Ivy Football On Film

(Note: The "re-vote" on the helmet question ends later today, so if you haven't cast your ballot, this is your final chance.)

The trailer for the upcoming documentary "The League" can be viewed by visiting the film's web site. (Here's a suggestion: turn the volume up on your computer before clicking on the trailer. It will be worth it. Promise.) ... According to the film's web site:

“The League” chronicles the history of the 8 schools of the Ivy League and their groundbreaking incubation and development of college football as a means to attract students, create totemic institutional associations, and advance the industrialization of American higher education.

Former linebacker George GianFrancisco (Columbia ’88) is the writer/director of the film. The producer is former offensive tackle Lee Reherman (Cornell ’88) and the executive producer is former safety Dean Cain (Princeton ’88).

More from the site:

The film, which is entering post-production, boasts a cast of numerous high-profile Ivy League football alumni and breathtaking footage of the campuses and stadiums of the modern Ivy League – all recorded in cinema-quality hi-definition.

"The League" is one of two films being released on Ivy League football in 2007. "For Love and Honor," is a feature-length documentary by Erik Anjou and Mark Bernstein, based on Bernstein's book, "“Football: The Ivy League Origins of an American Obsession."

The San Diego-area North County Times has a short follow on former wide receiver Ryan Fuselier's decision to pursue a career in finance instead of try pro football. In one of those, "The world is a small place," coincidences, the story also mentions a former neighbor of ours who is the only basketball player at Amherst to have more assists than a player from Fuselier's area. ....

Good luck finding out what Ivy League football coaches earn, but if you are curious about the school presidents, that information was carried last week by the Associated Press. Find the full list here. In case you are wondering, Dartmouth President Jim Wright is second in the Ivies in tenure (1998) but dead last in salary ($479,233).

The Daily Dartmouth writes about the decision by the University of Illinois to give up its Indian mascot.

And finally this ... that certain Hanover High School freshman you've been hearing about ran the mile in an open meet at Harvard yesterday. In an unseeded heat of 17 runners (most from New England colleges) she ran second most of the way and then erased a 40-yard deficit with a blistering final lap to win the race and slice a full 12 seconds off her previous personal record. The crowd was absolutely roaring on her final lap as she came home in 5:36.04.