Here We Go

It's game day in Hanover where the forecast calls for 45 degrees at the 7 p.m. kickoff with an 8 mph breeze out of the south that could gust to 18 mph.

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Princeton's notes for tonight's game have been posted HERE.

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The Ivy League office has its minimalistic weekly preview HERE.

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Dartmouth-Princeton is the game of the week per this brief look around the Ivy League:

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A story in The Daily Princetonian offers a few thoughts that might just end up on a bulletin board in Floren Varsity House including (LINK):

Princeton has impressed this season, holding strong as one of the top defenses in the FCS. Dartmouth, on the other hand, has not impressed in any category, but has not disappointed either.

And . . .

Princeton’s defense ranks first in the conference and top three in the FCS in fewest points and yards allowed, and will likely have a field day against Dartmouth’s quarterbacks.  

Princeton's writers pick the Tigers by scores of 17-16, 24-10, 13-6 and 17-7.

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TigerBlog starts today with a look at Princeton's impact on the World Series champion Texas Rangers before getting into tonight's game HERE.

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Another very interesting First in Football Podcast with Princeton coach Bob Surace takes a look back at last week's game and ahead to tonight's matchup on Memorial Field:

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The Dartmouth has a story about leading wide receiver Paxton Scott that tosses this nugget in at the end (LINK):

Scott said he expects to pursue a fifth year at Dartmouth due to his extra year of eligibility from the 2020-21 season during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dartmouth sports info has a profile of Big Green linebacker/co-captain Macklin Ayers HERE.

Ayers also is quoted in a story headlined Athletes celebrate Homecoming weekend and ‘Dartmouth Night’ Tradition (LINK).

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The Dartmouth has a story headlined Building a Brand: Student Athletes Discuss NIL Partnerships that includes thoughts from Ayers and quarterback Jackson Proctor about the deals they've arranged. Suffice it to say no one is getting a free pickup truck. ;-) (LINK)

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Former Dartmouth tailback Noah Roper '23 is featured in a video about coming home to play for Division II national powerhouse Colorado School of Mines:

Roper leads 9-0 and top-ranked Colorado School of Mines in rushing. He has 11 touchdowns on the ground and two through the air so far.

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EXTRA POINT
The world keeps on conspiring against those of us who choose not to own a cell phone.

From a press release posted by the state of Vermont regarding a "vehicle registration change:"

Say goodbye to the tedious task of affixing those stickers on your license plates. Act 41 also ushers in a new era of convenience by allowing vehicle operators to present proof of registration electronically on a portable electronic device.

This means you can now show up-to-date registration with a tap on your smartphone or other portable electronic devices. No more worrying about stickers peeling off or expiring.

Two things.

First, putting a sticker on the license plate once a year was hardly "tedious." (And I can't remember one ever peeling off.)

Second, if the "proof of registration" is a jpeg or something I can download via WiFi to my device I'll be OK but if it requires active cell service to pull it up during a traffic stop, wish me luck.