With the football team halfway through the season with a 1-4 record, along with an 0-2 record in Ivy play, there is one undeniable statistical trend—the defense is ahead of the offense.
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The Ivy League's weekly release is here.
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A reminder that it is buyer beware with the Bleacher Report but one "citizen-journalist's" look at the Ivies at the midway point includes this about Dartmouth:Dartmouth has slowly started to struggle since falling to Penn. Despite a commanding victory over Yale, this weekend's loss to Sacred Heart revealed their blatant dependability on the run, a weakness that can be exposed in conference play.And this about Columbia:
Columbia had their sights on their first conference win over Penn. And then they let it slip away. Either way, the Lions have showed promise in their offense and their defense has been relatively average for the Ivy League. They will not be an easy victory for anyone.
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The Brown Daily Herald has a story out of the school's monthly Community Council meeting. The story touches on the status of the four teams in jeopardy of being cut (wrestling, skiing, men's and women's fencing), the Harvard cheating scandal and more. From the story:"(Brown athletic director Jack) Hayes described the athletic department’s response to the changes mandated by the review, saying the department has worked with teams to examine the impact of practice and travel time on athletes’ academic lives and that he appreciated students’ engagement on the issue. He added that increasing student-athlete participation in activities outside of sports was a department priority."
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From the Daily Princetonian:As a result of New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports gambling, the NCAA will not allow any championship events to be held in the Garden State, the governing body announced Monday evening. Princeton, along with other New Jersey schools and venues, will no longer be able to host any NCAA-sponsored tournament games.And this . . .
Princeton may feel the impact as soon as next month. Without the ban, the No. 3 field hockey team would have likely been able to host the first two rounds of its tournament, like it did as the No. 4-ranked team in 2009. If the first-place women’s soccer team reaches the NCAA tournament, it also could have hosted a postseason game, like the men’s team did in 2009 and 2010.
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Also, check out the contest in the next posting for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate at Molly's by coming closest to guessing the attendance at this year's Homecoming game against Harvard. It's Price is Right rules, though – closest without going over ;-)Thanks to a charter subscriber and regular emailer for thinking up the promotion!
