Game Day

Maybe it's because Dartmouth beat Columbia, but in his Roar Lions Roar blog Jake Novak gives the Big Green a nod in his weekly predictions. He writes:

Dartmouth's offense is questionable now without (injured tailback Nick) Schwieger, but Cornell on the road is usually just a disaster. The Big Green in a squeaker.

Harvard's WHRB radio has blogged its Ivy League roundup for Week Eight.

This made it to the Green Alert premium site but deserves an added mention here: Sophomore tight end John Gallagher (bio) has been selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I football team for his work on the field and in the classroom. Gallagher has a 3.67 grade point average and is tied for second on Dartmouth team with 20 receptions. From Green Alert:

"He's what you look for," (coach Buddy) Teevens said of the 6-foot-3, 245-pound sophomore from West Salem, Ore. "He's starting at a tough position as a young guy, two years in a row. He's demanding of himself. Works his butt off in the weight room. He's just solid. You need something, he's going to deliver.

"He's the same way in the classroom. When you think of an Ivy League football player, that's the guy you think of. A guy who takes care of it in the classroom, who is doing it on the field and who has a great reputation in the community, among his peers, alums and mentors. He's the complete package."

The official release on Gallagher's selection is here.

If you are up early head on over to the rugby fields opposite Hanover Country Club (just go north on the right side of the Dartmouth Green and through one light) to catch a little of the powerhouse Big Green taking on Boston College at 11 a.m. in the opening round of the Northeast playoffs. With a win Dartmouth would advance to the final round for a shot at the national Sweet 16. (The women's team is at Syracuse today playing with the same title implications.)

Finally, Dartmouth men's golf coach Rich Parker advanced to the finals of Qualifying School for the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior Tour) in Montgomery, Texas. When I was at the newspaper I covered Rich in professional tournaments all over New England, traveled to Chicago to write about his U.S. Open appearance at Medinah and chronicled his near-misses at Q-School for the regular PGA Tour. Even when the numbers weren't what he wanted, Rich was always helpful with a quote or a quip. If he makes it through Q-School the national media is in for a treat.