The Columbia Spectator story pretty much tells it like it was after special teams cost the Lions any chance at a win Saturday against Dartmouth. (LINK)
Jake Novak's Roar Lion Roar blog sums up Columbia's special teams mistakes nicely at the end (LINK):
The special teams errors included that missed FG, a blocked punt for a TD, a muffed punt, a punt for NEGATIVE one yard, and a mishandled kickoff that forced CU to start at their own five (and ended with that blocked punt).
There's a story in The Dartmouth HERE.
Dartmouth longsnapper Josh Greene writes about what it was like on the field HERE.
And for as much as I dislike quoting myself, this explanation of something bizarre done by the officials is from one of the two BGA Premium stories following up on the game that were posted last night. Tell me if you've ever seen anything like this at a football game:
From the go-figure department, after Nick Howard’s second-effort run on a third-and-one play at the Columbia eight either did, or did not result in a first down, the officials called for a measurement. Smart. But rather than leave the ball where it was, an official picked it up and ran perhaps 30 feet toward the sideline before handing it to another official who put it down outside the numbers. Dumb. Only then did they bring out the sticks that showed Dartmouth had a first down. Would the Big Green have kicked a field goal if the “measurement” had meant it was fourth down? We'll never know. Instead the call was first down and two plays later Dartmouth scored its second touchdown. If I’m Columbia coach Al Bagnoli I want to make sure the Ivy League office sees video of the officials' Alphonse and Gaston act.
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EXTRA POINT
After almost an 18-hour day down to Columbia that included breakfast on the road, strolling the Inwood enclave and farmer's market in the shadow of Wien Stadium, hiking in the wonderful Inwood Hill Park, watching the game, writing the story and driving back to Vermont, Mrs. BGA and I got a little fresh air yesterday hiking Tucker Mountain here in West Newbury. It's the first time we've been on the trail since a sweet and informative "installation" was put in place. It's the work of a high school student from St. Johnsbury Academy and features gnomes that help her explain what you see on the trail. There were a bunch of these gnomes hiding along the trail and it was a joy finding them and learning the lessons that taught.
Here's a photo of one of the gnomes followed by the explanation:
Howdy, I'm Dinklebert and I live inside this tree. Now you might be thinking, who cut a chunk out of this tree? Well, I'm here to tell you that nobody did, in fact, nothing was removed at all. One of this tree's limbs grew back in on itself and fused with its trunk. This is an exhibit of a unique phenomenon called inoculation. In order to understand how inoculation works, you first have to know the five layers of a tree. The first layer is the outer bark which acts like the skin of the tree, tough and hearty, it keeps the tree safe by acting as a shield against diseases, parasitical bugs, and fungus. Then there are the next two layers the phloem and cambium which are in charge of growth. Finally, there are the sapwood and heartwood layers. The sapwood layer has a similar function to how veins work, as it is responsible for sending sap and nutrients through the tree. Heartwood as the name suggests is the heart or core of the tree. Inoculation happens when the outer bark or skin of the tree gets broken exposing the cambium layer. This can happen by an animal or wind tearing away the layers. When the tree limb comes in contact with another tree or other part of itself the exposed layer will grow and fuse itself to the other. Over time growing and joining the two tree parts together. This is called natural grafting or inoculation. Indeed this phenomenon is quite strange. I know you got a handle on this information! Keep going!
Pretty cool, huh?
