Of Golf And A Good Dog

The 2008 Dartmouth schedule card and poster are both out. The theme this year: Putting It All Together.

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Got an email the other day about the annual Dartmouth Football Golf Classic, set for Saturday, June 14, at Hanover Country Club. The affair will start with lunch under the Friends of Football Tent at 11:30 a.m. The golf will get going with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. After beating the little white ball around the group will reconvene at the tent for cocktails, dinner and a raffle/auction. If the past is any indication of the future, you do not want to miss the auction. Sure, there's some neat stuff to bid on, but the show is just as good as the auction as former teammates battle both with their wallets and their wits. It's usually a pretty funny deal.

As of the last email a few days ago, they were looking for a tournament sponsor, cart sponsor, awards sponsor, golf course sponsor, tent sponsor, 10 tee sponsors and 18 green sponsors. Contact Curt Oberg through the football office for more information.

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Harvard held its spring game and this story from the Crimson is another indication that optimism is high in Cambridge. The author of the story writes:

Sitting down before Harvard’s spring game on Saturday night, I tried to plan out some key position battles I would watch, figuring that the game would be a golden opportunity to gain insight into next fall.

But instead of a long list, I came away with the impression that Crimson fans have nothing to worry about in the 2008 season. After all, it’s a good sign when the battle for the third receiver and fourth quarterback spots are among your most interesting questions heading into the fall.

More out of Harvard as defensive lineman Carl Ehrlich offers up another edition of his well-done and entertaining blog. With tongue-in-cheek, the 6-3, 285 Ehrlich laments not having a nickname. He tells of a coach who wanted to call teammate John Paris "Bubba," after the former NFL star and how he convinced everyone that "Bubbles," would be a better idea because "he's his own man." Nice.

OK, Mr. Ehrlich, I've got a nickname for you: Good Dog. Can't you just hear the line coach screaming after he jumps offside: "Give me 10, Good Dog Carl." Works for me.

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A reminder: The Green-White scrimmage starts at 10:30 Saturday. Stretching and all that other stuff starts at 10.