Monday, October 20, 2008

Wrapping Up Holy Cross

The Daily Dartmouth game story for Holy Cross tells it like it was:
In what has become a tragic motif for the team this season, the game was highlighted by strong individual performances, flashes of talent and a crippling lack of consistency.
The D interviewed alumni from different decades to get their opinions about the current state of Dartmouth football. The consensus seems to be – give it time. Find that story here.

What used to be referred to exclusively as Dartmouth Night is now more popularly referred to as Homecoming. (The old rationale was that alumni are always welcomed home at Dartmouth.) Either way, there are always excesses and the Daily Dartmouth covers them under the headline: Homecoming Brings Arrests, Severe Burns.

For a look at the Big Green's next opponent – 0-5 Columbia – you can check out the Daily Pennsylvanian game story on Penn's 15-10 victory over the Quakers. Said Penn coach Al Bagnoli:
"I thought (Columbia) played very hard today, and they did, schematically, all the right things. They just got a little bit snakebitten."
The DP also has a story about the evolution of Columbia coach Norries Wilson.

Jake Novak over at the Roar Lions Roar blog, analyzes why Columbia lost and Penn won.

The Columbia Spectator game story concluded with this thought that will be repeated during Dartmouth meetings and practices this week:
As Wilson said after the game, the defense is and has been playing great football, especially in the last two weeks. Its lone fault has been its recent inability to create turnovers, which, if it can be rectified, could lead to better results in the coming weeks.
Very few local papers are as good about updates on local players as the Atlantic City Press. Dartmouth linebacker Tony Bates leads the Press report this week after topping the Big Green in tackles against the Crusaders.

Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton and Penn have been recruiting a 5-10, 200-pound fullback at The Maret School in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post has a mention.

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