Monday, January 23, 2023

eXtra, eXtra, Read All About It

Yesterday's post about Seattle's XFL team and Niko Lalos '20 brought a reminder that offensive tackle Matt Kaskey '19, signed last month with the Birmingham Stallions of the spring league. 

Kaskey is on the Stallions roster HERE. His Wikipedia page details his time in camp with the Los Angeles Rams and two years in the Carolina Panther organization before signing with Birmingham.

Defensive lineman Seth Walter '21 is on the roster of the XFL's St. Louis Battlehawks (LINK).

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While former Dartmouth players are gearing up for their spring season, current players are gearing up for spring practice. Strength coach Spencer Brown shared this video of some of their offseason work:

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This is kind of fun. College Football News has used a special scoring system to rank the top college football programs of the 1970s. Your mileage may vary, but finishing tied for 41st with Cal and Oklahoma State is none other than Dartmouth. Among the teams ranked below the Big Green: Michigan, Florida, Iowa State, Washington State, West Virginia, Arizona and Louisville. Find the ranking HERE

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Speaking of fun, a recruit visiting Michigan posted a picture from Jim Harbaugh's office showing a book on the coffee table titled, Everything Great About Ohio State Football. The temptation is to make you click through to this LINK for the punchline but I'll save you the trouble. The book is filled with blank pages. Find the original photo HERE.

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EXTRA POINT
You know that bit the other day about how our plow guy might be feeling a little guilty? Not so much today. The forecast had been for us to get on the low side of 4-to-8 inches here on our Vermont hillside. We've got 10 or so and it's still coming down.