Teevens Taps Old Stomping Ground

Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens has added 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive end/tight end Buddy Benaderet of Palo Alto, Calif., to the Big Green's committed recruit list. (Thanks to a reader for help on this one.) Benaderet's decision to come to Hanover was reported both in the Mercury News and the San Francisco Chronicle. ... Benaderet was the San Mateo Daily News Player of the Year. Defensively, he had 30 unassisted tackles and 70 total. He was named Most Valuable Defensive Lineman in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division. On the other side of the ball, he caught 16 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 18.8 yards per reception.

For a Palo Alto Daily News feature about Benaderet with a photo, click here. From the story:

"With a possible state title game still pending, Benaderet's statistics aren't overwhelming. However, his ability to take over a game is. For the year, Benaderet had seven sacks, two blocked field goals, one blocked punt and three fumble recoveries. In a game against Wilcox, Benaderet returned a fumble 88 yards for a score."

For a head-and-shoulders shot of Benaderet, click here.

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As you probably notice, Dartmouth Helmet Poll II closed down last night. Keeping the current "Bob Blackman" model was the runaway winner, as it was in Dartmouth Helmet Poll I (before the voting was, ahem, rigged.) The surprise second place this time around was the green helmet with the block D on the side.

This week's poll touches on a hot-button issue: The Ivy League's ban on going to the football playoffs and refusal to add an 11th game. Be sure to vote.

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Apparently they've been doing this for a number of years at Cornell but I somehow missed it. The Cornell Sun reports that teams have sort of a public-TV phonathon to raise money. I must admit I've got really mixed feelings about the concept. It's clearly an interesting idea that does raise money, but it also makes me a little uncomfortable. The story says that "more than 5,000 alumni, parents, and friends of athletic programs were contacted by Cornell athletes." According to the story, last year more than $611,000 was raised.

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A tip of the cap to Jake Novak over at the Roar Lions Roar blog for linking to an editorial in the Asbury Park Press that questions the direction Rutgers football is going in with the contract extension it just gave coach Greg Schiano and asks what was was wrong with playing schools like Princeton, Penn and Columbia.