The Countdown Is On

Dartmouth kicks off spring practice one week from today. As we speak, the long-range forecast calls for a 40-degree high with partly sunny skies on the first day of spring ball.

Here's the schedule, courtesy of Dartmouth's social media:

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While many FBS teams are either taking their spring games off TV this year(Penn State), or ending the game all together (hello Nebraska), Harvard is going the other way. For the first time, Harvard will be broadcasting its spring game Saturday on ESPN+. (LINK)

Green Alert Take: That story was posted yesterday, so I don't think it is an April Fools.' ;-)

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Like a former teammate or two, linebacker Micah Green is still fielding offers on potential landing spots as a graduate transfer. From his Xwitter account (LINK):

An honorable-mention, All-Ivy League pick last fall,, Green had previously posted offers from Marist, Butler and the University of Indianapolis. No question, UNH is a big step up from the other potential landing spots. Micah's twin brother Josiah has committed to Duke.

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Speaking of transfers, remember that post last week about what FBS schools will have Ivy League transfers next fall? Here's a modest list from HERO Sports of FCS schools where Ivy player are transferring. It may not be complete but is the best we have:

• Austin Peay

• Maine

• Monmouth

• Rhode Island

• Sacred Heart

• UC Davis (2)

• Villanova

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Still on the subject of transfers, former Dartmouth offensive lineman John Paul Flores '22, who with his brothers runs the Texas-based lineman training enterprise Trench University DFW, will participate in the Cowboys' Dallas Day after wrapping up his playing career at Liberty last fall. (LINK) Flores also played at Louisville and Virginia.

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The NFL owners will be voting today on whether to continue to allow the "tush push." (LINK)

Green Alert Take: Count me among those who hope the play is outlawed. As a fan, watching a mosh pit of player pushing against each other is nowhere near as interesting as a run or a pass, a skill play where you can actually see what is happening.

Green Alert Take II: Imagine if you had a couple of Jalen Hurts quarterback type you could rotate through and gain three yards every time you ran the play. You could go tush push, tush push, tush push, tush push for a first down, and then the same thing over and over again down the field. How entertaining would that be? Not very.

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EXTRA POINT

Took the lazy (or smart?) way out this morning. Instead of pulling an April Fools' prank on Mrs. BGA that I had considered, I simply told her what I thought about doing. The telling got the half-laugh I probably wouldn't have gotten if I'd actually pulled the prank – and there wa no mess to clean up. ;-)