any HWS team with over $16,000. They finished 3rd overall in the donor category for Hobart teams, earning a $2,000 bonus.
You can see the final leader board and results here.
Asst Coach Art Garvey '13 apparently will have to jump into the cold waters of Seneca Lake to make good on a pledge he made. Hopefully there's video that will follow - there is and it's awesome. Speaking of video, Ali Marpet '15 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers showed his Hobart Football and HWS spirit, cutting a few short "commercials" to encourage other alums to donate and support the cause. The coaching staff produced a pretty hilarious video also.
All in all, it was a great day to be a Statesman.
Bombers Release 2019 Schedule
In other news, about 30 miles south of Geneva, on the shores of the Cayuga, the Ithaca College Bombers finally released their 2019 regular season schedule.
While we already knew some of this information, especially the big Week 7 showdown with the Statesmen, the rest of the schedule was confirmed with a couple of surprises. With a full slate of LL games back, the Bombers only kept a couple former Empire 8 opponents on their schedule - Alfred and SJFC. We knew that the Week 11 MetLife Stadium / Cortaca match-up as well as the Week 1, 9 and 10 games against St. Vincent, Union and RPI were happening, but now we have a clearer picture.
What stands out to me is, other than Alfred (who finished 2018 7-4, 4-3), Ithaca doesn't play a program with a winning record in 2018 until the Hobart game. This means it's highly likely the Bombers will be undefeated or a one-loss team going into that key Week 7 tilt. A Week 2 bye will help them prep for Alfred, but they will have to grind out the rest of the season from Week 3 on.
What also stands out is that unlike Hobart, Union and RPI, the Bombers only have four home games this season. The one advantage they do have however, is they have three in a four week stretch between Weeks 6-9 which is helpful.
Ithaca's LL schedule is also more back heavy, facing SLU, Buff State and UofR while having some space between the Hobart and RPI contests. That Week 10 RPI game will likely be assumed to be for the LL title, but I'm hoping the Statesmen will have something to say about that three weeks prior.
Spring Practice
The Statesmen will start practicing for the 2019 season this weekend. I'm guessing with temperatures still in the 30's, the team will get a lot of use of the new bubble facility. While spring practice is non-contact, it's a great way to develop mentally and get into good habits and technique prior to preseason full-contact camp. I'll see what, if any, news comes out of these sessions.
Thanks again for reading - it's been a really busy February - and go 'Bart!
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