One Football Foe Advances, One Crashes

Wonder who the next coach at Yale might be? The New Haven Register's Portal 31 blog tosses out a few names. Some of those same names show up in a Register column. ... One of the names that shows up in both places is that of Mark Whipple, the former Brown coach, architect of the Whip-lash offense and current Philadelphia Eagles assistant. It baffles me why some FBS hasn't taken a shot at Whip yet and I suppose I'd be surprised if he were interested in Yale. But I'll tell you this: Keep your fingers crossed that he isn't. Interested in Yale, I mean.

The climb to the next Ivy League title would get even harder for Dartmouth if Yale brings in an innovator like Whipple.

You know it's coming. You know there will be people who look at Villanova's 55-28 whomping of Colgate and say something along the lines of, "That's why it's a good thing the Ivy League doesn't go to the playoffs."

But hey, at least Colgate got the chance. Listen to head coach Dick Biddle:

"We couldn't match up against them. We couldn't stop the run. We gave up big plays in the passing game. We didn't tackle very well. Sometimes that happens. It wasn't a lack of effort. We felt like we wanted to control the ball but couldn't. But I have no complaints."

But I have no complaints.

And listen to tailback Jordan Scott:

"It (career) kind of went by pretty quick. I've been blessed with a great coach and he's always put us in the best position to win. I've had great teammates and great lines in my time there. I enjoyed it though it's a little bittersweet to go out like this. It's been a great season and a great memory for me."

...(I)t's a little bittersweet to go out like this.

No complaints. A little bittersweet. Was it disappointing? Clearly. Did they get pushed around? Absolutely. Do they wish they had stayed home and watched another CAA team play instead of them? It doesn't sound like it.

New Hampshire advanced in the playoffs with a 29-20 win over Southern Illinois that showed once again the importance of special teams. The "lede" of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tells you everything you need to know:

The Wildcats turned a blocked punt into a touchdown, kicked five field goals and returned three kickoffs beyond midfield in their 29-20 victory over the Salukis in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

UNH will be playing the University of Northern Iowa for the third time in four years in the FCS playoffs.

Did you see Notre Dame last night? Yikes.

And finally from the futbol field, pick your poison. Would you rather play a soccer game without your starting goalie or without your leading scorer? That's the question of the day in North Carolina where No. 1-ranked Wake Forest will play host to Dartmouth in the third round of the NCAA soccer tournament. The Demon Deacons will be without their starting keeper, who suffered a concussion in their first tournament game. Dartmouth, meanwhile, will be without leading scorer Lucky Mkosana, who broke a bone in his foot in the Big Green's win over Boston College in last week's game. Find a story in the Winston-Salem Journal.

That's right. A fall Ivy League team is in the third round of a postseason tournament. Whither football?