The Year in Review with Josie Harper

I missed this one the first time around. Late in the spring season, Dartmouth Athletic Director Josie Harper talked with the Dartmouth Review for a question and answer piece on the status of the college athletic program. Find it here.

Visit the Dartmouth Football Parents News & Notes blog to read a Q&A with a mystery guest. I won't tell you who it is but you might be able to figure it out when I tell you I'm a lot more comfortable asking questions than answering them. ;-)

Dartmouth baseball could take a double hit as a result of the major league draft. Not only was prized recruit Trevor Cahill taken in the second round, but junior center fielder Will Bashelor may well accept an offer from the New York Mets if the money is right. The Norwich Bulletin story suggests that the fleet outfielder who set the Dartmouth single-season stolen base record a year ago might have looked pretty good on Memorial Field as well as Red Rolfe. ... Here's a piece about hard-throwing Josh Faiola being picked by the Baltimore Orioles.

Dartmouth grad Mike Slive is getting some ink these days not only for his work heading up the SEC, but also the Bowl Championship Series. The Mobile Register writes, "One month shy of four years on the job, Slive has proven he was the right man for the job."

Jay Fiedler to the Dallas Cowboys? There was some talk about it last year and his name has popped up again. I've always thought Jay's professional approach would mesh well with Bill Parcells. We'll see.