Monday, September 30, 2024

That's A Wrap

Owen Zalc's winning kick against Merrimack cleared two ouststretched arms.

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Another solid story from the Valley News about Dartmouth's win at Merrimack Saturday afternoon is available HERE.

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The Dartmouth has a look back at the game HERE.

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Be sure to check out BGA Overtime this evening for analysis and notes. The Optimist and The Pessimist will stop by the site tomorrow.

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The Mack Report has takeaways from Saturday's game from the Merrimack perspective HERE.

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Green Alert Take: I've said it before and I'll say it again. While that looks great and the longest FCS winning streak posting is factually accurate, it's misleading because of all the teams in the country that go on to the postseason, only one enters the next season with its streak intact.

I'd be curious to see a post listing the longest FCS win streaks in the country not including the postseason or games against FBS opponents.

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Green Alert Take: I know what you are thinking. The post above the standings has Dartmouth with a five-game winning streak but the standings say only two. What gives? It's because these are the 2024 standings, not the 2023/24 standings. If they were, Dartmouth would have an 8-4 overall record and a 5-2 Ivy League mark, right?

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While I wasn't looking the Ivy League football record book was updated. Find it HERE.

This is from the record book:
2024 IVY LEAGUERS IN THE NFL
Michael Hoecht, Brown (Rams)
Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard (49ers)
Tyler Ott, Harvard (Commanders)
Aaron Shampklin, Harvard (Steelers)*
Greg Van Roten, Penn (Giants)
Justin Watson, Penn (Chiefs)
Andrei Iosivas, Princeton (Bengals)
Kiran Amegadjie, Yale (Bears)
Foye Oluokun, Yale (Jaguars)
Rodney Thomas, Yale (Colts)

PRACTICE SQUAD
Dante Miller, Columbia (Giants)
Jordan Colbert, Columbia (Dolphins)
Niko Lalos, Dartmouth (Saints)
Isaiah Johnson, Dartmouth (Dolphins)
Anthony Firkser, Harvard (Jets)
Truman Jones, Harvard (Chiefs)
Chris Smith, Harvard (Lions)
Henry Byrd, Princeton (Vikings)
Stephen Carlson, Princeton (Bears) 

* Shampklin was listed in the guide as a practice squad but just made his regular-season debut. 

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EXTRA POINT
Cruising around YouTube yesterday I saw a short commercial asking, "Is it time to take a break from online sports betting?" The commercial was aimed at a Vermont audience.

Online sports betting started in this state in January and just nine months later here we are . . .

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