Coming Attractions

On a slow news day, a quick look at a few highlights from Sacred Heart's 21-7 win last week over Morgan State. Sacred Heart visits Dartmouth Saturday. 

For what it's worth, All-America tailback Julius Chestnut, who has missed the last two Pioneer games with a knee, is not listed on their two-deep this week.

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Massey Ratings has Dartmouth with a 79 percent chance of beating Sacred Heart, with a final score of 21-13.

In the two conference games this week Massey sees Harvard beating Brown, 31-23, with 72 percent confidence and Yale stopping Cornell, 28-21, with 67 percent confidence.

For reference, Massey had Dartmouth winning its opener at Valparaiso, 31-14, with 87 percent confidence. The final was 28-18.

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This week's Roar Lions Ivy League power rankings (LINK):

1. Princeton

2. Harvard

3. Columbia

4. Yale

5. Penn

5. Dartmouth

7. Brown

8. Cornell

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The Ivy League website's latest football posting is headlined Ivies Look To Carry Success into Week 2. From the short entry (LINK):

The Ivy League posted a 5-3 record on its opening weekend of play. This marks the 13th time in the last 16 seasons that the Ancient Eight has collectively earned a .500-or-better opening weekend winning percentage. Since 2005, Ivies are 76-52 (.594) on opening weekend.

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The Sic'Em 365 Baylor site tosses a couple of kudos to Dartmouth grad transfer Drew Estrada, now back from a muscle strain that had sidelined him. From a piece headlined Ten Things: Baylor takes down Kansas on the road (LINK):

3. Great first catch by Drew Estrada

7. RJ Sneed‍ breaks a tackle and Tyquan Thornton‍ leads him down the sideline with two great blocks for a long touchdown after Drew Estrada‍ springs him initially. 

Baylor is 3-0 with a huge date against Iowa State Saturday.

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Former Dartmouth defensive lineman Seth Simmer has 12 tackles in three games on the defensive line at Samford. He also has a forced fumble for the Bulldogs, who are 2-1 heading into a Saturday game against No. 15 East Tennessee State.

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Chris Wilkerson, a member of Buddy Teevens' first staff when he returned to Hanover in 2005, and later the Big Green's associate head coach, is in his ninth season as head coach at the University of Chicago. Wilk's team is averaging 54.3 points per game and allowing 11.7 in a 3-0 start. He's 43-25 in his tenure at Chicago and 32-13 in conference play.

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Dartmouth has 6-foot-5, 270-pound German offensive lineman Konstantin Spörk on the team this fall as a freshman. Could a 6-7, 275-pound tackle/defensive end from Denmark be next? American Football International reports the big Dane is sitting on, among others, a Dartmouth offer. (LINK)

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Headline in today's Dartmouth (LINK):

With 1,229 students, Class of 2025 largest in Dartmouth’s history; The freshman class includes 160 students who were admitted last year but deferred enrollment by a year.

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EXTRA POINT
Griff the Wonder Dog is back, sleeping beneath my feet as I write this. I'll be heading downstairs in a few minutes to grab a little breakfast and That Certain Golden Retriever is sure to follow me.

For those of you concerned, Mrs. BGA was just fine with yesterday's Extra Point, as I knew she would be.