Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Pop Quiz


What is wrong with this rendering of Dartmouth's new indoor practice facility? And no, not the fact that Jack Traynor is trailing the play, instead of making it, and Isiah Swann is apparently playing with the offense.

Give up?

Apart from the fact that there's not much chance the players will be practicing in game uniforms – with striped helmets mind you – if you look closely there's a full-fledged tackle taking place. That's not something Dartmouth does in practice. Ever.
Speaking of the indoor facility, the Dartmouth Campus Services page has an update on construction with an indoor photograph HERE. Per the update: "field installation begins in early March."

And:
The project team is working Saturdays and some Sundays (inside work only) in order to keep the project moving ahead on schedule. 
On the subject of indoor practice facilities, I went looking for photos of the building Holy Cross put up and found this amusing introduction to the permanent facility the Crusaders opened a couple of years ago (LINK):


247Sports offers a look at the Georgia coaching staff (LINK) that includes a look at wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton, a hugely popular assistant during his four years at Dartmouth. From the piece:
Since arriving at UGA, Hankton has helped the Bulldogs sign seven four-star wide receivers in two recruiting cycles and five of those wideouts were ranked as top-100 overall prospects. 
Seriously. Is anyone surprised?
A video titled Ivy League Programs Check Out AZ Players seemed promising but the only Ivy League mention is at about the 1:55 mark and Dartmouth doesn't come up. (I assume the commentators know that Bucknell isn't Ivy League.)