Crimson Writer Criticizes Yale

The Harvard Crimson takes a swipe at Yale coach Jack Siedlecki for playing tailback Mike McLeod and quarterback Matt Polhemus against Dartmouth last week in spite of their legal problems. The writer contrasts Siedlecki's decision with the one made by Harvard coach Tim Murphy, who acted forcefully when his players were in trouble. From the Crimson:

Unlike the swift and direct “Murphy’s Law” that has (unfortunately) had to be exercised far too often recently around here, Siedlecki is telling his players that he’d rather win football games than send valuable messages.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a blurb about a Christian Brothers College high school wide receiver/defensive back who has received recruiting interest from Dartmouth as well as Yale, Columbia and Ball State.

The San Jose Mercury News is only the latest West Coast publication to take a swipe at Buddy Teevens.

The Sports Network has updated its Payton Watch and Buchanan Battle "watch lists" for the outstanding offensive and defensive players in the nation. No surprise that Harvard's Clifton Dawson remains on the former, along with UNH quarterback Ricky Santos and UNH wide receiver David Ball. Brown linebacker Zak DeOssie remains on the Buchanan list.

The Gridiron Power Index is a composite poll of sorts for Division I-AA. Here's how it ranks Ivy League teams:
13. Harvard
16. Princeton
31. Yale
33. Penn
57. Columbia
82. Cornell
83. Brown
T-93. Dartmouth

Holy Cross, this week's opponent, checks in at No. 53.

After that I went to the Sagarin Ratings (combined for I-A and I-AA) for grins and here's how the Ivy teams stack up in that venerable ranking system:
107. Princeton
114. Harvard
128. Yale
147. Penn
183. Columbia
189. Cornell
200. Brown
208. Dartmouth

Sagarin has Holy Cross at No. 177. (New Hampshire is No. 48, ahead of, among others, the Miami Hurricanes.)