BGA Overtime takes a look at the Columbia game HERE. Check back tonight for analysis in the form of BGA OT's weekly Six Pack plus assorted odds and ends from the game. And don't forget, The Optimist and The Pessimist are on deck for tomorrow.
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The Dartmouth writes about the Big Green's win over Columbia HERE.
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For a look at the game from the home team's perspective, check out a story in the Columbia Spectator HERE.
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Jake Novak down at the Columbia Roar Lions 2024 blog offers up a capsule look at the game HERE under the headings Why Dartmouth Won, Why Columbia Lost, Key Turning Points, Columbia Positives, Columbia Negatives and Columbia MVP.
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The local Valley News has a Columbia story HERE that is accessible from behind the paywall – if you are an infrequent visitor or have a subscription.
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Craig Haley of STATS Perform has a quick look at the game under the header, Making Them Big Green With Envy that starts this way: Another week, another tight win for Dartmouth. (LINK)
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And this is what you've been waiting for:
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Something to share around the water-cooler this morning:
That does, of course, deserve an asterisk given differences in FCS scheduling philosophies:
#FCS teams still undefeated vs. FCS opponents:
— Sam Herder (@SamHerderFCS) October 27, 2024
SEMO 8-0
NDSU 8-0
Montana State 7-0
UC Davis 7-0
Tarleton State 7-0
Rhode Island 7-0
Dartmouth 6-0
Duquesne 4-0
Dropped after this weekend's results:
South Dakota
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Dartmouth tailback Q Jones won the New England Football Writers Gold Helmet for Division I/FCS for his 182-yard explosion in the win over Columbia. Find a Dartmouth release HERE and the NEFW release HERE.
Green Alert Take: I was a Gold Helmet selector for a lot of years and it always made me uncomfortable when I picked a Dartmouth player as the winner. I remember one year debating whether to pick quarterback Dalyn Williams before finally giving him the nod. I figured I was OK when I learned Dalyn had been named the national player of the week. ;-)
(And for the record, Q would have gotten my vote this week if I hadn't stepped away from being a selector this year.)
Green Alert Take II: It was frequently difficult to pick the DI/FCS player because there simply aren't that many schools playing at the level in New England (although there are more now than just a few years ago). Harder yet was picking the DII-III player because there are a lot of those schools and there are usually more than a few players with eye-popping numbers. I'm a little envious of this week's selector because this was one of those times when the DII-III pick was a slam dunk. This is from the release announcing a second Jones won that honor:
Damien Jones, from Fitchburg, Mass., and a St. Bernard’s High School graduate, racked up 222 all-purpose yards in the Nor’Easter’s 51-30 win at Nichols. Jones scored touchdowns on an 8-yard rush, a 62-yard punt return and an 84-yard kickoff return while adding 71 rushing yards on 11 carries (6.5 ypc). Jones is the only player in the nation at any collegiate level this season to have a punt return, kickoff return and rushing touchdown.
For the record, the "Nor'Easters" is the nickname for the University of New England teams. And it's a great nickname!
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EXTRA POINT
Here's the view out the BGA Overtime world headquarters this morning as we awoke to our first little snow of the season:
