Monday Musings

Dartmouth spring football is slated to begin one week from today. ...

With the NFL draft on tap April 28-29, here's a look at the Ivy Leaguers taken since 2000:

• 2006 Kevin Boothe (Cornell) OT , Oakland, 6th round
• 2005 Ryan Fitzpatrick (Harvard) QB, St. Louis, 7th round
• 2004 Nate Lawrie (Yale) TE, Tampa Bay, 6th round; Casey Cramer (Dartmouth) TE, Tampa Bay, 7th round
• 2003 None
• 2002 Jeff Hatch (Penn) OT, New York Giants, 3rd round
• 2001 Than Merrill (Yale) S, Tampa Bay, 7th round; Eric Johnson (Yale) TE, San Franciso, 7th round
• 2000 Isaiah Kacyvenski (Harvard) LB, Seattle, 4th round

There have been 130 I-AA (FCS) players chosen since 2000, an average of 18.6 per year. The high was 28 taken in 2000. The low was 14 in 2003. There were 16 chosen a year ago. For the complete list, follow this link.

The question tossed at New Hampshire wide receiver David Ball by an interviewer from nbcsports.com: "What were your emotions when you went to the NFL Combine and found yourself among players with much different resumes from yours?"

Ball's revealing answer:

To be honest, I felt like I was coming from a community college and I was going to a job interview with a bunch of guys from Ivy League schools.

Snow delayed the start of spring football at UNH according to this story. From what the story suggests, the graduation of Ball aside, the biggest questions for the Wildcats might be on the other side of the ball.

For pictures of Dartmouth players snowshoeing and skating during the winter, check out the Dartmouth Football Parents News & Notes. Click on the individual pictures to supersize them.