Many Happy Returns

In case you were out of town – as I was – the word came down at Sunday's banquet that Buddy Teevens would be back next fall as Dartmouth football coach. It probably wasn't the best-kept secret around that he would be back, but it was kept quiet until the breakup banquet. A quote from acting athletic director Bob Ceplikas in today's Valley News:

"It was a telling moment. You had to see the reaction of the plaeyrs when the president announce that Buddy was staying on as coach. They were just so enthusiastic."

More from Ceplikas in the story:

"He is definitely our coach going forward. He is the guy who can get us where we want to be. It's clear we are not going to settle for anything less."

And this:

"We feel that in light of the number of obstacles taht were in place that we've made tremendous progress. When you look at the on-the-field performance of the freshmen and sophomores you can see we are headed in the right direction in terms of talent. We feel as though all signs are pointing toward going in the right direction."

The Ivy League weekly release shows two Dartmouth freshmen and a sophomore named to the honor roll for their play against Princeton. Named were:

• Freshman strong safety Garrett Waggoner (12 tackles seven solos)
• Freshman linebacker Garrett Wymore (11 tackles, eight solo, one fumble recovery)
• Sophomore tight end John Gallagher (6 receptions for 92 yds)

And yes, I've been known to get the two Garrett W's confused from time to time. And I'm not the only one. Hint, hint ;-)

All-Ivy League picks should be out around lunch time. Without naming names I think there are four Dartmouth players on defense who could get some kind of honor. I don't think all will because that's unlikely when your defense is ranked where Dartmouth's was this year, but purely on an individual basis, four players have a shot.

Offensively I have another four names that could get recognition but expect two. I'll let you know when the release comes out who were on my lists.

The Sagarin Ratings:
123 Pennsylvania
155 Harvard
170 Brown
181 Columbia
189 Yale
216 Princeton
217 Dartmouth
226 Cornell