"Dartmouth football doubles its win total from '06."That would be going in the right direction, of course, but not nearly fast enough. It would be fine if the Big Green had been 5-5 this year, or perhaps 4-6, but as we all know that wasn't the case. As nice as doubling your win total sounds, going from two wins to four would hardly be satisfying. ...
The Boston Globe notes that when the New England Patriots visit Tennessee at 1 p.m. today tight end Casey Cramer won't be the only former Dartmouth player with a vested interest in a win by the home team. The Globe story reminds us that former defensive back Matt Burke '98 is an assistant coach with the Titans. Find Burke's bio here. ... The same Globe piece mentions that former Yale quarterback Jeff Mroz, released in camp by the Dallas Cowboys, had a workout with the Patriots Friday. ...
Speaking of Ivy Leaguers and the NFL, as noted yesterday three Harvard grads will be on the field today when the Rams and the Vikings square off. (Matt Birk '98, is an all-pro center for the Vikings; Isaiah Kacyvenski '00 is a linebacker and special teams performer for the Rams and Ryan Fitzpatrick '05 is a backup quarterback in St. Louis.) The Harvard sports information office has this note headlined, Metrodome Becomes Harvard's Yard Sunday As Three Crimson Alums Meet.
On the local tournament front, the Dartmouth men's ice hockey team dropped a 3-0 decision to Boston University in the consolation game of the Ledyard National Bank Classic and the women's basketball team upended Dayton in the consolation of the Blue Sky Restaurant Group Classic at Leede Arena. (No. 3 Duke held Boston University to two field goals in the first half of the championship game on the way to a 71-43 win. I staffed the Duke games for the Associated Press, which wanted the first story within five minutes of the last basket and an optional story with quotes later. It's a whole lot easier to turn around that first story when a team takes a 30-8 lead at the half, thank you very much. ;-)
And finally, that Hanover High freshman who missed qualifying for the New Hampshire state championships in the 1500 meters last week by one-tenth of a second handily won her first varsity race yesterday (and qualified for states) by slicing nine seconds off her previous time in another meet that featured teams from all over New Hampshire and Vermont. Next on tap: Attempting to qualify in the 3000.
We got about five inches of snow up here on the mountain yesterday, more than enough for the plow driver to clear our driveway and take some of the sting out of his Christmas bills. (You can get 8 inches in March and he may or may not show, but get a dusting in mid-December and he's right there.) Whatever. It's absolutely beautiful out the window this morning with snow dusting the pines and a clear blue sky. Current temperature: 8 degrees.
Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2007. See you next year!
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