BGA Overtime took a look at Dartmouth's out-of-league competition last night. Find that story HERE.
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Today's entry from Dartmouth athletic communications is a look at the tight ends with coach Kevin Daft, who moved over from quarterback coach this year, and with All-America tight end Chris Corbo. As per usual, a gently edited transcript prepared by BGA follows the video for those who prefer reading to watching. ;-)
Tight Ends Coach Kevin Daft
I love what I see so far. We have a veteran group, a couple guys that have played in a lot of games. They come out with a great attitude. They're great leaders on and off the field. They're great role models, and I love the way they work and practice, the way they approach the game and approach every single day. It's been a great group so far.
Tight End Chris Corbo
From my group, I've seen a lot of growth. We lost a couple guys from last year, and younger guys are having to step up. Tay (Taysire Williams), Kristian (Strong), and Kyle (Meier) have come a long way, and they're really putting in the extra time to make sure they know what they're doing. It's definitely translating to the field.
To start with the team, I'm hoping to you build off of last year. We were 8-2 and could have been even better. We have a lot of guys on our team who have a lot of talent and can be big contributors this year, so we're just looking to take the next step. Obviously, there are much bigger stakes this year, being allowed to compete in the playoffs, so we want to be the first team to get in there.
And then personally, I want to just build off of last year. I was fortunate enough to have a career year. There's still a lot to be done. I want to take it to the next level, but as I said, more importantly as a team we want to get in the playoffs and make a run.
Kevin Daft
I mean, we have Chris Corbo. Obviously, he's got a lot of accolades from last year, had a very productive year, and we're excited about him and his progress. He continues to get better. Sean Ward is someone who's played in a lot of games, a lot of big games. He's a very physical player, very reliable, and a great person to be around.
And we have some of the up-and-coming guys. We have Taysire Williams and Kyle Meier, and they continue to progress. With all the work that they've put in since the start of spring and now, it's really exciting to see. They're gaining a lot of confidence and a lot of experience just owning the techniques and refining it. Polishing up some of the route running and some of the techniques we're talking about. They have taken to that. I like to see that start to show up.
I love the energy the guys bring. They have great attitude and are good people to be around. So I'm just excited about this group and excited to see them play in games.
Chris Corbo
What I would say to fans to expect from our room is it’s a group that is going to compete their butts off, whether it's in the pass game or the run game We're going to do everything we can to get the job done. We have a lot of hungry guys, myself, Sean Ward, Tay, and a bunch of young guys below. We're hungry. We're always looking to get better each and every day. I would just expect a group that's hardworking, and you'll see it on the field the way that we play, making that extra block, playing through the whistle, and making the big plays.
A Bloomberg headline: Ivy League Tightens Rules by Policing Athlete Deals over $2,000. From the story (LINK):
Ivy League athletic departments are ramping up efforts to prove they played no part in compensating their athletes, drawing a sharp distinction from powerhouse college programs paying millions to players.
Athletic departments are signing attestations of independence for any name, image and likeness deals for players making $2,000 or more, according to Mike Harrity, who directs athletics and recreation at Dartmouth College and described the process for the eight schools.
And . . .
"We attest as athletic directors that we are not in any way, directly or indirectly, asking a donor or alum to give money to somebody as a recruit inducement, or if they want to go into the transfer portal as a retention inducement," said Harrity on Bloomberg Radio at Bloomberg Power Players New York.
And . . .
"Dartmouth has a long history of supporting unions, including student workers," Harrity said. "We view the athletics endeavor first and foremost at its core is educational in nature."
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Football Scoop headline: A single college football matchup took place at two different stadiums this weekend.
It's true. After several lengthy lightning delays, impending darkness was threatening the Wabash-Case Western Reserve Division III football game and Wabash's Little Giant Stadium has no lights. The solution? From the story (LINK):
What if they moved the game to nearby Crawfordsville HS (IN)? Located under two miles away, and just a five minute drive south.
Looking at the radar and weather patterns, both schools decided that while unconventional, that would be the right move. So the players, coaches and fans loaded up on team busses to take the game to a new location.
For the record, after the bus ride Wabash won the game, 38-28.
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EXTRA POINT
Mrs. BGA walked into the BGA World Headquarters yesterday and commented on how there are six old laptops on a shelf. I pointed to another shelf across the room. She had missed one.
Then I pointed to still another shelf and reminded her that there are also two old portable typewriters here in the home office.
A lot of writers keep old typewriters on display as decorations. The two I have are just collecting dust in their cases, but I can't bring myself to part with them. For what it's worth, I just can't imagine anyone leaving an old laptop open on a shelf as a decoration.
As for the laptops, one belonged to That Certain Dartmouth '14. One belonged to my mother. I don't have the password for either.
Three have my old writing and research sprinkled around their hard drives in such a random way that finding and moving all of that valuable background information onto my current hard drive would means hours and hours of work. A couple others won't boot up anymore and all probably have just enough personal information and passwords in them that I'd be nervous sending them off to recycling.
So they just sit there like the typewriters except on the rare occasions when I plug one in, hope I can get it going and then search for that perfect nugget I just have to find and rarely do.
