Gridiron Power Index

The final Gridiron Power Index of the regular season is out. Think of the GPI as sort of a BCS standings of the next level down, combining the various rankings – computer and human – into one. Here's what it shows (125 teams total):

20. Penn
40. Harvard
53. Brown
68. Columbia
79. Yale
88. Princeton
100. Dartmouth
106. Cornell

Current and future opponents:
8. UNH
30. Holy Cross
39. Colgate
77. Butler
113. Sacred Heart
120. Georgetown

For a Deadspin look at the annual Harvard-Yale Bacchanalia, click here.

The Deadspin piece, by the way has a mention about the furor at Dartmouth after the college's now former admissions and financial aid director wrote his infamous letter to the president of Swarthmore College saying, "... football, and the culture that surrounds it, is antithetical to the academic mission of colleges such as ours." If you are new to all of this, click here for the Boston Globe story.

The Town Topics down in Princeton has a piece on head football coach Roger Hughes being let go. It includes this statement from Athletic Director Gary Walters:

"Roger Hughes has been a fine ambassador of the football program during his tenure as head coach. The University is grateful for his service, integrity, and effort on behalf of the Princeton football program. Ultimately, given its commitment to achieving excellence across the board, the University has determined that a fresh start in the football program is needed.”

The story notes that Hughes will finish out his contract, "in a yet-to-be-determined role with the Athletics Department."

For a transcript of a Q&A with Jeff Orleans, former executive director of the Ivy League, click here.

Enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and/or friends.