Optimist-Pessimist After Harvard

By Bruce Wood
www.biggreenalert.com

Oct. 29, 2007

HANOVER -- Could it be? For the first time in a long time the smirk is on the face of The Optimist this week. He can’t wait to tee it up with The Pessimist.

Fresh off a seven-point game with Ivy League unbeaten Harvard The Optimist flashes his best how-do-you-like-me-now look and says not a word.
The Pessimist says two: Who won?

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With three weeks left in the season here are links to all 100-plus Green Alert stories posted since the Ivy League Media Day:

Oct. 29--Optimist-Pessimist After Harvard
Oct. 28--Harvard Follow
Oct. 27--Dartmouth-Harvard Notes
Oct 27--Harvard 28, Dartmouth 21
Oct. 26--Harvard Jayvee Game
Oct. 26--Harvard Preview
Oct. 26--Fearful Forecast Week Seven
Oct. 25--On Developing a Game-Plan
Oct. 24--A Special Visitor Shares Some Thoughts
Oct. 23--Dartmouth's Secret Weapon
Oct. 22-Optimist-Pessimist After Columbia
Oct. 21--Columbia Follow
Oct. 20--Explaining The Quarterback Switch
Oct. 20--Dartmouth 37, Columbia 28
Oct. 19--Columbia Preview
Oct. 19--Fearful Forecast Week Six
Oct. 18 Practice--Relax, Attack, Enjoy
Oct. 17 Practice--Best Of The First Half
Oct. 16 Practice--He Who Practices Best Will Play
Oct. 15--Optimist-Pessmist After Holy Cross
Oct. 14--Holy Cross Follow
Oct. 13--Holy Cross Notes
Oct. 13--Holy Cross 41, Dartmouth 15
Oct. 12--Holy Cross Preview
Oct. 12: Fearful Forecast Week Five
Oct. 11 Practice--Rain On Saturday Would Be OK By Teevens
Oct. 10 Practice--Something Teevens Never Saw Before And Hopes Not To See Again
Oct. 9 Practice--Taking Stock After Yale
Oct. 8--Optimist and Pessimist After Yale
Oct. 7--Milford 29, Dartmouth Jayvees 6
Oct 7--Yale Follow
Oct. 6--Yale Sidebar
Oct. 6--Yale Game
Oct. 5--Yale Preview
Oct. 5--59 Consecutive Dartmouth-Yale Games
Oct. 5--Fearful Forecast: Week Four
Oct. 4--Dartmouth's Depth Will Be Tested
Oct. 3--Coming Away Impressed
Oct. 2--Teaching Tuesday With A Twist
Oct. 1--Optimist-Pessimist After Penn
Sept. 30--Penn Follow
Sept. 29--Defense Stepped Up When It Mattered Against Penn
Sept. 29--Dartmouth 21, Penn 13
Sept. 28--Penn Preview
Sept. 28 Fearful Forecast: Week Three
Sept. 27 Practice--Defense Sees Something It likes
Sept. 26 Practice--Pressure Is On ... Pressure
Sept. 25 Practice--Just Another Day On Memorial Field?
Sept. 24 Optimist And Pessimist Discuss UNH And Penn
Sept. 23 UNH Follow
Sept. 22 UNH 52, Dartmouth 31
Sept. 22 Dartmouth-UNH Notes
Sept. 21 UNH Preview
Sept. 21 Fearful Forecast: Week Two
Sept. 20 Practice--Thinking About The UNH Game
Sept. 19 Practice--Enthusiasm Wednesday Lives Up To Billing
Sept. 18 Practice--Looking Back at Colgate And Ahead to UNH
Sept. 17 Optimist And Pessimist Debate Colgate And More
Sept. 16 Jayvees Nearly Pull It Out
Sept. 16 Colgate Follow: Echoes Of The Past
Sept. 15 Colgate 31, Dartmouth 28 (ot)
Sept. 14 Colgate Preview
Sept. 14 Week One Picks
Sept. 13 Practice--An Insider's Look at The Dartmouth Special Teams
Sept. 12 Practice--An Insider's Look At The Dartmouth Defense
Sept. 11 Practice--An Insider's Look At The Dartmouth Offense
Sept. 10 Practice--Something Was Different, But What?
Sept. 9 Feature--Tight Ends Coach Lance Clelland
Sept. 8 Practice--They Thought Of Everything. Almost.
Sept. 7 p.m. Practice--A Look Ahead To The Mock Game
Sept. 7 a.m. Practice--Feedback After Feed Bag
Sept. 6 Scrimmage--The Verdict Is In. Sort Of.
Sept. 5 p.m. Practice--Jobs Will Be On the Line
Sept. 5 a.m. Practice--It's All About EARs
Sept. 4 Practice--Making Sure They Will Be Ready For The Opener
Sept. 3 p.m. Practice--A Very Special Run
Sept. 3 a.m. Practice--Reviews From Scrimmage Are Favorable
Sept. 2 -- Optimist-Pessimist Round One
Sept. 1 Scrimmage--Recap
Sept. 1 Scrimmage--Stats
Sept. 1 a.m. Practice--Quick Whistles Come With Scrimmage Territory
Aug. 31 Practice--Are You (Almost) Ready For Some Football?
Aug. 30 p.m. Practice--Sour Weather But Practice Ends On A Sweet Note
Aug. 30 a.m. Practice--Stick Around Long Enough And You'll See Everything
Aug. 29 Practice--Score One For Coach Teevens
Aug. 28 p.m. Practice--First Day Of Doubles Is A Wrap
Aug. 28 a.m. Practice--Getting Their Kicks
Aug. 27 Practice--First Live Scrimmaging Of The Preseason
Aug. 26 Practice--All Dressed Up And Champing At The Bit
Aug. 25 Practice--A Sweltering Afternoon
Aug. 24 Practice--One On One
Aug. 23 Practice--Defense Has Edge
Aug. 22 Practice--A Lot To Like
Aug. 22--2007 Princeton Preview
Aug. 21--2007 Brown Preview
Aug. 20--2007 Cornell Preview
Aug. 19--2007 Harvard Preview
Aug. 18--2007 Columbia Preview
Aug. 17--2007 Holy Cross Preview
Aug. 16--2007 Yale Preview
Aug. 15--2007 Penn Preview
Aug. 14--2007 UNH Preview
Aug. 13--2007 Colgate Preview
Aug. 8--Questions And (Some) Answers For 2007
Aug. 7--A Coaches Poll?
Aug. 6--Media Day And The 2007 Poll