The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Something

Freshman football players at Dartmouth were bused out to the Dartmouth Skiway Sunday afternoon for a hike up the Appalachian Trail to Holt's Ledge as an abbreviated introduction to the college's legendary outdoor tradition. To be honest, there was a little grumbling about spending the first day off from practice hiking on the way up. There was absolutely no grumbling once the players got out on the ledge and saw the view.

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to supersize the pics. Not sure about those without Macs.

Assistant AD for Leadership Steven Spaulding gives an inspiring talk to the
players in an inspiring location. Be sure to click this photo for a better look.

Before the players headed back down an overgrown ski slope – a challenge in itself – Coach Buddy Teevens filmed them singing As the Backs Go Tearing By. You can see Teevens to the right in this washed out video.

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Today's look at the Sagarin football ratings shows how volatile the Ivy League rankings are before having played a game. The numbers start with the preseason ranking followed by the ranking after the rest of the world began play and ending with this week's ranking.

Ivy League
Princeton 137, 119, 123
Harvard 149, 128, 134
Dartmouth 174, 158, 166
Penn 184, 171, 182
Yale 194, 183, 195
Brown  195, 184, 197
Cornell 219, 206, 222
Columbia 241, 232, 242

Nonconference Opponents
New Hampshire 84, 89, 87
Holy Cross 213, 214,196
Central Connecticut 225, 221, 240

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The local daily has a few terrific photos from the Big Green's afternoon at Storrs Pond HERE.