Optimist-Pessimist After Penn

Monday, Oct. 2
HANOVER -- Sensing he might have the upper hand this week, The Optimist invites The Pessimist to bat leadoff this week.

The Pessimist thinks The Optimist is crazy. He wonders if things have gotten so bad that the other guy thinks losing is OK.
The Optimist says he won't ever be happy with a loss -- unless it's a narrow defeat at the hands of, say, USC -- but 17-10 at Penn is pretty good.

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Oct. 2--Optimist-Pessimist After Penn
Oct. 1--Penn Follow
Sept. 30--Penn Game Notes
Sept. 30--Penn Game Story
Sept. 29--Penn Preview
Sept. 29--Week Three Picks
Sept. 28--Green Has To Come Out With Its Hair On Fire
Sept. 28--A Road Trip to Philadelphia -- Things To See And Do
Sept. 27--Teevens Reminds His Team What It Takes To Win
Sept. 26--UNH Game Upon Further Review
Sept. 25--Optimist And Pessimist Talking UNH and Penn
Sept. 24--UNH Follow
Sept. 23--UNH Postgame Notes
Sept. 23--UNH 56, Dartmouth 14
Sept. 22-Week Two - UNH Preview
Sept. 22--Tale of the Tape Against UNH
Sept. 22--Week Two Picks
Sept. 21--Quarterback Mike Fritz Getting Ready For His First Career Start
Sept. 20--Record-Setting UNH Receiver A Major Challenge
Sept. 19--FieldTurf Takes Rain Out Of The Equation
Sept. 18--Optimist-Pessimist After Colgate
Sept. 17--Dartmouth Junior Varsity Defeats Middlebury, 15-9
Sept. 16--Colgate Postgame Notes
Sept. 16--Colgate 28, Dartmouth 7
Sept. 15--Week One - Colgate Preview
Sept. 15--Week One Picks
Sept. 14--A Road Trip To Hamilton, N.Y. -- Things To See And Do
Sept. 14--A Detailed Look at the 2006 Big Green and Thursday Practice
Sept. 13--Bennewitz Gets the Nod At QB; Fritz Will Play Also
Sept. 12--Time To Start Hitting The Other Guys Not Themselves
Sept. 11--UNH Win Confirms What Teevens Already Knew
Sept. 10--First Depth Chart of the Season
Sept. 9--Something Little In The Mock Game Might Make A Big Difference
Sept. 8 p.m.--Big Green Hits A High Note -- Or Not
Sept. 8--Preseason Is Over; Colgate Prep Begins In The Morning Session
Sept. 7--Scrimmage Had Its High Points And It's Not-So-High Points
Sept. 7--Unofficial Scrimmage Statistics
Sept. 6 p.m.--Little Things Mean A Lot On The Field
Sept. 6 a.m.--Walk-Ons Catching Coaches' Eyes
Sept. 5-- Shedding Light On A Group That Often Plays In Obscurity
Sept. 4--Another Double Session Comes to A Close With QB Question Still Hanging
Sept. 4--Back To Work After A Rare Day Off
Sept. 3--Scrimmage Stat Leaders and Notes
Sept. 2--Coach Buddy Teevens' Comments on the First Scrimmage
Sept. 2 p.m.--Unofficial Scrimmage Play-by-Play
Sept.2 a.m.--Getting Ready for the Main Event
Sept. 1--Time Keeps On Ticking, Ticking
Aug. 31 p.m. -- Teevens Comes Away Impressed
Aug. 31 a.m. -- A Look at the O-Line and the Morning Session
Aug. 30--Big Green Saves the Best For Last
Aug. 29--Double Sessions Open and a Lesson is Learned (Hopefully)
Aug. 28--Going Live for the First Time in the Preseason
Aug. 27--Picture This ... Football and a Flick
Aug. 26--What's Happenin' On the Corner?
Aug. 25--A Day of Firsts For the Big Green
Aug. 24--Speed on Display In Second Preseason Practice
Aug. 23--Practice for the 2006 Season Begins
Aug. 22--Holy Cross Season Preview
Aug. 21--UNH Season Preview
Aug. 19--10 Questions With Receivers Coach and Pro Football Player JJ Jackson
Aug. 18--Colgate Season Preview
Aug. 17--Yale Season Preview
Aug. 16--Princeton Season Preview
Aug. 15--Penn Season Preview
Aug. 14--Harvard Season Preview
Aug. 11--Cornell Season Preview
Aug. 10--Columbia Season Preview
Aug. 9--Brown Season Preview
Aug. 8--Media Day, Strengths, Weaknesses and the Poll
Aug. 3--Optimist/Pessimist