Colgate Lucky And Good, Good And Lucky

Is it better to be lucky than good? Season-opening opponent Colgate was both of those things in yesterday's tropical storm-delayed 23-19 win over Coastal Carolina.

You want good? Consider this from Myrtle Beach Online:

You just aren't going to win many games when you get manhandled the way the Chants got manhandled up front on Sunday.

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Colgate's Jordan Scott, the beneficiary of huge holes all day long, ran for 190 yards on 43 carries - 16 more yards than the entire Coastal team gained on the hoof.

You want lucky? Consider this from South Carolina Now:

With the game clock running below thirty seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Chanticleers leading by two, Raiders quarterback Greg Sullivan attempted to spike the football to stop the clock. Instead the ball slipped out of his hand and was recovered by Raiders running back Jordan Scott at the CCU 16 yard line leading the referees to blow the whistle and halt the game clock. The confusion allowed Colgate ample time to get their field goal unit into place for a game winning attempt.

You want lucky and good? Consider this from the Associated Press:

Ryan Meyers turned a botched snap on a field-goal attempt into a 16-yard touchdown pass to Adrien Schriefer with no time left Sunday, giving Colgate a 23-19 victory over Coastal Carolina.

The play capped a 20-point, fourth-quarter rally as well as a 69-yard drive that ran the final 1 minute, 44 seconds off the clock for the Raiders (1-1).

Colgate, by the way, played without starting quarterback Alex Relph, out indefinitely after an ankle injury in the opener against Stony Brook.

If you watched the Sunday night football game between the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts you saw former Dartmouth safety Lloyd Lee singled out (with graphic) in his role as linebacker coach for Da Bears. Lee, a second-team All-America with the undefeated 1996 team and a captain of the '97 squad, went on to play for the San Diego Chargers for parts of two seasons. Lloyd's bio can be found here and a Q&A with him for young players can be found here.

FRIDAY'S SCRIMMAGE at Harvard to be closed to the public
Coach Buddy Teevens has announced that Friday's scrimmage at Harvard will be closed to the general public. Family members of players will be allowed to attend the scrimmage, but only if they are on a list that will be checked at the gate. Identification will be required to enter the stadium.

Dartmouth's morning session of practice will start shortly. Check Green Alert premium in the early afternoon for a story. The second session will be posted on the regular site tonight. Double sessions wrap up Wednesday, the scrimmage at Harvard is Friday and Colgate game week starts the next day.