Saturday, October 19, 2024

Game Day

The forecast calls for temps in the upper 60s to low 70s and full sun for this afternoon's game against Central Connecticut in Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field.


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Last night . . .

Princeton 29, Brown 17
Brown ran 32 more plays than Princeton and outgained the Tigers but five turnovers – all in Princeton territory – proved costly. The Bears (2-3, 1-1 Ivy League) fell behind 22-7 at the half and had fought back to 22-17 in the fourth quarter before the potential go-ahead touchdown was sabotaged by a lost fumble at the Princeton 25 with 5:49 remaining. Princeton's John Volker ran for 79 yards and two touchdowns on just four first-quarter carries before leaving because of injury. A crowd of 4,173 saw the Tigers (2-3, 1-1) avoid their first 0-2 Ivy League start since 2010.

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And today . . .

Here's how the Wise Guys see things:
Dartmouth  is a 13½ point favorite over Central Connecticut today
Penn  is a 3½ point. home favorite over Columbia 
Harvard  is a 4½ point home favorite against Holy Cross 
Yale  is a 7½ point home favorite against Lehigh 
Cornell  is a 2½ point favorite at Bucknell 
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Jake Novak down at the Columbia Roar Lions 2024 blog has Dartmouth winning by "10 or 11" today.
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Dartmouth's game notes have been posted HERE.

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 A little football history for you from The Writer's Almanac. The entry begins this way (LINK):
It was on this day in 1873 that the first set of football rules were drafted in America. The rules were written by representatives from three universities: Yale, Rutgers, and Princeton.
After a mention that Dartmouth was playing what it referred to as "Old Division football" at the time, the posting includes this:
Princeton decided that something needed to be done so that all teams could play by the same basic rules. They invited Rutgers, Columbia, Yale, and Harvard to join them in forming an intercollegiate league and standardizing rules. Harvard refused to join the league because it wanted to continue playing by its own rules, and Columbia failed to show up for the meeting; but on this day in 1873, representatives from the other three universities met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City.

They came up with 12 rules that everyone could agree on. The rules included: six goals were needed to win a game, or a lead of two goals; there would be one referee and two judges; and no one could throw or carry the ball. Columbia agreed by these rules, and four games were played according to the new rules in the remainder of 1873.

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And for those who have been around for a few years, Whoa Nellie!

EXTRA POINT

 Mrs. BGA was watching CNN last night and spotted something familiar. She snapped this picture of Jake Tapper '91:



You may notice the "Lone Pine" logo at the top, center of his laptop, but look to the lower right, above the CNN log. It's the BT helmet sticker honoring Buddy Teevens. (Princeton coach Bob Surace had one on his headset last night as well.) Well done, Jake. Well done, Coach Surace.
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