HYP

No doubt to the chagrin of "the other five," Harvard, Yale and Princeton are all 7-1 for the first time in 99 years. The Daily Pennsylvanian points out the acronym really should be YHP. Or maybe YPH.

Should have done this yesterday because Multimedia Tuesday doesn't quite have the same ring as Multimedia Monday, but the Princeton web page has an interesting story and accompanying video of The Perfect Pitch. In case you missed it, that came in Saturday's game against Penn when a Princeton running back tried to dive over the pile on a fourth and goal, got stopped, slid back off the pile and on the way down flicked the ball back to his quarterback, who ran it around right end for a touchdown. That's the Reader's Digest version of the story. To read the full account and access the video (which is available without a subscription) click here.

The Perfect Pitch, by the way, was ESPN's Top Play the next day. When I heard about that play, I couldn't help but think about the last time Dartmouth played at Princeton when something even more bizarre happened. If you remember (or even if you don't ;-), Dartmouth's Clayton Smith blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt in the fourth quarter of a 10-10 game. The Princeton holder grabbed the rebound and started to run. Just as the whistle was about to blow the play dead, a teammate yanked the ball out of his arms and ran 24 yards for a touchdown. I've got to think that trumped the Penn play, although the stakes weren't nearly as high because on that occasion neither team was in the running for a title.

For some reason, those plays got me thinking about Dartmouth's game at Cornell when Milan Williams carried nine yards for a six-yard touchdown. You read that right. Here's what happened: Milan broke through the hole, lost the handle and essentially dribbled the ball off the AstroTurf right back up into his hands, and then finished off the run. Statistically, and this caught me by surprise, he gets the full nine yards rushing, but the TD is only as long as his "fumble recovery." It makes sense but seemed weird at the time.

As part of our Multimedia Monday offerings, sorry Multimedia Tuesday, how about a look back at a player who was better than we (and maybe he) knew? There's a compilation of terrific plays by defensive end Anthony "Knuckles" Gargiulo on YouTube. Just click here. ... No word yet on whether Anthony has signed with an agent as he pursues a pro career after a year out of the game. ...

Dartmouth, Princeton and Holy Cross have been talking to a big quarterback in Ohio. Click here and read down.

Granted, Green Alert hasn't been the place to find much about Dartmouth women's soccer, but an injustice is an injustice and it shouldn't go unnoticed. The Big Green, ranked No. 21 of more than 300 teams in the country, was shocked to learn last night that it had been overlooked by the NCAA Tournament committee. Apparently, Dartmouth isn't the only one shocked. ESPN's analysis of the event includes a section titled, Which team has the biggest gripe about being left out? Want to guess who they write about?