The Vermont Historical Society has posted a short video as part of its This Place in History series entitled Dartmouth College Land Grant. From the description:
Dartmouth College owes much of its early support to a land grant in Wheelock, VT given by the Vermont Republic, which provided income to the school, and still provides tuition-free attendance for residents of the town.
Over time Dartmouth has welcomed nine students from Wheelock per the video. It's Saturday and you have the time. It has some very interesting information, so check it out.
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Following up on yesterday's note about Dartmouth's best three-year records since the start of formal Ivy League play, here are the Big Green's best three-year runs in league competition, again courtesy of Dartmouth sports information:
1969-71 — 19-2-0 (.905)
1970-72 — 18-2-1 (.881)
1990-92 — 18-2-1 (.881)
1991-93 — 18-2-1 (.881)
1965-67 — 18-3-0 (.857)
1971-73 — 17-3-1 (.833)
1995-97 — 17-3-1 (.833)
1957-59 — 16-3-2 (.810)
1961-63 — 17-4-0 (.810)
1964-66 — 17-4-0 (.810)
2014-16 — 17-4-0 (.810)
2017-19 — 17-4-0 (.810)
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The Los Angeles Times has a look at all the ownership of every NFL teams with quick capsules under the headlines, chairman/CEO, net worth, purchase price, current franchise evaluation, value appreciation, annualized appreciation, how he made his fortune and fun facts. (LINK)
It's very interesting reading (particularly how the value of the teams has increased) but why include it here? The owner of the Cincinnati Bengals is Mike Brown '57, a two-year letterwinner for Dartmouth who completed 34-of-78 passes for 530 yards with two touchdowns and six interceptions as the Big Green's leading passer in 1956.
Here's the "Fun fact" for Brown (although that it qualifies as "fun" is debatable):
Brown assumed control of the Bengals after his father died in August 1991. His first significant move was firing popular head coach Sam Wyche and then attempting to sell the notion that Wyche resigned. Since Brown took over, the team has had only seven winning seasons and zero playoff victories. Brown graduated in 1957 from Dartmouth, where he played quarterback. One summer when he was young, Brown was hired to work on one of George Steinbrenner’s ships.
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Two of Dartmouth's three nonconference opponents have now called off their football seasons. The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) has canceled its conference season and will allow teams to play independently if they so choose. Towson, which Dartmouth was slated to play, has announced it will not take that route. From the school release (LINK):
Based on the number of institutions in the region that have suspended fall sports, Towson will not be pursuing an independent football schedule.
(New Hampshire, another CAA member, also chose to close its entire athletic program down for the fall. LINK)
Division II New Haven, which was taking the place of the defunct Jacksonville program on Dartmouth's schedule, saw its season ended with the announcement that the Northeast 10 would not have fall sports this year.
Only Marist of Dartmouth's 10 opponents this fall, is still slated to play although given the cross-country nature of the Pioneer Football League it may be only a matter of time until it pulls the plug as well.
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It took a little time after the official word on fall sports in the Ivy League but the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) for players 178 pounds and under has called off its season. Cornell and Penn still field teams for what used to be called lightweight football. (Princeton folded its team several years ago.)
While Army and Navy sprint teams will not have a full season they are investigating the possibility of playing each other. (LINK)
The Division III New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference, Commonwealth Coast Conference and U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., have all called off fall sports as well.
Green Alert Take: It sure seems as if the Ivy League has influenced decisions about fall sports in the northeast.
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A story in Oklahoma's OU Daily notes that Missouri State, the sacrificial lamb scheduled to open the Sooners' season, "is committed to using OU's test kits and the OU lab for COVID-19 testing ahead of the game." (LINK)
Green Alert Take: I admit this is a little cynical but do you think Oklahoma's offer of test kits and labs is for the benefit of the Missouri State players or Oklahoma's? You make the call.
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From the SEC (LINK):
Southeastern Conference student-athletes who elect to not participate in intercollegiate athletics during the fall 2020 academic semester because of health and/or safety concerns related to COVID-19 will continue to have their scholarships honored by their university and will remain in good standing with their team, the Conference announced Friday.
Green Alert Take: Maybe I'm in a cynical mood this morning but when I was a kid we frequently used a saying that seems apropos – Gee, that's mighty big of them.
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EXTRA POINT
I'm almost surprised I can type today because my hands are shot after spending a good part of Thursday scrubbing dirt and grime off every square inch of our 1984 VW Vanagon Westfalia, including the white pop-top. After washing it I used polishing compound, and then Turtle wax on the passenger side and front before deciding I'd had enough. Last evening I went out and used the polishing compound and wax on the driver's side and back end.
Regardless of the effort, it's still a 36-year-old vehicle with faded paint. But it deserves to look as good as it can on the outside after we had the mechanical piece taken care of a few weeks back.
We're headed out in it in a few minutes over an overnight in the "wilderness." If the Sunday BGA Daily is delayed its either because we are still out in the woods . . . or we broke down.
