Monday Musings

Another Alert reader shared a link to a page on the Dartmouth athletics website that does a terrific job of promoting the college and its athletic program. While it is directed mostly at another sport, the top section of a Q&A with women's tennis coach Bob Dallis sums up the Dartmouth experience nicely. Click here to check it out.

Like Dartmouth football, Penn men's basketball is a proud program that has fallen on hard times of late. With concerns mounting among the Palestra faithful, the athletic department is taking the unusual step of holding a town hall meeting, according to the Daily Pennsylvanian. From the story:

In an e-mail to "Penn Basketball Alumni, Family and Friends," senior associate director of athletics Mary DiStanislao announced that Penn Athletics will host a "town hall" meeting April 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the Inn at Penn in which basketball coach Glen Miller will field questions.

The event "is intended to bring together season ticket holders, former players, alumni and select student supporters as well as long-time friends of the program for an extended answer session about Penn Basketball with coach Miller," the e-mail said.

For those who attend Dartmouth home football games, the Saturday morning Hanover Huddle with Buddy Teevens in the Hopkins Center has been sort of a de facto town hall.

With spring football having kicked off in New York City, Columbia football coach Norries Wilson has his own way of sharing information about his team. He's posting his thoughts about the progress of the team on the Columbia football website. As of this morning, he's banged out a couple of brief practice reports.

Could Cornell be the new summer home of the New York Jets? Cornell and nearby SUNY Cortland are both under consideration according to a Newsday story. From the story:

"Coach (Rex) Ryan is looking to find a more isolated environment for training camp to promote team building and we are researching potential locations," (Jets spokesman Bruce) Speight said.

And finally, the Dartmouth baseball team completed a sweep of weekend doubleheaders with a pair of victories over Columbia Sunday in New York City as freshman Kyle Hendricks pitched a five-hit shutout in the opener and the Big Green drilled five home runs on the day. Dartmouth (4-0 Ivy League) is scheduled to play its initial game on the new Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park Wednesday when Siena is in town. The first pitch is set for 2 p.m. The home Ivy League season is set to kick off this weekend with twinbills against Princeton and Cornell on Saturday and Sunday with both starting at noon.