Monday, December 09, 2013

And The Envelope Please . . .

The Bushnell Ivy League Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year will be announced today. The expectation here is that Princeton quarterback Quinn Epperly will take the former over Brown running back John Spooney and Princeton's Caraun Reid will take the defensive award over feellow DL Zach Hodges of Harvard in a closer vote.

The presentation will be streamed live and free of charge on the Ivy League Digital Network.
As the beat writer for the local daily I had a vote for the Heisman Trophy for many years. Recognizing the movement toward electronic journalism, the Heisman Trophy Trust has allowed me to keep the vote, which I cast after much deliberation yesterday. Can't tell you how I voted, though. At the bottom of the ballot it says:
The Heisman Trophy Trust would like to remind all electors that it is against our policy to publicly released their ballots selections. Heisman electors should keep their ballot confidential until after the Heisman announcement. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
It's never too early to start thinking about next year. From the Daily Pennsylvania blog comes a roundtable discussion introduced this way:
Penn football lost its last four games to finish out 2013. Now the Quakers also lose two fifth-year senior quarterbacks as well as a bevy of experienced team standouts in the secondary and along the offensive line. 
So what will be the single-greatest area of roster upheaval facing the Quakers as they look ahead to the 2014 campaign, and how will they transition in that area? 
From the Dartmouth office of sports publicity (LINK):
In the first set of fall Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, Dartmouth scored 108.5 points to land in 19th after strong finishes at both the men’s and women’s cross country national championships. 
And . . .
Dartmouth was the second of six Ivy League schools to be included in the standings, coming in behind Princeton in fifth place. The Ancient Eight was one of just five conferences to place multiple teams in the top 20, joining the Big 10, ACC, Pac 12 and Big East.
Find the full Learfield standings here.