Monday, July 31, 2023

Listen - If You Dare


OK, you have to be careful with this one given the ridiculous typo at the bottom of the photo above, not to mention that The College Experience is produced by SGPN, which a little Googling reveals is Sports Gambling Podcast Network.

That said, there's actually some decent analysis in the video, and a lot of it. If you are brave enough and don't mind a few four-letter words, you can hear 20 minutes of Dartmouth talk with game-by-game predictions and a good number of names mentioned if you CLICK HERE.

And if you are really brave, once you get past the blabber at the start there's a pretty good look at every Ivy League team on the podcast.

Green Alert Take: The "Ive" preview notwithstanding, if you want an extensively researched and thorough look at each Ivy League team and Dartmouth's three non-league opponents, my suggestion would be to check out the preview series starting one week from Wednesday on BGA Premium. (The previews will be available only to subscribers who are current as of that date.)

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The Toronto Argonauts are 6-0 and off to their best start since 1935. Dartmouth alum Flo Orimolade '17 is a big reason why. In his first year after moving over from the Calgary Stampeders he leads the CFL team with five sacks and 26 yards lost to sacks.

In the video above, the former Bushnell winner as the Ivy League defensive player of the year shares post-practice thoughts before the Boatmen's most recent win. CLICK HERE to watch.

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Flo isn't the only former Big Green standout in uniform right now. Jake Guidone '21, who did a grad transfer season at UConn, went to camp with the Baltimore Ravens as a a 6-foot-3, 299 free agent center.


And Niko Lalos '20, who made a splash with the New York Giants as a defensive end several year ago and played this spring in the XFL, has been back with the New Orleans Saints. He previously spent time on the team's practice squad. 



Not in uniform right now, but playing this spring with the champion Birmingham Stallions of the USF,L was offensive lineman Matt Kaskey '19, who could get an NFL call at any time. Here's a photo from his social media:


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EXTRA POINT
As was the case with my laptop, which if you've been following along you know I finally replaced, our toaster oven had seen better days. Much better days, I realized that after we finally replaced it with a dedicated toaster.

Given how much easier and more efficient the new unit is, I've had toast for breakfast a few times since we bought it, always two slices at a time.

The other day I went to make a sandwich for lunch and though I wasn't going to use the toaster, something occurred to me. I've never counted so I don't know if it works this way, but I think a loaf of bread should always have an even number of slices. It's no fun getting down to the bottom of the loaf with a jar of peanut butter at hand and having a single slice of bread left.