Tuesday, February 21, 2023

From The Archives II

As promised, BGA Daily today reposts the All-Dartmouth team of the first 50 years of the Ivy League compiled in 2005/06with help from a committee of experts by Jack DeGange, former Dartmouth sports information director and unofficial historian of Big Green sports. The offense was posted yesterday.



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Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens confirmed yesterday that in the past several days linebacker/edge rusher Marques White pulled out of the transfer portal and will join quarterback Nick Howard, safety Quinten Arello and a handful of others returning to the Big Green for a fifth season.

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From a story out of Colorado's wild offseason headlined Position battles to watch ahead of Colorado spring football (LINK):

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Potential starters: Taylor Upshaw (Michigan transfer), Jordan Domineck (Arkansas transfer), Taijh Alston (West Virginia transfer), Leonard Payne Jr. (Fresno State transfer), Shane Cokes (Dartmouth transfer), Jeremiah Brown (Jackson State transfer), Devin Grant (returning junior)

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That Certain Nittany Lion '16 is working remotely right now in a Pittsburgh suburb and took advantage of Presidents Day to cross into Ohio and check out the Football Hall of Fame. He kindly sent along this photo:


That display honors former Dartmouth quality control assistant and recruiting director Callie Brownson. The text accompanying the display reads:

Callie Brownson became the first woman to serve as a position coach during a regular season NFL game. Brownson, who is the team's Chief of Staff, handled gameday duties of tight ends coach Drew Petzing, who did not travel with the team after his wife gave birth to their first child. This is Brownson's sideline jacket and game ball from the Cleveland Browns victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-25 on Nov. 29, 2020.

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Do you think college football games are too long? (Probably not if it's late in a close game and your team is losing ;-)

CLICK HERE for potential rules changes after "a years-long effort in exploring ways to shorten college football games."

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EXTRA POINT
Pitchers and catchers are reporting and a new era of baseball (pitch clock, rules changes about shifts and more) is on the way.

If you are a baseball fan I invite you to check out a new book titled In League With America written by an old friend. From the Amazon book description (LINK):

In 1991 Bill Craib and Sue Easler did something no one else had ever done. They went to a game at all 178 major and minor league baseball parks in one season. They drove nearly 54,000 miles and shot home-movie-style video at each stop. The footage was featured on a segment that became known as "Bill & Sue's Excellent Adventure" on ESPN's weekly program Major League Baseball Magazine. The couple became celebrities of the moment in a time long before Tik Tok. They were featured on ABC News, Sports Illustrated, CNN and The New York Times. They appeared on Good Morning America, they went to the World Series and . . .

Thirty-plus years later Craib has finally written the book he intended to write then.

In League with America is a story about more than baseball parks. It is a tale about what it is like to chase a dream and have it come true. If you are a fan of America's pastime, a travel buff or just a dreamer of big dreams this book has something for you. It might even leave you yearning for a lost baseball landscape while wondering if it might still be found.

Editor's note: In the interest of full disclosure, I helped edit the book but have no financial interest in anyone buying it. I just think it's a good story!

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