In light of Harry Sheehy's decision to step down as Dartmouth athletic director the Berkshire Eagle looks back at his accomplishments as AD at Williams College in a story headlined Harry Sheehy's tenure at Williams was marked by great success. From the story (LINK):
He took over for the retiring Bob Peck as athletic director in 2000, and the next decade might have been a true golden era for Williams athletics.
There are too many sports, too many titles and too many great athletes to put in this space — primarily because I would run out of space. But if you look at the sports that draw the most fan interest, Sheehy certainly had a golden touch.
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Love him or hate him, and you can be sure there are a lot of people on both sides of that equation, four-year starting center Austen Fletcher's '12 alter-ego Flecca is adept at making waves as this piece in the New York Post featuring a photograph of the YouTube infuencer, reminds us (LINK):
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A discussion spun out of this story in the Harvard Crimson is starting on the Any Given Saturday message board under the subject line, Ivy League May Not Play Out Of Conference in Fall 2021. (LINK)
The Voy Ivy League message board has a slightly more active thread under the title, Hope for fall? (LINK)
As they taught us in school, let's go back to the original source. From the Crimson story:
"Depending on the state of the Covid-19 pandemic, Harvard’s varsity teams may participate in conference-only competition, expanded Ivy League and regional competition, or full competition including long-distance, non-conference play, according to (Athletic director Erin) McDermott.
Green Alert Take: Take a deep breath, folks. All the Harvard AD is doing is spitballing a range of possibilities for the fall. Consider this quote: “It could be that going to the West Coast is very possible; at the same time, it might not be a case where we can do that yet.” That's akin to saying, "We might win tomorrow's game, or we might not."
The only quote from the AD in the Crimson story that realy deserves attention is this one: "Ivy seasons in the fall, I would hope, (are) pretty assured."
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An update in The Dartmouth last night confirmed that the number of active cases of COVID-19 among students totals at least 100, approximately 4 percent of the cases in the entire state of New Hampshire. from the story (LINK):
The College has asked students to remain alone in their rooms as much as possible and to refrain from visiting one another in hallways and common areas. Students can pick up their meals from the Class of 1953 Commons and are allowed to go on walks with one other person, provided they wear masks and maintain social distancing.
Students are also asked to avoid downtown Hanover and local restaurants. All common spaces and kitchens, as well as campus facilities including Baker-Berry Library, remain closed. Novack Cafe will be closed on Sunday and reopen on Monday without student employees, who will not return to work until further notice.
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On a quiet Sunday, another dip into the football record book . . .
Dartmouth Ivy League Players of the Year
1970 QB Jim Chasey
1978 QB Buddy Teevens
1990 RB Shon Page
1991 RB Al Rosier
1992 QB Jay Fiedler
2010 RB Nick Schwieger
2016 LB Flo Orimolade
2018 CB Isiah Swann
2019 LB Jack Traynor
POY By School
12 – Princeton
11 – Harvard
11 – Yale
9 – Penn
9 – Dartmouth
5 – Cornell
4 – Brown
2 – Columbia
Dartmouth Ivy League Rookies of the Year
1982 QB Mike Caraviello
1986 WR Craig Morton
1990 QB Matt Brzica
1991 QB Jay Fiedler
2001 CB Steve Jensen
2002 LB Josh Dooley
2012 QB Dalyn Williams
2016 WR Hunter Hagdorn
ROY By School
8 – Dartmouth
7 – Harvard
5 – Cornell
5 – Penn
5 – Yale
4 – Columbia
3 – Brown
2 – Princeton
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EXTRA POINT
I finished the paperback novel I was reading yesterday and later in the day downloaded a new book from the library onto my Kindle. While I enjoyed the paperback, the return to the electronic book format had two real advantages.
First, in the opening chapters of the Kindle book I clicked on military abbreviations I didn't recognize three or four times and each time Wikipedia brought up entries explaining what the abbreviations stood for. If the new book had been a paperback I would have simply kept reading or had to look them up on the computer (which I wouldn't have done).
The other advantage? With a backlight on the Kindle I was able to read in bed and not disturb Mrs. BGA.
Oh yeah, and there was a second reference to a person – last name only – that I couldn't place. I clicked on the name, clicked on the magnifying glass, and immediately read the first reference for clarification. That sure beat flipping through pages hoping to find what I needed.
I get it. Not everyone likes digital books but you have to admit they do have their merits.
