Sometimes it is the media reporting on the media that makes a story. (Believe me, I've been there.) ... Whether Reggie Williams is, or will be a candidate for NFL commissioner is less important than the fact that the former Dartmouth and Cincinnati Bengals linebacker is being mentioned for the post. Today's mention (found here) traces back to yesterday's story in the Philadelphia Daily News. (Apparently I'm not the only one crawling the 'Net looking for this stuff.) ... I've interviewed Reggie several times (he played in Hanover before I arrived) and I found him a somewhat challenging interview. But here's a pretty good quote he gave in today's story regarding his qualifications: “I have a body of work. It’s not just arbitrary. There is a body of work out there that has facts that have happened."
I meant to bring this up earlier. When the Big Green's spring practice begins early next month, Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens hopes to hold the sessions on Memorial Field. His thinking: Unlike in previous years, he doesn't have to save the field for next fall because it is being replaced by FieldTurf beginning May 15. And having spring ball on Memorial Field would give the Blackman Fields longer to recover. If you were at preseason practice last season you saw the very nice Blackman Fields chewed up like a polo field by the end of every session. A little more time to put down roots couldn't hurt.
After a 14-10 win over Hamburg and quarterback Brock Berlin, former Dartmouth coach John Lyons, now defensive coordinator for the Cologne Centurions, will be scheming a way to stop Amsterdam tomorrow in NFL Europe action. By the way, I traded emails with JL last week and he sounds great. Neat the way things have worked out for him.
Former Dartmouth All-American Mike Remlinger threw a scoreless inning yesterday as he tries to make it back to the Atlanta Braves as a non-roster player. Here's what manager Bobby Cox had to say after the 40-year-old southpaw's appearance: "Everybody in the bullpen is throwing good right now. Remlinger has been unhittable ..."
Finally, thanks to our new friends at The 13 Yard Line, a Colgate football blog, for a link on their site. See you in Hamilton in September. (For the record: I'm probably the only person who enjoys making the drive over there, but it's my favorite trip of the year.) Former Colgate standout Jamaal Branch and Lyons may be getting reacquainted soon, by the way.
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