Another quick one because we are headed to Logan Airport this morning to drop That Certain Dartmouth '14 off for her flight to Denver and then on to Gunnison, Colo. It's been wonderful having her home for the holiday.
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Had a chance to watch a bit of Buffalo's 23-21 win over Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl and see former Dartmouth tight end Robbie Mangas catch two passes for 16 yards for the Bulls.
JJ Jones, another former Dartmouth tight end, also got a postseason win as he helped New Mexico State to a 24-19 victory over Bowling Green in the Quick Lane Bowl.
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League of Fans is described as . . .
"A sports reform project founded by Ralph Nader to fight for the higher principles of justice, fair play, equal opportunity and civil rights in sports; and to encourage safety and civic responsibility in sports industry and culture.
Why mention that here? Ken Reed, Sports Policy Director for League of Fans, posted a story last week headlined, Dartmouth Has Demonstrated How Football Can Be Safer. Is Anyone Watching? The story details Dartmouth's non-tackling practices under coach Buddy Teevens and includes this (LINK):
“I’m trying to convince people that there’s another way to do it and it’s going to be safer in the long term,” says Teevens. “You end up with fewer players out with injuries, especially head injuries. A broken hand will heal. A damaged brain may not.”
The story was picked up by Troy Media, a "Canadian editorial content provider," which ran a versin that finished this way (LINK):
Inspired by Teevens and Dartmouth, the entire Ivy League has adopted a no-contact-during-the-season policy. While the league’s move doesn’t go as far as Teevens’ policy of no contact at any time – in season or out – it was a strong statement by the Ivy League and its coaches – who voted unanimously in its favour. The league is clearly taking player safety and brain injury risks seriously.
Here’s hoping the rest of the Football World is paying attention.
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EXTRA POINT
Between football games we've been watching a few classic holiday movies as a family and the other night we tuned in White Christmas yet again. While I have to admit I'm not always a huge fan of musical cinema, it's pretty moving stuff at the end when Bing and the troops march in singing The Old Man. Although the much beloved title song is obviously most synonymous with the movie, the highlight of the 1954 film for me is this:
