Friday, October 09, 2015

MVP Puts Big Green On The Big Stage

If you set your DVR to record the Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night there's a chance it cut off before Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens and former player Elliot Kastner '13 showed off the Mobile Virtual Player tackling dummy. At least that was the case up here on the mountain where our DVR was ready to shut down because of the length of the NFL game, which turned the Late Show into, well, the Later Show. Fortunately (or unfortunately if feels like this morning) I managed to stay awake and saw that the DVR was about to punt and called an audible.

At about 1:18 Eastern the MVP made its late-night debut. Here are a few screenshots taken from our DVR and from the online version of the show, which you can watch HERE for the next few days or so.

Bottom line: Colbert was Colbert and Teevens and Kastner did a fine job but the MVP was the star of the show ;-)

Stephen Colbert interviews Dartmouth football coach Buddy Teevens and former defensive lineman Elliot Kastner  '13 about the development of the Mobile Virtual Player robotic tackling dummy in this screenshot from the Late Show.
Colbert gets a couple of laughs.
The MVP gets quite a welcome coming out from back stage.
Colbert inspects the MVP.

Teevens helps Colbert strap on the iconic Dartmouth "D" helmet.

Colbert brings the MVP down.

For a Dartmouth release on Saturday's showdown with Yale, click HERE.

Yale's full game notes are HERE.