The afternoon began with JSU players surging toward midfield, as pregame warm-ups got underway, chanting: "We own the SWAC."Green Alert Take: If the word "disrespect" were to be removed from the dictionary it would be fine by me. It brings nothing but problems. And yes, it was used after the Dartmouth-Holy Cross fiasco and it bothered me just as much then. More, actually.
A raucous announced crowd of nearly 19,000, many of them JSU fans, only added spice to this bubbling roux by joining in.
"That little stunt got to us," said junior Clyde Edwards, one of two GSU receivers with more than 100 yards on the day. "That's the worst thing they could have done."
Grambling's squad broke ranks and charged to the 50-yard line, where coaches and security officers kept a shaky peace. That set the tone for a contentious day on the field.
"Robinson Stadium is hallowed ground," (coach Melvin) Spears said. "They disrespected us."
The Columbia Spectator analyzes the Lions' futile drive at the end of the first half of last Saturday's game. It's written from the Columbia perspective but offers some interesting insights for a Dartmouth fan.
The Hartford Courant came down to the Columbia-Dartmouth game for a story on former UConn assistant Norries Wilson, who did not have a particularly good day against the Big Green.
Princeton punter Colin McDonough's kicks of 64, 62, 61 and 59 yards in the undefeated Tigers' win over previously unbeaten Harvard led to him being named the Sport Network's National Special Teams Player of the Week.
Most of us probably don't know all that much about rugby. That said, a 100-0 win over UMass is hard to ignore. Read about Dartmouth's overpowering of the Minutemen in this Daily Dartmouth story.
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