BGA Overtime

It was a gamble last year shifting BGA from the subscription model it had been using since 2005 to a donation model, but the move was a qualified success. The site able to bring Dartmouth football news to a far greater audience than in previous years, and readers were generous enough that BGA Overtime will give it a shot for another season and see what happens.

With practice for the 2025 season not beginning until Aug. 23, Mrs. BGA and I are taking advantage of the first of two years of free charging for our new EV and setting out tomorrow on a three-week road trip. After sprinting to the midwest we will be spending a solid 10 days exploring 1,500 or so miles of legendary Route 66 before a quick visit to Bryce Canyon to see That Certain Dartmouth ’14 and her new husband.

The term Paid Time Off (PTO) has become trendy in recent years but it doesn’t work in this case. For BGA, the next three weeks are a pure vacation, which is why the plan was for this daily site to go dark. But That Certain Nittany Lion ’16 suggested I instead post a picture each day from our trip, which is what I plan to do. So keep coming back to follow along . . . and I’ll see you toward the end of the month.

Cheers,

BW

PS: Correction. I actually plan to interrupt the daily photo series on Monday by posting the Ivy League football media poll – even though for the first time in more than 30 years I was not invited to participate. I’ll even show you how I would have voted (although with a twist ;-).

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EXTRA POINT

This is pure Ripley’s. Last night the meteorologist on one of the TV stations out of Burlington, Vt., informed us that if there is no precipitation today or tomorrow it will be the first completely dry weekend in this part of the world since Dec. 14-15. Wow.