The last of the snow is being moved around Friday to encourage melting. I didn't get to ask Buddy Teevens about this during a brief meeting yesterday, but I was told he was out there with a shovel earlier in the day. Hands-on isn't too strong a word for the Dartmouth coach. In the background, a few bottom-heavy (and blue) linemen are getting ready for action. (As always, you can click on these photos to super-size them.)
Those of you who have been visiting here for a while know about Moose Mountain where the, ahem, home office of Green Alert resides. This is the gorgeous view we had yesterday morning out to the ski trails of Killington Mountain, about 55 miles away. The scene is always interesting this time of year when the ski trails really contrast with the rest of the mountains. Seven and a half miles below us, hidden by folds in the hills, are Hanover and Memorial Field.If you are keeping score, there are a few more changes on the Dartmouth roster for the spring. Switch rising senior Steve Hunt from corner to tailback, the position he played when he came in. Classmate Jack D'Angelo should be moved from defensive end to defensive tackle. The spring roster does not include wide receivers Zach Cable and Chris Collado (both injured last year), wideout Zach O'Donnell and fullback Eric Shuster.
Also, after eight seasons at Dartmouth, running backs coach Adam Hollis is leaving the program, Buddy Teevens confirmed yesterday.
For a look at the Yale team as it kicks off spring practice, click here. ... Speaking of Connecticut schools, Central Connecticut, one of those Football Championship Series (FCS or I-AA) teams that the Ivies wouldn't have given the time of day a decade ago, will be cashing a check for an estimated $225,000 for playing at Western Michigan next Sept., according to the Hartford Courant. Last year the Blue Devils played at -- and won at -- FCS powerhouse Georgia Southern, taking home $70,000 for their troubles.
A game like Western Michigan is a win-win-win-win for Central Connecticut. First, there's the check. Second, the team will get exposure (ie. recruiting clout) from the contest. Next, playing up against a I-A (oops BCS) team is the kind of challenge almost every good player wants. And finally, it's not like they are playing Nebraska. While winning will be hard, a victory in Kalamazoo wouldn't be a sign of the Apocalypse. ... Seeing programs like Central Connecticut, Albany and Stony Brook passing by the Ivies is another reminder of how times have changed. First it was Connecticut -- even before it went I-A. Then Central Connecticut. Can Sacred Heart be far behind? (Hint: Not for long, perhaps.)
There's an interesting column in the Tuscaloosa News about the college football Hall of Fame ballot. In making a point, the writer says of this year's ballot:
There’s a player from Dartmouth, New Mexico State, Wyoming, even Troy from Division I-AA, but none from the Crimson Tide.That player, of course, is Reggie Williams.
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find how far one can go.”
T.S. Elliot
Quote on the board in Dartmouth football's Bennett Lounge
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