In the wake of Jim Knowles '87's resignation from the football head coach position, director of athletic communications Jeremy Hartigan told the Ithaca Journal that the search for Knowles' replacement will begin immediately.

Football head coach Jim Knowles '87 resigned on Wednesday to become the defensive coordinator at Duke, the Ithaca Journal reported.

Fresh off one of the biggest upsets in the football program’s recent history, it is almost impossible to find anybody at Schoellkopf Field still reveling in the glory of victory. The message is simple: new week, new game, new opponent.

During the previous four seasons with head coach Jim Knowles ’87 at the helm, the football squad may have succumbed to the hype that comes with defeating a team such as Yale, the preseason Ivy League favorite. Not this year.

Huddled up, but not too hyped up: As opposed to years past, when the football team would dwell on misfortune, the Red has a new attitude this year to remain cool and collected on the sidelines when the game gets close.

The e-mail was short: “Josh, me and you need to have a little chat. No problems, just want to talk.”

So, one night in Nov. 2005, I took a phone call. The voice on the other end was Chris Mascaro ’06, and he was offering me the opportunity of a lifetime.

What if you had the opportunity to go to every Cornell athletics event for free, home and away; receive an all-access pass and the best seats in the house to every event; meet and talk with all the players and coaches; befriend the staff and administration in and out of Athletics, at Cornell and other schools; chat with famous media personalities, coaches and athletes from around the country, in college, professional sports and beyond?

Would you take it?