Big Game Hunting?

While updating the schedule on the home page for the subscription Green Alert web site, I got a little curious about the whispers regarding a possible matchup at Montana. Those whispers, by the way, got a lot louder after the Ivy Football Association dinner in New York this week.

For what it's worth, I found a story in the Missoulian headlined, "Grizzly gridders still looking for game to fill gap in schedule." The gap, I was surprised to find, is this fall!

The story says buyouts of a couple of previously scheduled games ...

"... could mean a home-and-home with an Ivy League team, or one of the Dakota schools ..."

Hmm. Montana's open dates are Sept. 15 and Sept. 22. The Big Green is scheduled to face Colgate on the 15th and New Hampshire on the 22nd. With Colgate at home, the contest at UNH might be the logical one to beg off if a trip to Bozeman is in the offing. Could it happen? Would you even want to make that kind of a trip one week before the Ivy League opener against Penn? Stay tuned.

(And on a personal note, keeping in mind the shoestring Green Alert budget, I wonder if they have wi-fi in Greyhound terminals these days? And how long does the hound take to get to Montana? Just kidding. Sort of ;-)

The Sports Network takes a look at the "five biggest current pieces of interest for FCS fans to know or follow as the offseason progresses." In case you forgot, FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) is the unwieldy new moniker for the division formerly known as I-AA.

For the past few days Green Alert has posted lists of early decision recruits drawn from published/official sources. The next in the series ...

Soccer
Men
Aaron Gaide, M, Avon H.S., Avon, Ohio
Bryan Giudicelli, D, St. Francis H.S., Emerald Hills, Calif.
J.R. Keeve, M, Rockwood Summit H.S., Fenton, Mo.
Walker Linares, D, Bellarmine Prep, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Morgan Livermore, G, The Branson School, Ross, Calif.
Lyman Missimer, G, The Woodlands H.S., The Woodlands, Texas
Andrew Olsen, M, Thayer Academy, Norwell, Mass.

Women
Melisa Krnjaic, M, National Cathedral School, Washington, D.C.
Sarah Bromley, The Bishop's School, Orange County, Calif.
Sara Feldemann, M, Colorado Academy, Columbine Valley, Colo.
Katie Davis, M, San Marino, Calif.
Alexis Euwema, M, Westridge School, Oak Brook, Ill.
Megan Tibbo, Merrivale H.S., Ottawa, Ontario

And for those of you keeping score, that certain Hanover High School freshman completed her hat trick yesterday at UNH, qualifying for states in the 1000 meters. She had already qualified in the 1500 and 3000. She will likely run the 3000 this Friday night at the start of the state meet and double in the 1500 if she feels fresh enough when that race comes up.