Wednesday, November 11, 2026

A Few More Leftovers

Still nothing in The Dartmouth about Saturday's game in Princeton, but the weekly newspaper down that way has a story HERE. Lots of insights into the game including this from Princeton linebacker Connor Cronin regarding the Big Green's final bid starting at the 8-yard line:
“Our mood was they are not going 92 yards and scoring on us, that is not happening,” said Cronin, describing the vibe in the huddle. “That is what we were saying in the huddle. We are too good to let them go 92 yards on us. It was, ‘Keep them in bounds, get to the quarterback, and don’t let any big plays happen.’ We succeeded in that.”

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The Princetonian has a game story HERE.

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The Analyst has a piece looking at FCS Strength of Schedule: Opponents’ Winning Pct. HERE. A total of 128 teams are ranked and here's what the survey found:

1. Eastern Kentucky (3-7): 64-32 (.667) – 10
2. Dartmouth (4-4): 45-25 (.643) – 8
3. Abilene Christian (5-5): 62-35 (.639) – 10
4. Florida A&M (2-8): 54-32 (.628) – 9
5. Cornell (3-5): 42-26 (.618) – 8

As for the rest of the Ivies, here's where they ranked:
22. Columbia (4-4): 37-30 (.552) – 8
29. Brown (5-3): 38-32 (.543) – 8
42. Princeton (6-2): 37-33 (.529) – 8
T50. Harvard (7-1): 35-35 (.500) – 8
65. Yale (4-4): 34-36 (.486) – 8
80. Penn (4-4): 33-37 (.471) – 8

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From last week:

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A little more from FootballScoop (LINK):

The NCAA rulebook, rule 1-1-6 states that "persons subject to the rules, including bands and audio/video/lighting systems operators, shall not create any noise or distraction," and Rule 1-4-2-d says no equipment may be used to confuse opponents.

Video board operators were written into the rulebook after Oklahoma State put yellow lines on its board during a Texas field goal attempt in 2020.

The NFL went through its own version of this earlier this fall. In September, the league told teams it had modified what can be shown on video boards during field goal and extra point tries, after former Eagles, Jaguars and Raiders analytics coach Ryan Paganetti posted a viral clip of a Patriots board shot that included the goalposts, per USA Today.

(Ryan Paganetti '14 spent time with Dartmouth as a walk-on running back.)

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EXTRA POINT
Mrs. BGA grew up in the leafy suburbs west of Boston. In that part of the country, nieces and nephews would be expected to refer to her as Aunt, pronounced Ont.

In New Jersey, where Mrs. BGA's sister raised her family, nieces and nephews would be expected to refer to her as Aunt, pronounced Ant.

Ant or Ont?

While in town for the Princeton football game we had a chance to spend time with our New Jersey niece and nephew, who found a unique solution when they were young. They punted the question entirely and called her Uncle, which they still occasionally do to this day. It always brings a smile.