Wednesday, November 11, 2026

A Few More Leftovers

Still nothing in The Dartmouth about Saturday's game in Princeton, but the weekly newspaper down that way has a story HERE. Lots of insights into the game including this from Princeton linebacker Connor Cronin regarding the Big Green's final bid starting at the 8-yard line:
“Our mood was they are not going 92 yards and scoring on us, that is not happening,” said Cronin, describing the vibe in the huddle. “That is what we were saying in the huddle. We are too good to let them go 92 yards on us. It was, ‘Keep them in bounds, get to the quarterback, and don’t let any big plays happen.’ We succeeded in that.”

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The Princetonian has a game story HERE.

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The Analyst has a piece looking at FCS Strength of Schedule: Opponents’ Winning Pct. HERE. A total of 128 teams are ranked and here's what the survey found:

1. Eastern Kentucky (3-7): 64-32 (.667) – 10
2. Dartmouth (4-4): 45-25 (.643) – 8
3. Abilene Christian (5-5): 62-35 (.639) – 10
4. Florida A&M (2-8): 54-32 (.628) – 9
5. Cornell (3-5): 42-26 (.618) – 8

As for the rest of the Ivies, here's where they ranked:
22. Columbia (4-4): 37-30 (.552) – 8
29. Brown (5-3): 38-32 (.543) – 8
42. Princeton (6-2): 37-33 (.529) – 8
T50. Harvard (7-1): 35-35 (.500) – 8
65. Yale (4-4): 34-36 (.486) – 8
80. Penn (4-4): 33-37 (.471) – 8

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From last week:

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A little more from FootballScoop (LINK):

The NCAA rulebook, rule 1-1-6 states that "persons subject to the rules, including bands and audio/video/lighting systems operators, shall not create any noise or distraction," and Rule 1-4-2-d says no equipment may be used to confuse opponents.

Video board operators were written into the rulebook after Oklahoma State put yellow lines on its board during a Texas field goal attempt in 2020.

The NFL went through its own version of this earlier this fall. In September, the league told teams it had modified what can be shown on video boards during field goal and extra point tries, after former Eagles, Jaguars and Raiders analytics coach Ryan Paganetti posted a viral clip of a Patriots board shot that included the goalposts, per USA Today.

(Ryan Paganetti '14 spent time with Dartmouth as a walk-on running back.)

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EXTRA POINT
Mrs. BGA grew up in the leafy suburbs west of Boston. In that part of the country, nieces and nephews would be expected to refer to her as Aunt, pronounced Ont.

In New Jersey, where Mrs. BGA's sister raised her family, nieces and nephews would be expected to refer to her as Aunt, pronounced Ant.

Ant or Ont?

While in town for the Princeton football game we had a chance to spend time with our New Jersey niece and nephew, who found a unique solution when they were young. They punted the question entirely and called her Uncle, which they still occasionally do to this day. It always brings a smile.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

This, That And The Other Thing

BGA Overtime had a few thoughts and observations last night from the Princeton game. You-know-who x 2 will be stopping by tonight and, yeah, they both have some strong opinions. (BGA OT)

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Here's a 17-minute package of highlights from the Dartmouth-Princeton game Saturday that Tigers' coach Bob Surace called "big boy football:"

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The Ivy League weekly football honor roll can be a little curious. This week's selections from Dartmouth: punter Luke Armistead, running back Jacob Henry, quarterback Grayson Saunier, linebacker Steve Simpkins Jr. (LINK) 

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Princeton's win over Dartmouth has boosted the Tigers into the Top-25 in both polls, joining three other Dartmouth opponents. Week 10 Big Green opponent Brown joins the party as being among the "Others Receiving Votes" with one vote in the Coaches Poll.


STATS

W-L*

Pts

Prev*

1

Tarleton State (48)

10-0

1415

1

2

Montana State (6)

9-1

1342

3

3

Youngstown State (2)

8-2

1295

4

4

South Dakota State (1)

8-2

1280

5

5

Northern Arizona

8-2

1169

6

6

Austin Peay

8-2

1047

7

7

Lamar

8-2

1029

13

7

Stephen F. Austin

9-1

1029

2

9

Tennessee Tech

9-1

986

9

10

South Dakota

7-3

978

8

11

North Dakota

7-4

887

11

12

Montana

7-3

811

12

13

Mercer

8-2

730

14

14

MONMOUTH

8-2

620

15

15

Illinois State

7-3

617

10

16

Campbell

8-2

547

16

17

LEHIGH

8-2

509

17

18

Weber State

6-4

458

18

19

HARVARD

7-1

426

T19

20

South Carolina State

8-2

274

24

21

Idaho State

6-4

212

22

22

UIW

6-4

143

NR

23

UC Davis

6-4

121

NR

24

Abilene Christian

5-5

120

23

25

PRINCETON

6-2

83

NR


Dropped Out:  ETSU (19-tie), UAlbany (21), Chattanooga (25)





Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): 62; ETSU (6-4, 4-2 Southern): 59; Jackson State (7-2, 4-2 SWAC): 50; Villanova (6-4, 5-2 Patriot): 36; Idaho (5-5, 5-2 Big Sky): 34; Chattanooga (6-4, 5-2 Southern): 32; Central Connecticut State (6-3, 5-0 NEC): 31; UAlbany (6-4, 4-2 CAA): 29; Bryant (6-4, 4-2 CAA): 13; Richmond (6-4, 4-3 Patriot): 12; Southern Illinois (5-5, 3-3 MVFC): 9; Alabama A&M (7-3, 4-2 SWAC): 8; North Alabama (6-4, 4-2 UAC): 7; Western Illinois (6-4, 4-1 OVC): 5





FCS Coaches

W-L*

Pts

Prev*

1

Tarleton State (26)

10-0

650

1

2

Montana State

9-1

606

3

3

Youngstown State

8-2

591

4

4

South Dakota State

8-2

576

5

5

Northern Arizona

8-2

536

6

6

Austin Peay

8-2

499

7

7

Stephen F. Austin

9-1

470

2

8

Lamar

8-2

464

12

9

Tennessee Tech

9-1

434

9

10

South Dakota

7-3

390

10

11

Mercer

8-2

385

11

T12

Montana

7-3

354

13

T12

North Dakota

7-4

354

15

14

MONMOUTH

8-2

331

14

15

LEHIGH

8-2

255

16

16

Campbell

8-2

241

19

17

Illinois State

7-3

222

8

18

South Carolina State

8-2

220

17

19

HARVARD

7-1

203

T22

20

Weber State

6-4

134

25

21

Idaho State

6-4

126

18

22

Jackson State

7-2

76

NR

23

PRINCETON

6-2

60

NR

24

Abilene Christian

5-5

34

T22

25

UAlbany

6-4

31

20


Dropped Out: East Tennessee St. (21), Alabama A&M (24)





Others Receiving Votes: East Tennessee St., 29; UC Davis, 27; UIW, 25; Chattanooga, 22; Dayton, 22; Central Connecticut St., 19; North Alabama, 11; Bryant, 10; Idaho, 10; Alabama A&M, 9; Villanova, 8; Morgan St., 7; Richmond, 4; Southeast Missouri St., 2; BROWN, 1; Butler, 1; UT Rio Grande Valley, 1.





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Elsewhere, two of Dartmouth's grad transfers in the FBS ranks are coming off solid performances.

Georgia Tech dropped a 44-17 decision to Louisville but former Big Green tight end Chris Corbo '26 had a solid game with six catches for 30 yards and his first touchdown of the season. Corbo now has 18 catches for 134 yards on the season.

Yardbarker has a piece headlined Way-Too-Early Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2027 NFL Mock Draft that offers up Corbo as the team's seventh-round draft pick. From the story (LINK):
Corbo offers an intriguing combination of size, receiving ability, and blocking potential. At 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, he has the physical dimensions of an NFL tight end.

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While South Florida fell to 6-3 with a 20-17 loss to East Carolina, tailback DJ Crowther '26 posted his third 100-yard game of the season with 111 yards on 17 carries. He also had three catches for 42 yards. He leads the Bulls with 689 yards on the ground, averaging 5.0 yards per carry with seven rushing touchdowns. He's also fourth on the team in receptions with 12 catches for 142 yards and one touchdown.

An NFL Draft Diamonds piece headlined Top Fifth-Year American Conference Draft Prospects lists Crowther at No. 7 and writes (LINK):
Crowther is a hard-nosed downhill runner who combines excellent vision with contact balance and lateral agility. A 2025 First-Team All-Ivy selection at Dartmouth, he has quickly carved out a role in South Florida’s backfield. He earned American Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for 101 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries against Delaware State. He runs with a physical edge, consistently bouncing off defenders and fighting for additional yardage. His receiving skills and willingness to handle pass-protection responsibilities add to his appeal as a dependable three-down back.

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Cornell freshman quarterback Michael McColgan, who Dartmouth will see this weekend if Garrett Bass-Sulpizio can't go because of injury, struggled throwing the ball in last week's loss to Penn (5-for-22 for 47 yards) but showed he can tuck and run with a game-high 83 yards on 16 carries. For a first look at him, check out these brief highlights:

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A story headlined Toast, bonfires and King Tut: Five unique FCS fan traditions has two Ivy League traditions among the five. You can surely tell from the headline which involves Dartmouth and if you've ever seen a game at Franklin Field, you know which involves Penn. Click HERE for the story.
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EXTRA POINT
Heading out shortly to get another vaccination, but don't worry. It's nothing to be even remotely concerned about. Quite the opposite, actually. I'll be letting you know the deal sometime around Nov. 28 (in case that clue hasn't already helped you figured out what's up. ;-)
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