Casey And The Car

Tennessee Titans tight end/fullback Casey Cramer is the subject of this AP story that plays on the good sense he's showing with his money. Says the 2004 Dartmouth graduate of still owning the same car he had in college:

"I'm taking my money and investing my excess, It's better to invest it than to invest in a depreciating asset, especially when you're paying on a depreciating asset. That's really silly."

The always-quotable Casey also says:

"It's the NFL. The NFL stands for 'Not For Long.' You never really feel secure. You feel like every year you have to go out and prove yourself again and earn a spot."

Cramer and fellow Dartmouth alum Matt Burke, now a coach for the Titans, are mentioned in the New England Patriots' game notes heading into a preseason game between Tennessee and New England.

If you think FCS (formerly I-AA) football and sports are without the problems seen in the FBS, check out this SI.com story about what's happened at Montana State. The subhead for the story:

Two former athletes allegedly murder a drug dealer. An ex-football player is charged with heading a cocaine ring. Montana State is coping with a crime wave.

At the Ivy League media day we were told about rules changes for this year. The National Football Foundation shared a rule change I heard nothing about:

"Computers may not be used by coaches or for coaching purposes anytime during the game or between periods."

Green Alert Take: Jay Leno would probably say something along the lines of, "There goes the Ivy League's chance of winning any non-league games." It's an interesting rule. I've wondered if someone might be typing in a play-by-play during the game and crunching the tendency numbers in order to phone them down to the sidelines.

That's about it for today, folks. I'm heading out to the woods to shadow a forester for a freelance magazine story I am writing. Did you know there's a difference between a forester and a logger? No, huh? I'll let you know.