Game-Day Insider

Thanks to a couple of readers for interesting links this morning. The first is a Dartmouth football-related offering in the 2009 Benefit Auction for the truly remarkable Montshire Museum of Science across the river in Norwich, Vt. (Montshire: verMONT and new hampSHIRE. Get it?)

The silent auction is May 15 and you can bid on:

Experience Dartmouth Football as a Game-Day Insider

With this Game-Day Special Access Pass for a 2009 home game of your choosing, you and a guest will have the opportunity to: 1) Attend Coach Teevens' pre-game chalk talk at the Hop as his special guest; 2) Receive a private, pre-game breakdown of game strategy from Coach Teevens; 3) Enjoy a pre-game tour of the Floren Varsity House football training facilities by a member of the football staff; 4) Meet up with players as they exit the locker room and follow them out onto the field; 5) Watch the game with a sideline pass (for safety reasons, participants must agree to strictly abide by all sideline rules as explained prior to the game); 6) Spend halftime in the Friends of Dartmouth Football tent; and 7) Receive an official, regulation Dartmouth football signed by your favorite player and/or Coach Teevens. This package is for one adult and an accompanying child aged 10 or older--read restrictions carefully. (Restrictions: Excludes Dartmouth homecoming; chalk talk subject to change if discontinued; due to NCAA regulations governing recruitment of student athletes, high school students in grades 9 through 12 are ineligible to participate.) Value: $210

For more about the auction, including how to make a bid for the Game Day Insider award via email, click here. To view more up for auction in the Sports & Fitness category (including football season tickets), click here.

Dartmouth football has had a surprising crossover with men's lacrosse the past few years and a couple of incoming recruits (see last night's BGA story on recruiting) have indicated they intend to play both sports. That may or may not change with news that lax coach Bill Wilson is resigning after five years at the helm. The Daily Dartmouth has a story about Wilson telling the lacrosse team he was stepping down.

The spring football season for Dartmouth opponents finally draws to a close this weekend with New Hampshire holding its Blue-White game at 12:30. There's a brief look at the 2009 Wildcats in this announcement of the game.

Baseball America has a nice piece on Dartmouth being the first school to earn a berth in the 2009 NCAA Tournament. That kind of pub is one advantage of finishing up the season before other schools. The disadvantage? The Big Green has nothing scheduled for the next three weeks until the NCAA pairings are announced. Compare that to the University of Vermont, which has games through May 12, with the America East Championship slated to run through May 23.

Last year Ivy champion Columbia scheduled "friendlies" (not a big fan of that soccer term, but in this case ...) against Patriot League champion Bucknell to try to stay fresh.

And finally, another reader sent along a link to this absolutely classic Life Magazine photo featuring the mascots from Penn and Princeton. My money for some reason is on the former. Check it out and see if you agree.