The tongue-in-cheek Fearful Forecast went up on BGA Overtime last night, picking the winners and scores of each game this week featuring a Dartmouth opponent. Look for the Dartmouth season preview on the site tonight, as well as a preview of the opener against New Hampshire. Two more reasons to visit BGA Overtime tonight. ;-)
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WMUR, the TV station out of Manchester, N.H., takes a look at Dartmouth's side of tomorrow's "Granite Bowl:"
A new chapter begins this week. 🌿🏈 pic.twitter.com/0zl2ejoazV
— Ivy League (@IvyLeague) September 15, 2025
Green Alert Take: Once more with feeling. If everyone felt this way, why did it take so long for the Ivy presidents to see the light?
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New Hampshire has posted its game notes with depth charts for both teams HERE.
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In his Week One picks podcast, Jake Novak of the Roar Lions site, says Dartmouth-UNH . . .
. . . "may be the most exciting and interesting week one opener in all of the Ivy League this year.
And . . .
"Dartmouth is a 2½-point underdog at home against the University of New Hampshire. This, I feel like, is a gift. . . . I think Dartmouth is going to win this game, so again I think they're going to cover the 2½ that they're being given, so take Dartmouth there."
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A reminder that in addition to being streamed on ESPN+, tomorrow's game will be broadcast on NESN (New England Sports Network).
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Do me a favor. Check out the Ivy League release on the start of the season HERE.
Now check out the Patriot League weekly release on their season HERE.
Green Alert Take: As they said in school, compare and contrast.
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I'll admit I didn't spend much time watching it last night, but the national broadcast of a 28-17 Rice win over Charlotte featured Dartmouth graduates on both teams. Ejike Adele had three tackles and a quarterback hurry for Rice, while former teammate Braden Mullen had one stop for Charlotte.
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EXTRA POINT
We all know about robins migrating and how their arrival back north each year is a sign of spring (even if they don't all migrate). What I had not realized – but should have – is that hummingbirds also migrate. We have a feeder on a window in our kitchen and there hasn't been a hummer stop by for several weeks. A little Googling informed me that they generally head south in late summer/early fall, and can fly 20 hours a day, covering as much as 500 miles. It can take them 2-3 weeks to make it to their winter home and some who spent their summer feeding at our kitchen window will be right back here next year.