Holy Cross Crusaders: Patriot League Champions

• Larry Doyle  7:55 AM
• Congratulations to Coach Chesney, staff, team, and everybody involved in bringing this Patriot League Championship to Mt. St. James.
• Saturday was a spectacular day in every regard. The energy and pride in the pre-game tailgates, throughout the stands and on Fitton Field during the game, and then during the post-game celebration were truly spectacular.
• Aside from the play of our Crusaders (and especially freshmen Ayir Asante and Jacob Dobbs, sophomore Walter Reynolds, and senior RB Dom Cozier) on the field, a few specific highlights were:
• 1. the pre-game walk onto the field with the Worcester Fire Department. Very moving. Major kudos to those on campus involved in making this happen. Another great example of connecting Holy Cross Football to the City of Worcester.
• 2. Coach Chesney the senior pulling off his primary shirt with approximately 3 minutes to go in the game to reveal his undershirt with big bold letters stating THE CROSS IS BACK. . ADMB rushed over to capture a photo of that. Great stuff.
• 3. Around that same time, the PA Announcer began announcing "At the end of the game, please stay off the field." Visions of Dean Wormer and Niedermeier ran through my mind. Let's just say I was most pleased to see the student body in the far end zone 'challenge authority' and storm the field to celebrate with the Crusaders. The scene is one that the college might want to share far and wide with their alumni. Hard not to compare these students 'taking the field' to those in New Haven but I digress.
• Saturday was not a destination -- nor will next Saturday's pursuit of victory in Long Branch, NJ v Monmouth University -- but merely the next steps in the journey to establishing Holy Cross as the perennial preeminent FCS program in the country . . . both on and off the field.
• We don't take a back seat to anybody and bow down only to Our Lord and Savior.

LET'S WIN!!

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