Schweiger Featured in Boston Globe

The Boston Globe has a story about Dartmouth's Nick Schwieger, the Ivy League's leading rusher last fall as a sophomore. Coach Buddy Teevens tells the paper how his standout back has changed:

“If there was a brick wall in front of him, he was going to try and run through it. Now he’s matured. He is still physical. An arm tackle or a bump isn’t going to disrupt him. But now he can dip or cut and make someone miss as well.’’

What's interesting is the paper says Schweiger was named to "the preseason All-Ivy first team," without mentioning whose preseason All-Ivy first team. It's a well-deserved honor but the Ivy League doesn't name one ;-)

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The first Sagarin Ratings are in and once again Dartmouth isn't getting much respect. Keeping in mind Sagarin ranks all Division I teams together (FBS and FCS) here's how the Ivy League looks:

130. Harvard
136. Penn
159. Yale
160. Brown
188. Princeton
200. Columbia
202. Cornell
212. Dartmouth

Dartmouth's non-league opponents:

148. Holy Cross
214. Bucknell
231. Sacred Heart

Green Alert Take: If Sagarin has it right that Bucknell game should be a doozy.

The Big Green's recent past and future opponents:

88. UNH
154. Colgate
227. Butler
236. Georgetown

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The New Haven Register's Portal 31 blog has a look at the Bulldogs' first intrasquad scrimmage. From the story:

Just call it retribution after the offense not only took it to the defense during Yale's spring game, but also dominated a red-zone drill during Thursday's practice.

At Saturday's scrimmage at Clint Frank Field, the defense clearly had the upper hand.

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Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore has annointed senior Ryan Taggart the successor to Dominic Randolph as the Crusaders' starting quarterback after a spirited, three-way battle according to the Worcester Telegram.

While the Cross has been best known for its offense in recent years, Gilmore told the Telegram:

“For the first time we have no weaknesses in the depth chart on the defensive side. The expectations on defense have never been higher.”

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That Certain Hanover High Grad is running the first leg in the CHaD Half Marathon & Relay today as the first part of her long run of the weekend. The race benefits the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth and it should be quite a site. From the race web page:

BE A SUPERHERO - Help break a Guinness World Record!
In 2009, 1,016 of you helped CHaD set a Guinness World Record for the most superheroes gathered in one place (not Gotham). Our record was recently surpassed by 1,245 caped crusaders gathered at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia. In the spirit of all those we honor on this great day, come dressed as your favorite superhero and HELP RECLAIM OUR RECORD.

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We had the awards picnic for our 16-0 Hanover Green Machine Little League baseball team last night and I found myself thinking about what it is like for a college coach graduating a class of very special student-athletes. We said goodbye to six players who were with us for three years and I'm not ashamed to say it was difficult. The kids listened and learned and wonderfully represented themselves, their families and a great game. Not only did they win three championships this spring, but they also won their league sportsmanship trophy, which made us proudest of all.

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Dartmouth will have its first full-pad practice this afternoon and it will include some live scrimmage action. Check Green Alert Premium tonight for full coverage.