This And That

 As most of you probably know by now, BGA Premium has shut down after 18 seasons (and 19 years) of providing in-person coverage of Dartmouth football seven days a week from the start of preseason through the final game. After much thought, I've elected to continue a slimmed down version of BGA this year.

Originally going by the name BGA - The Sequel, the new site has been rebranded with a more suitable name: BGA Overtime. It will be available free of charge to everyone this fall, without a paywall –  although once the season starts and you see what's on the site you can decide it you want to kick something in to make the time I put into it worth the while.

For a look at the BGA Overtime coverage of spring football, click HERE.

Exactly what will appear on the new site is yet to be determined, but at the very least there will be a season preview, weekly game previews, game stories and some sort of analysis each week.

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A look at the Delaware football season includes this (LINK):

"It's about getting guys who want to win, no matter if there's a championship or whether it's not," said Tyron Herring, who excelled at cornerback last year after his transfer from Dartmouth. "As individuals, getting guys who want to compete at a high level every week, put their plays on film."

Herring could have played for the Big Green last fall and grad transferred for this season, but graduating from Dartmouth and playing two years at Delaware allowed him opportunities that are not available to an Ivy League football player.

Last year he posted six tackles and forced a fumble playing in front of 108,575 fans at Penn State. And he capped his season with six tackles, a sack and an interception against Montana in the second round of the FCS Championships, which do not include Ivy League teams.

Herring was chosen to the preseason All-CAA honorable mention team heading into the 2024 season (LINK) and is one of the top 30 corners in the nation per HERO Sports. (LINK)

Find his Delaware bio HERE and his final Dartmouth bio HERE.

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Cease and Desist.

For months now when I visit Dartmouth athletics websites I get the same pop-up and have to click the little X in the corner to mercifully send it on its way. It's no great hassle dismissing the pop-up but it is getting annoying.

Even if I had any interest in their newsletter, I wouldn't get it now out of spite for the intrusion. Please stop spamming my computer with this:

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EXTRA POINT

This is a view of part of our lawn and field this morning. If you look closely, you can see an arc starting at the lower right corner and working its way left. That marks the end of the lawn. Beyond that is the field.

The lawn is long, but manageable. You can't tell from this shot, but the field is out of control. All totaled, we have a little over six acres.

I'm more than happy to say that both the lawn and the field should look a lot different by the end of day today and a lot better tomorrow if the repair shop that called and promised a certain delivery today comes through!