Gearing Up for Holy Cross

The Holy Cross football notes are up for Saturday's game at Dartmouth and the PDF is available here. Of note is the Crusader record against Ivy League teams since Tom Gilmore took over as head coach. From the notes:

The 13-8 mark over the last seven years includes a 6-0 record against Dartmouth, a 4-1 mark against Brown, a 2-5 record against Harvard and a 1-2 mark against Yale.

Also from the HC notes:

Holy Cross players have been tackled for a loss only 16 times in six games played so far this season. Only two teams in the nation have been tackles for a loss fewer times this season: South Dakota State (12 times in five games) and Dartmouth (10 times in four games).

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The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll is out with Dartmouth back to receiving one vote (along with Columbia). Teams of note in the poll:

16. New Hampshire
25. Penn
41. Colgate
43. Harvard
52. Yale
T. 57 Dartmouth, Columbia

Green Alert Take: Voters in the poll choose what they think are the 25 best teams in the nation. There's no vote for No. 26 or No. 43 or No. 57, meaning someone voted Dartmouth as the No. 25 team in the nation.

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The weekly FCS Coaches Poll:

15. New Hampshire
25. Penn
30. Harvard
40. Colgate

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Just released is the first weekly ECAC Lambert Meadowlands Football Poll representing Eastern supremacy in the FCS. It looks like this:

1. Delaware
2. William & Mary
3. Villanova
4. Massachusetts
5. James Madison
6. New Hampshire
7. Penn
8. Robert Morris
9. Colgate
10. Richmond
Also receiving votes: Columbia, Harvard, Central Connecticut, Yale, Lehigh.

Who is eligible in the ECAC poll? From the first release:

To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the East or play at least half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if at least half of their schedule features eligible teams. Teams in Eastern-based football conferences, regardless of location, qualify if at least half their schedule is against Lambert eligible teams.

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Speaking of polls, if you think there may be a few shenanigans in the voting for the FBS poll, LA Times columnist Chris Dufresne is with you. Check out this story. (Thanks for the link.)

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Photo of a potential Big Green mascot? (Thanks for the link. I think ;-)

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Harvard is banning kegs from tailgating once again at this year's edition of The Game. And the tailgates must wrap up by noon. The Harvard Crimson reports that rules differ each year depending on which school is hosting the game. Sorry, The Game.

This from the Crimson is just begging for wisecracks:

Last year, Yale Senior Associate Athletics Director Ryan G. Bamford attributed the dissimilarities in tailgate rules to fundamental differences between the Boston area and New Haven.

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The Daily Dartmouth follows up on the $9 million gift to fund the Zimmerman Fitness Center in Dartmouth's Alumni Gym.

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It's back to practice for Dartmouth today. Check out Green Alert Premium tonight for thoughts about what the Yale film review showed, impressions from Sunday's jayvee game and an overview of the first Holy Cross practice.