Point Taken

Quick. Against which Ivy League team has Dartmouth had its highest scoring average over the past five years? And which Ivy League team has scored the most against the Big Green during the same span?

Numbers drawn from the Green Alert Premium opponent previews (that resume Monday with a look at Holy Cross):

Average Dartmouth Points, 2005-09

vs. Cornell 25.6
vs. Columbia 23.0
vs. Brown 18.2
vs. Penn 14.8
vs. Harvard 12.6
vs. Princeton 10.4
vs. Yale 7.6

Average Dartmouth Points Against, 2005-09

Harvard 35.0
Yale 32.2
Brown 30.4
Cornell 26.8
Princeton 25.0
Penn 21.8
Columbia 15.4

Record vs. Opponents, 2005-09

vs. Columbia 4-1
vs. Cornell 2-3
vs. Brown 1-4
vs. Penn 1-4
vs. Harvard 0-5
vs. Princeton 0-5
vs. Yale 0-5

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The Charlotte Observer has a wonderful love story about a father and son. The son: Russell Wilson, starting quarterback at North Carolina State and minor league farmhand in the Colorado Rockies organization. The father? Harrison Wilson III '77, the former Dartmouth receiver and two-sport standout who died at age 55 in June.

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Dartmouth's 14-7 overtime loss at Brown last year was full of drama. Thanks to Brown's B2 Network for $19.95 you can download a copy of the online broadcast of the game. To find the game, click here and then scroll to the the bottom four windows where you ...

Select Sport: Football
Select League: NCAA
Select Division:Ivy
Select Team: Brown

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Harvard joined several other Ivy schools by starting practice Friday. Click here for links to several reports.

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It's no secret that I'm not a big fan of Ivy League bands and their "comedy" shows, but speaking of Harvard, I imagine there could be a few funny lines come out of this. Did you know that Harvard is running a mini-golf course? True story. Find it in the Boston Globe.

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OK, it's another video from that school in State College, Pa., but listen up. Although I suppose this 2 minute video is intended for fans, it's really, really powerful stuff. It poses questions that every football player – every athlete – should be asking. A few of the questions:

Last year, Could You Have Done More?

Could You Have Been Stronger?

Could You Have Worked Harder?

The answer to those questions and several more:

Only You Know

The kicker line of the video:

What Will We Say To Ourselves Next Year?

A great question that should inspire.