Ivies Going Strong

First the good news from the Daily Pennsylvanian: "For the first time this season, half of the Ivy League has received votes for the top 25. Not only have No. 15 Harvard and No. 22 Princeton - up two spots from last week - maintained their top-25 rankings, but Penn and Yale fall under the 'Others receiving votes" category.' The story notes the Ivies finished a startling 14-4 against Patriot League schools.

So much for the good news. The DP story also includes this quick barb at Dartmouth, saying the Big Green "seemed to be doing its best impression of the University of Miami football team on Saturday during its overtime loss to Holy Cross. Unfortunately for the Big Green, it waited until after the closing whistle to do it."

The Manchester Union Leader has a blurb about the Homecoming problems.

A Harvard Crimson blogger writes: "Perhaps the team was demoralized by the absence of unofficial mascot Keggy the Keg, who was denied entrance to the game."

A New Haven Register columnist wonders what the Ivy League was thinking when it named Yale's Mike McLeod Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week for his play against Dartmouth less than a week after his arrest following a fight. The columnist writes:

For his part in the Dartmouth win, McLeod deserved an attaboy from his coaches and teammates, and the knowledge that he helped Yale win. But you don't pin a medal on him that same week. The fact that the charges were subsequently dropped changes nothing.

The Ivy League has posted its brief notes on this week's games. For the Dartmouth-Columbia game, click here.

For a picture of Casey Cramer celebrating his blocked punt in the Tennessee Titans first win of the year, click here.