Looking Ahead

A little housekeeping to start the morning off.

As promised a second story on spring practice will go up tomorrow. I think you'll find it interesting and informative. The final spring story won't be posted until late May, after Mrs. BGA and I return from our upcoming trip. (More about that below.)

For what it's worth, I've been experimenting with another web platform to host BGA – The Sequel and if I have it working properly that's where tomorrow's story and other future pieces will be posted. A reminder that access to the new site will be free and available to everyone. Check back tomorrow for a link.

While I'm at it, I'm currently working on my plans for the fall and while I won't be covering practice or in the press box on Saturday afternoons, there will probably be game coverage – of a sort. Stay tuned for more information as I finalize what I hope to be doing.

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The other news I should mention is that Mrs. BGA and I will be hopping on the train in Boston this Monday as we begin a month-long rail trip around the country. We'll be heading first to Chicago, where we will have a day and a half to explore. Then we are on to Seattle, where we'll have three days to see friends and enjoy the PNW.

Next we head down the coast to Los Angeles and then back up to the San Francisco Bay Area, each with a full day to do fun things.

The next leg of our trip brings us to Utah (to spend a week with That Certain Dartmouth '16 at Bryce Canyon) and eventually Colorado (for a few days with my sister). Then it's back to Chicago for a day, (probably) down to Washington, D.C., and finally back home.

We're hoping to get to Wrigley Field to see the Cubs-Astros game at Wrigley Field on the evening of April 23. If anyone has "local knowledge" about the best cheap to moderate-priced seats in the house, send 'em along!

It has been suggested I keep this site going while we are gone but change BGA from Big Green Alert  to Bruce's Great Adventure. We'll see.

Now what you came here for . . .

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Following up on Monday's listing of starters returning and moving on from Dartmouth football (LINK), today a look at the final two-deep from last fall. The first player listed is the starter. Departing players have a strike through their names.*

OFFENSE
Quarterback
Nick Howard
Jackson Proctor

Tailback
Q Jones
Tevita Moimoi

Wide Receiver
Paxton Scott
Jarmone Sutherland

Wide Receiver
Isaac Boston
Jackson Gerard

Wide Receiver
Daniel Haughton
Painter Richards Baker

Tight End
Jace Henry
Nic Sani

Center
Thomas Hartnett
Nick Marinaro

Left Guard
Nick Schwitzgebel
Max Wentz

Right Guard
Kyle Brown
Tristan Holmbeck

Left Tackle
Delby Lemieux
Vasean Washington

Right Tackle
Kontantin Spörk
Ethan Sipe

DEFENSE
End
Charlie Looes
Joe Onuwabhagbe

End
Hank Knez
Dakota Quiñonez

Nose Guard
Josiah Green
Jaylin Rainey

Sam Linebacker
Teddy Gianaris
Marques White

Mike Linebacker
Danny Cronin
Micah Green

Will Linebacker
Macklin Ayers
John Ballowe

Nickel
Tyson McCloud
Tyson Grimm

Corner
Jordan Washington
Zach Faris

Corner
Leonard St. Gourdin
Patrick Campbell

Strong Safety
Sean Williams
Vachon Raye

Free Safety
Cam Maddox
Sam Koscho

*Keep in mind this is just the final two-deep and does not include some players who were regular starters such as safety Quinten Arello, and those who might have slid down to a backup role because of injury.

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EXTRA POINT
We haven't had any really surprising visitors to the video bird feeder since my sister gave it to us for Christmas. This guy, which the camera's AI told us is an American goldfinch, is about as colorful as we've had:

Ah, but the bird feeder has come in handy and will come in handy in ways that have nothing to do with birds. The "has" part was Mrs. BGA accessing the live picture from Florida during the eclipse to see how dark it got in this part of Vermont. (Answer: Not very.) The "will" part will be our ability watch That Certain Nittany Lion '16 taking Griff the Wonder Dog for his daily constitutional around our property while we are away.