Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Tuesday Recap

The Yale Daily News has a recap of the Bulldogs' loss to Albany Saturday that includes this quote about his special teams from head coach Tom Williams:
“We have to throw a grenade in there and blow it all up and start again."
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Senior defensive back Kevin De Regt has another edition of his entertaining blog, The Deregtory now up on the Daily Dartmouth website.
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A writer from the Columbia Spectator makes another pitch for athletic scholarships in the Ivy League.
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The New York Times has an opinion piece under the headline:
Can Pro Football Be Made Safe?
What kinds of changes in rules, equipment or practice schedules would help reduce brain injury in players?
When I read the headline my first thought was, maybe not safe, but "safer." Then I read the lede to the piece:
Professional football can be made “safer,” but to be made “safe” depends on your definition of the word. A sport involving full speed blocking and tackling will always cause injury. But injuries and safety are two separate concepts.
Thanks for the link.
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I came across a Minnesota Star Tribune Q&A with a high school senior whose name you may recognize. In fact, if you look at the picture quickly you may think you recognize his face as well. The senior in question is St. Thomas Academy quarterback Ryan McManus, who now has his team at 5-0. Yes, he's the younger brother of Dartmouth's Tim McManus.

If you'd like to see him in action, check out this four-game highlight video. For another TD run, check out this short Minnesota Sports Broadcast Network clip. Oh, and by the way, there's a soph on the team named Danny McManus. ...
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Teams of interest in the latest FCS Coaches Poll:
23. New Hampshire
33. Penn
39. Harvard
42. Brown
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On Big Green Alert Premium tonight: another Dartmouth practice report, Coach Buddy Teevens' reflections on the overtime loss at Penn, and what a look at the videotape revealed about couple of calls that might – or might not – have been questionable.

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