Friday, October 13, 2006

Homecoming 2006

The Daily Dartmouth writes about alumni returning for Homecoming and the history of the bonfire. Losing has sapped some of the spirit out of attending football games according to this story. (From the story: Between 1970 and 1984 "Dartmouth football often attracted more than 20,000 fans." That's not really the case. Crowds of 20,0000 fans were extremely unusual.) ... The D's Holy Cross game preview is here.

Here's a look at other sports contests taking place this week. There's also a rugby preview here.

Princeton and Brown play tonight under the new lights at Princeton and if you happen to have ESPNU (we don't) you can watch the game live. For Princeton's preview, click here. For Brown's preview, click here. (Green Alert picks will be posted today because of the Friday game.)

The Daily Pennsylvanian (PDF file of entire paper) has 14 "PrognostiQuakers." Thirteen of them pick Holy Cross over Dartmouth. And the one who picks Dartmouth? You have to wonder about him because he predicts a 63-6 win. (In case you are wondering, Dartmouth has scored 45 points ... in four games.) ... The regular DP roundup of the weekend in Ivy play is found here. ... The Sports Network picks Holy Cross and calls Princeton one of the nation's surprise teams in its exhaustive look at the week in I-AA.

The Cornell Sun has a column of sorts about Cornell grad Keith Olbermann turning away from sports in favor of news. From the story: "Olbermann gave up every kid’s fantasy in order to truly serve his country." And this: "Olbermann has put away the New England Patriots to become a real American patriot." Okay then ...

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