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I could do the research but instead I'll crowd-source this. When was the last time the vaunted HYP – Harvard, Yale and Princeton – all began the Ivy League season 0-1? Or has it ever happened before? Let me know.
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Highlights from Saturday's Ivy League opener courtesy of Dartmouth social media:
Recapping a memorable game at Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field🌲#TheWoods #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/bOUGQ5zHAL
— Dartmouth Football (@DartmouthFTBL) October 6, 2024
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The local Valley News has a game story HERE.
The Dartmouth has a story about the Big Green's win HERE.
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The Valley News covers the dedication of Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field HERE.
The Dartmouth is a piece on Friday night's event HERE.
Green Alert Take: The dedication of the stadium in honor of Buddy Teevens was a good idea and Friday's ceremony was pitch-perfect. I still wish the athletic department would consider one additional honor. I wrote about this before and posted this mock-up previously but I think it's worth repeating. Putting a 5 on the appropriate yard line in honor of Teevens' number as a player would surely get the attention of first-time visitors to the field who don't even notice the signage. I can imagine someone pointing at the only number not ending with a 0 on the field and asking, "What's that all about?" and then hearing the story of Buddy Teevens.
John Feinstein's The Ancient Eight: College Football’s Ivy League and the Game They Play Today isn't due out for a few another month and Dartmouth and Buddy Teevens will figure prominently in the book. Don't expect the Publishers Weekly review to be on promotional materials. From the review (LINK):
Sportswriter Feinstein (Feherty) fumbles this granular deep dive into the 2023–2024 Ivy League football season. Though he gives space to each of the league’s eight teams, the Dartmouth College Big Green stand out as the unofficial protagonists. They started the season reeling from the recent deaths of offensive lineman Josh Balara from cancer, and longtime coach Buddy Teevens from injuries sustained in a car accident. Feinstein describes how acting coach Sam McCorkle rallied the grieving team to a 5–2 season, tying for first in the league. Unfortunately, Feinstein struggles to spin a gripping story from the other teams’ seasons, offering tedious background on facility updates and personnel changes. The vivid character portraits found in Feinstein’s best work are absent here, replaced by superficial sketches of unmemorable athletes. The bulk of the book is devoted to lengthy play-by-plays, giving it the feel of a series of game recaps in search of a narrative (“After forcing Yale to punt to start the game, the Crimson moved to the Yale 45 with a first down. But the Yale defense stopped quarterback Jaden Craig on a fourth-and-three at the 38 and the Bulldogs took over on the 37”). It’s a rare misstep from a generally reliable talent.
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From a story out of Pennsylvania headlined, Inaugural cornhole tournament to honor late Luzerne County student-athlete included this video regarding the event that honored the late Josh Balara '24, mentioned in the review above (LINK):
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While the trail isn't quite as handy for me as the Appalachian Trail was when we lived in Etna and I could get on it out my back door, this is is still less than a couple of miles away. Regularly seeing out-of-staters hiking our nearby trail is a nice reminder of just how lucky we are to live where we do.
