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Greetings from the parking lot of Thompson Arena in Hanover where I'm using the Dartmouth Public Internet wi-fi from the comfort of our 24-year-old VW camper van. That's right, no service up on the mountain ... still.

I visited a very quiet Floren Varsity House this morning and found the football offices all-but-deserted as most of the coaches catch their breath before everything breaks loose next month. In case you are wondering, there are 50 days left until the start of camp! In the interim, the campus is teeming with young campers here to work on their forehands, their goalkeeping or their crossover.

From Floren I headed over to Alumni Gym and had a chance to sit down and talk with new Director of Varsity Athletics Communications (aka sports information director) Rick Bender. He quickly proved to be exactly what everyone I talked to and everything I read led me to believe: a nice guy.

I forgot my camera today but will have a treat of sorts for you here tomorrow, so be sure to stop back ;-)

And now for some links ...

The Sports Network has an exhaustive ranking of FCS quarterbacks and not surprisingly, given the Dartmouth will have a new starter under center this fall for the fourth time in Buddy Teevens' four years back, there's no mention of a Big Green signalcaller. There is, however, mention of a number of QBs Dartmouth will face this year. Among those named ...

• Holy Cross' Dominic Randolph is ranked the No. 3 quarterback in the land.
• Harvard's Chris Pizzotti is ranked No. 12 (although he may not even be the most athletically gifted QB in Cambridge).
• Brown's Michael Dougherty is at No. 15, which might be a little high but still ought to tell you something.
• New Hampshire's RJ Toman is listed as the No. 1 new starter, something that may have more to do with who he's replacing than who he is.
• Penn's Robert Irvin is the No. 3 quarterback on the hot seat, whatever that means in the FCS.

It's still a while until UNH reports to camp but the Seacoast Online site has a story about the Wildcats spending their preseason working entirely on themselves instead of preparing for an opponent in the final week, a result of playing 11 games this year instead of the allowed 12.

The Ivy League lost a piece of its early history with the recent passing of former Yale coach John Pont. Boston Globe story.