Looking at the Rosters

Day Two of Dartmouth's spring football on tap. The Big Green will be on Memorial Field again at 4:45. There will be a story on the BGA site tonight.

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Seven of Dartmouth opponents have updated their rosters, weeding out the graduating seniors and players who have left the squad. Incoming freshmen, of course, are not yet listed. Updated rosters are available for:

Columbia
Cornell
Penn (with updated bios)
Princeton (with updated bios)
Colgate (with updated bios; year in school not updated)
Holy Cross
Sacred Heart

Something I did not realize until working my way through the rosters: Cornell has a transfer quarterback from New Hampshire. Josh Vick's UNH bio is here. He completed 3-of-3 passes for 38 yards last fall as the No. 3 QB and ran twice for a gain of 10 yards.

The Daily Dartmouth has a look at the Dartmouth men's basketball coaching search. Most of it is a reprise of what has already been reported in the local daily. A correction and an addition on the list of candidates identified in the story. Paul Cormier is described as a former Dartmouth assistant. In fact, he was the Dartmouth head coach. Missing from the story was the final candidate who visited yesterday: Albany coach Will Brown.

The Columbia Spectator has a story on the basketball coaching search down in New York City.

The feel-good story of the week (or month, or year) was shared by a regular reader ;-) You aren't going to believe this one, but be sure to check it out for a story of real courage.

Another reader sent along this link from the Daily Princetonian that says, "If Princeton is in last place in the meal plan race, Dartmouth is definitely in first."

Two thoughts:
• It's highly doubtful that the Dartmouth football coaches, players and their families would agree.
• Having visited (and eaten at) a number of colleges that draw from the same student demographic as Dartmouth over the past year, it's highly doubtful that many in a Certain Family would agree. Please excuse the pun, but I suppose it is a matter of taste (and quantity).

And finally, for those of you asking ... that Certain Hanover Senior had a nice chat yesterday with a teacher who had daughters attend each of her likely final two choices. Good research. At practice Tuesday, I had a chance to speak with an alum who had daughters who went one of the schools left standing. And lest you think Dartmouth has fallen completely off the radar, it hasn't. Stay tuned because Final Decision Day is 15 days away.