Former Dartmouth defensive lineman Alex Schmidt '22 is spearheading an effort to honor the impact Buddy Teevens had on so many with the sale of special T-shirts to raise money in the former coach's name for the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. From the text on the site offering the shirts for sale:
Coach Buddy Teevens was an inspiration, role model, and leader to so many people throughout his life. Everyone who had the privilege to meet and get to know him are better for it and his impact is felt every single day. His trademark “TxBT” sign off on texts and emails is displayed on the front and back; his signature sign off stands out and continues to be a symbol for such a highly-appreciated and loved man. The “A&I” phrase displayed on the back of the shirt refers to the saying “Adjust & Improvise," which represents the message that he encouraged his players, coaches, and countless others to follow and believe in throughout life.
Please spread the word of this shirt and its link. The hope is to have as many people as possible get a shirt to help raise as much money as we can and have all or most people who attend Coach Teevens’ memorial in the spring when the date is set wear the shirt in support. Thank you for supporting such a great cause in honor of such a magnificent man.
Rest in peace Coach Teevens. We love you.
“A&I”
“TxBT”
For more information or to order a shirt, CLICK HERE.
After the passing of Coach Teevens I decided that there needs to be something done to help continue his legacy forever and to make sure that as many people as possible can understand the impact that he had on all of us and continues to have on us! I designed this shirt and the graphics with my brother and the hope is to have as many people as possible purchase a shirt! Proceeds will go towards raising money that will be gathered and presented to Mrs. Teevens and the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth during the memorial that will take place May 18! Since Coach T was such a huge advocate for supporting CHaD through the help of Dartmouth Football and more I wanted to continue that support in Coach's honor! It would be amazing to have just about everyone wear the shirt to the memorial in honor and celebration of Coach's never-ending impact on all of us!
The New York Times has a piece headlined, How Is a College Football Team Different From Its Marching Band? The National Labor Relations Board is considering this question as it tries to determine whether some athletes at U.S.C. and Dartmouth should be deemed employees. From the story (LINK):
There are also distinctions between the athletes at the two schools: U.S.C. athletes can be on scholarships worth close to $100,000 per year while Dartmouth, like other Ivy League schools, does not award athletic scholarships — only aid based on need, which leaves about half the basketball team working jobs during the school year to help pay for their education.
And this from Matt Bodie, a law professor at the University of Minnesota and a former N.L.R.B. field attorney:
“The U.S.C. case is the more traditional case. Dartmouth is kind of surprising. The economic relationship there is a little hard to see. If the basketball players are employees, why not the orchestra? Why not the people on the squash team?”
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While most of the country was focused on the NCAA men's basketball draw and setting up pools, Dartmouth men's hockey was celebrating advancing to the ECAC semifinals at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. The Big Green (13-9-9) moved on with a weekend sweep of Union (16-18-3) at Thompson Arena.
The fourth-seeded Big Green will now face second-seed Cornell Friday at 7:30 p.m., in the nightcap after No. 1 Quinnipiac plays No. 7 St. Lawrence at 4 p.m.. The winners will face off Saturday at 5 p.m..
For ticket information, click HERE.
The Dartmouth-Cornell game will be streamed on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet .
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Speaking of the postseason, Yale's remarkable last-seconds win over Brown in the Ivy League men's basketball tournament earned the Bulldogs a 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament and they will play fourth-seeded Auburn in Spokane on Friday at 4:15 p.m..
The Princeton men's team, which was surprised by Brown in the first semifinal, will host UNLV Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the NIT. Cornell, which lost to Yale in the semis, also earned an NIT bid and will travel to Ohio State for a 7 p.m. game tomorrow.
On the women's side, the Ivy League received two NCAA bids with Princeton gaining the automatic qualifier and Columbia earning an at-large berth. The ninth-seeded Tigers play eight-seed West Virginia at Iowa City Saturday at 5:30 p.m. with the winner likely getting Caitlin Clark and one-seed Iowa. The Hawkeyes open with the winner of the play-in game featuring 16-seed Holy Cross or UT Martin.
Columbia earned a play-in game against Vanderbilt in Blacksburg, Va., with the winner carrying a 12th seed into the first round against fifth-seeded Baylor.
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EXTRA POINT
For Christmas my sister gave us a bird feeder with a camera that not only streams video of visitors but has an AI component that identifies birds. We've had about two-dozen different birds stop by and the AI has come in handy identifying some of them. We didn't need any help with this recent visitor:
