Various Twitter feeds – including his own – are reporting that Blake Orvis, a 6-foot-3 or (6-4, 225) pound (or 235) tight end from Boone HS in Orlando, Fla. is headed Dartmouth way. Find a story on him here on the "Cane Insider." From that story:
As a prospect, he has the size you look for at 6-foot-4 and 225-pounds. He has great hands and can block well. When he goes after a ball, the majority of the time he comes down with it, even on the tough catches. His speed is good, but not elite. He is one of those tight ends who can play his role to perfection. During a play, he sticks to his assignment and plays with intelligence.
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Results of this week's BGA Poll about the impact of the institution this fall of Patriot League football scholarships on the Ivy League-Patriot relationship:• 71.3 percent – The Patriot League will start to pick off a FEW more potential Ivy recruits.
• 20.8 percent – The Patriot League will start to pick off a LOT more potential Ivy recruits.
• 7.9 percent – There will be no change in the Ivy-Patriot recruiting dynamic
• 56.7 percent – The Patriot League will start to dominate the Ivy League on the field.
• 43.3 percent - The competitive balance between the Patriot and the Ivy on the field will remain the same.
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It was a tough night in Dartmouth athletics yesterday with men's and women's ice hockey and men's and women's basketball all losing. But keep your chin up, it's sailing season. OK, not quite in the Upper Valley but get this. The Dartmouth women's sailing team is ranked No. 1 in the nation.Sailing World
Women's Ranking
1. Dartmouth
2. Yale
3. St. Mary's
4. Boston College
5. Navy
6. Georgetown
7. Charleston
8. Tufts
9. Stanford
10. Brown
11. MIT
12. Rhode Island
13. Eckerd
14. Hobart/William Smith
15. Roger Williams
Dartmouth received 10 of 16 first-place votes
The co-ed team, by the way, is ninth.
Green Alert Take: Why does it make me a little nervous to see the Navy women's sailing team ranked fifth? The Dartmouth co-ed team is ninth, two spots ahead of, yup, Navy.
