Runger Defensive Player of the Week

Dartmouth's Michael Runger is the Ivy League defensive Player of the Week and after posting 15 tackles while helping the Big Green hold Princeton to a season-low point total. Dominick Pierre made the honorable-mention list. Check out the Ivy League release.

Also getting a well-deserved mention and national attention in the Dartmouth release is defensive lineman Evan Chrustic.

Final

Princeton Revisited

Princeton highlights courtesy of Dartmouth sports publicity:




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Although he didn't seem all that eager to begin the snowy drive back to New Jersey when we said so long for another year, Jay Greenberg did his usual terrific job in his Princeton Football blog writeup of Saturday's game.

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Sitting on their buses after doing their part by beating Yale, Harvard players were following the

Saturday Roundup

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Week 10 scores, stats and thoughts regarding Dartmouth opponents . . .


Harvard 34, Yale 7
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A crowd of 50,934 watched the Crimson totally dominate the Bulldogs. Again. Paul Stanton ran for four touchdowns as Harvard earned a share of the Ivy League title with its seventh consecutive win in the series, holding Yale to 279 yards of offense.

Cornell 42, Penn 41

Wrapping It Up

This week's Teevens Teleteaser from the Dartmouth sports publicity office:



The weather forecast that late last week suggested cold, snow and rain for today's finale against Princeton? As they say in New Jersey, fuhgeddaboudit. As of this writing it's blue skies and sunshine.

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In case your Dartmouth football Jones is starting to kick in, here are some future schedules:

2014 
Sept. 20 Central

Final Friday

Dartmouth Now has a story about senior tailback Dominick Pierre that is accompanied by this video:




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The Sports Network has a capsule preview of tomorrow's Dartmouth-Princeton game that includes this:

Although Dartmouth is ninth in the FCS and ranks first in the Ivy League in scoring defense, the Princeton offense that ranks second in the country in scoring offense will be too much for the

And Another?

Possibly heading Dartmouth's way according to Twitter reports is Eric Meile, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound outside linebacker at traditional New Jersey powerhouse Don Bosco Prep:



Find Meile's four-game senior highlights here.

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New Jersey's Shore Network has a brief story about Matawan's Nick Tomkins choosing Dartmouth. The piece says the 6-foot-3, 240-pound Tomkins has 61 tackles, seven sacks and

Well Hello!

Dartmouth has received a commitment from 6-foot-3, 290-pound Andrew Yohe, a three-year starter at Kiski Area High School in Pennsylvania.

The Trib Live has a story and headshot.





To check out his highlights click here.

Well Hello!

Via 247 Sports: Nick Tomkins, a 6-foot-3, 235-pound tight end/defensive end from Matawan High School in New Jersey has committed to Dartmouth.  The "State of Rutgers" website lists him at 6-4, 240 with a 4.75 in the 40.




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NJ.com has a story triggered by Princeton coach Bob Surace showing his players the Ivy League championship ring he got when the Tigers shared the title during his

Those Championship Years-The Standard To Shoot For

It is truly comparing apples to oranges to try to equate some of Hank Norton's championship teams to Ferrum teams of today. These are two different eras of Ferrum football. While the teams of the sixties and seventies were far different from teams of today, many of the basic approaches to success could and should be the same. If you were to look at Ferrum's last championship team, the 1977 team, the main thrust seems to be the defense. Over that championship year, Ferrum finished the season 9-1, only losing to Grand Rapids Junior College, 16-14. That loss played in a heavy downpour, saw Ferrum fumble eight times, and lost six of those. The Grand Rapids team scored the game winning touchdown on a 38 yard pass with less than two minuets remaining.

Overall that season, Ferrum gave up 36 points. That, at the time was the second fewest points given up by a team, and six of their ten games were shutouts....Incidentally, the fewest given up was by the '65 championship Panthers, who only allowed 19 points on the season. In short, defense was always the bedrock of Ferrum success.
This year, Ferrum gave up 394 points, with 23 touchdowns of opponents coming through the air. On the ground, Ferrum gave up 2109 yards, and 29 rushing touchdowns. While there are many differences between the athletes of those championship teams, and the ones of today, the focus on defense must be primary, and no options should be taken off of the table to make Ferrum's defense formidable again.
If there is going to be a re-evaluation, and review of the season, defense would be where I would start, and while it may not be realistic to think that Ferrum will break any records of the '65 team, It really, can only get better, and it must.

If the defense is going to be the first need addressed, then offense should not follow too far behind. This season, Ferrum's offense scored 223 points. This was down from last years total of 322. A 99 point decrease on offense, and a change in points surrendered by the defense from 231 in 2012, to 394 this season. Not a recipe for success. The 1977 championship team scored a total of 314 points. Not as strong as the offense last year.

Ferrum is looking good in some areas...I was fortunate for the first time to visit the Hank Norton Center Saturday. This is nothing short of a masterpiece. This facility is one of the nicest I have seen, and is something Ferrum should be very proud of. The entire Adams stadium is looking very much first class, and I was just as impressed with the new press box, and the new restrooms. Changes that will all make a difference.

So exactly, what will it take for Ferrum to get back to prominence? I am not sure, but there are things that I think are impressive about the program, and there are things that need work. I do believe that next year will have a much better ending.

Go Panthers!

Panthers Long Season Ends on a Sour Note

While I was able to get to the game Saturday, the game itself seemed like a microcosm of the entire season. Relying more of a sense of hope, rather than  facts gathered over the season, I predicted a Ferrum win.....Unfortunately, the Panthers ended the game on the wrong end of a lopsided score. The Panthers fell hard to the CNU Captains, 58-12.
There is not a lot to say about the game. Too many turnovers early gave the Captains a lead that they would not relinquish, and all the Ferrum fans could do was to bear the misery until the clock read all zeros.

For Ferrum, the ending of this season marked the end of what started out as a season that had a lot of question marks. A lot new faces this year meant a young team, and more often than not, young teams struggle. While I still thought there would be more success, it just did not materialize. So the question begs, what should we expect next year? In short, Ferrum fans, I have no idea. I do know this, Ferrum must do a careful review of all aspects of their season to make gains next year.

Ferrum will lose 14 players to graduation. Hardest hit will be the interior offensive line which will be a total turnover. (5) Other positions to fill will include 3 defensive linemen, 1linebacker, 3 running backs, 1 safety, and the punter/kicker. However it shakes out, I look for next season to be a better season, but to get there Ferrum has to begin the process of improvement right away. I doubt it will be an idle off season.

AD Sheehy: I Have Seen Progress

As noted on BGA Premium yesterday, Buddy Teevens will be back as Dartmouth head coach next  year. Details are scarce but a brief story in the Valley News quotes Athletic Director Harry Sheehy:

"I have seen progress in how our team has reacted to adversity, and I think there is good potential there for that to continue. Sure, I'd like to be farther along. We are a field goal away from playing for

Brown Revisited

Dartmouth-Brown highlights courtesy of Dartmouth sports publicity:







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The Dartmouth has a story about Saturday's win at Brown that includes this from Big Green quarterback Dalyn Williams:


“I think our defense played really well, especially being on the field so much during the game because our offense could not stay on the field. With that being said, I think our offense did a great job

Saturday Roundup

A look at how Dartmouth opponents fared on Saturday with a thought or two . . .Princeton 59, Yale 23Story and stats
The Tigers topped the 50-point mark for the fifth time while claiming at least a share of their first Ivy League title since 2006. Princeton had remarkable balance with 254 rushing yards and 253 passing yards. Princeton, whose only loss was by one point in its opener against Lehigh,

Game Day

Headed off to Brown while it's still dark so we can grab breakfast at a very special place we discovered several years ago (link) and still get to Providence early enough to spend a little time with one of my oldest friends. How long have we known each other? He used to tell people we became friends after he admired my baseball glove when it was dangling from the handlebars on my three-speed

GAME PREVIEW: Christopher Newport @ Ferrum

With both teams playing for nothing more than pride, the Captains make the long trek to Franklin County to take on the home standing Panthers. Ferrum has struggled, only winning two games, while CNU has only lost two. Those two losses were both conference games, and these losses, in a rare instance, have left the Captains out of the playoff picture. So this is a game for respect. Ferrum has not beaten CNU in their last 9 meetings, and would like put the brakes on this slide. Most will think this is a formality, and CNU will romp.....and they may, But Ferrum  can win this, and I think with the help of Senior Wesley Franklin, they will

Ferrum 17

CNU 14

Green Notes

Dartmouth's game notes for Saturday's game at Brown have been posted here.

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The Brown Daily Herald has a preview story with this headline:

Football hosts Big Green on Senior Day
The matchup showcases top Ivy talent but hopes of a conference title are dim for both sides
The first part of the headline is correct. As for the second part, Dartmouth (4-4, 3-2 Ivy League) still has hopes for a

Brown Notes

Brown's game notes for Dartmouth have been posted here.

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The notes include a scary list of the 70-plus yard touchdown runs by John Spooney, the Ivy League sprint champion who probably would have had more but didn't play football last year as he concentrated on track:

94 yards vs. Penn, 11-2-1393 yards vs. Penn, 11-2-1381 yards vs. Cornell, 10-22-1173 yards vs. URI, 10-5-1371 yards vs.

AC Milan Yang Tidak Berjodoh Dengan "Cinta Lama"

Kembalinya Kaka ke AC Milan di awal musim 2013 -2014 membangkitkan kembali gelora dan semangat Milanisti sedunia bahwa team kesayangannya akan meretas kembali jalan menuju kesuksesan.
Bukan tanpa alasan karena terakhir kali AC Milan meraih titel Liga Champion adalah di tahun 2007 saat Kaka masih berada di dalam team dan atas performanya di musim itu Kaka meraih gelar sebagai pemain terbaik dunia versi FIFA.
Selang beberapa pekan berjalan, apa yang tampak pada klasemen sementara Liga Italia mungkin menjadi sebuah kejutan.
Bagaimana mungkin team peraih gelar eropa terbanyak dari Italia yang diperkuat talenta macam Balotelli, El Sharawy, Robinho dan sang pangeran yang telah kembali Kaka bisa berjarak hanya beberapa poin dari jurang degradasi.
Kembalinya Kaka ke AC Milan yang awalnya ditenggarai sebagai solusi atas kemandekan AC Milan mengatasi hegemoni Juventus dalam dua musim terakhir (bahkan sampai membuat AC Milan memberanikan diri melepas Kevin Prince Boateng yang meloloskan AC Milan ke fase grup Liga Champions), ternyata tidak terbukti, setidaknya sampai tulisan ini dipublikasikan.
Kaka yang sekarang bukan lagi Kaka yang dulu.
Hangatnya bangku cadangan dan cedera yang terus menghambatnya di Real Madrid tampaknya membutuhkan waktu dan kerja keras untuk mengembalikan talentanya.

Bila ditelusuri lebih jauh, sesungguhnya AC Milan kerap tidak berjodoh dengan yang namanya "cinta lama".
Masih ingat dengan Fabio Capello?
Dia adalah sosok yang membawahi generasi the dream team AC Milan di tahun 1991 - 1996 dan meraih sejumlah gelar Liga Italia dan Piala Champions.
Milanisti tentu masih ingat bagaimana Capello membawa AC Milan membantai The Dream Team Barcelona 4-0 pada final tahun 1994.
Hebatnya lagi, Capello adalah pelatih yang membawa AC Milan meraih titel Serie A 1992 tanpa terkalahkan!!
Hebat bukan?? tapi lihatlah saat Capello kembali ke AC Milan di tahun 1997 setelah memenangi Liga Spanyol bersama Real Madrid, Capello hanya mampu membawa AC Milan finish di peringkat 10.

Sebelum Capello, AC Milan juga punya sosok luar biasa yang gagal merajut cinta lama saat kembali, dia adalah Arrigo Sacchi.
Sebelum era keemasan Fabio Capello, era Arrigo Sacchi adalah awal mula julukan the dream team disematkan ke AC Milan.
Sacchi dengan trio Belandanya adalah jawara Italia sekaligus Eropa dalam rentang waktu 1987 - 1991.
Sukses besar di AC Milan, Sacchi pun dipercaya menangani timnas Italia. Not bad, Italia meraih runner up Piala Dunia 1994.
Cinta lamanya gagal bersemi saat kembali ke AC Milan di musim 1996 - 1997 dan gagal memperbaiki kinerja buruk Oscar Tabarez.

Apakah AC Milan cuma berjodoh buruk dengan pelatih untuk cinta lama? TIDAK
Tengoklah saat Andriy Shevchenko, si peraih Ballon D' Or kembali dari kegagalan di Chelsea pada musim 2008 - 2009.
Catatan penampilannya sangat buruk. Hanya bermain 18 kali di serie A tanpa gol!!
Bandingkan dengan catatan 208 kali penampilan dengan 127 gol saat Sheva masih berkostum AC Milan di rentang waktu 1999 - 2006 dan berbuah titel Serie A, Liga Champion, Coppa Italy dan gelar individu tentunya.

Masih kurang?
Perhatikan bagaimana ketajaman Marco Boriello saat di Cagliari mendadak lenyap saat kembali ke AC Milan.
Contoh terkini, Alessandro Matri yang cukup menjanjikan di Cagliari dan Juventus sekarang menjadi calon pembelian terburuk AC Milan.

So, mungkin memang AC Milan tidak berjodoh dengan cinta lama mereka.

Worth Noting

From the latest Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Click to enlarge


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Former Dartmouth wide receiver/defensive back Corey Vann '13 offers an insider's look at Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin in a story published in yesterday's New York Post. Vann and Martin were high school teammates at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. Vann includes a quote from former Dartmouth receivers

Memorial Field Reviewed

A website called Stadium Journey has posted a relatively positive and accurate review of Dartmouth's Memorial Field featuring comments on food & beverage, atmosphere, neighborhood, fans, access, return on investment, extras and this "final thought":

Memorial Field may not be included in the conversation of historic Ivy League football stadiums, but it deserves to be. With a façade untouched

Big Green Dominates Honor Roll

Four Dartmouth players made the Ivy League honor roll this week. From the Ivy website:

HONOR ROLL

Mike Banaciski, Dartmouth (Sr., DB - Hillsborough, N.J.)
6 tkls. (5 solo)

Kyle Bramble, Dartmouth (So., RB - Floyds Knobs, Ind.)
24 car. for 110 yds.

Seth DeValve, Princeton (Jr., WR - Manchester, Conn.)
7 rec. for 77 yds., 1 TD

Andrew Flesher, Harvard (Jr., PK - Little Rock, Ark.)
2 FGs (29, 33

Looking Back

Highlights from the Cornell game, courtesy of Dartmouth sports publicity:





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The Dartmouth has a story that reprises the game while The Cornell Sun has a story that includes this quote from Cornell running back Luke Hagy:

“Dartmouth has a very good defense, but it wasn’t as much of what they did but more of what we didn’t do. We didn’t execute and had penalties that killed us. We were the

Looking Ahead

While there are many that believe that Ferrum's season is a wash, I do not count myself among those. Ferrum has a chance to do something this weekend that has not been done since November 15th, 2003....defeat Christopher Newport. Why do I think it is even remotely possible that Ferrum can win? Because no one else does....especially Christopher Newport. Ferrum has lost for nine consecutive seasons to the Captains, and while there have been blow outs, there have also been games that were close. The average margin of victory has been 16.7 points for the Captains, with that including games as close as three points, and blowouts by 48. This year, for the first time in a while, neither team is in playoff contention. The conference playoff spot has already been wrapped up by Maryville. This game next week is all about pride...and for Ferrum, ending a skid that has gone on too long.

Yesterdays game against LaGrange showed me a team that played an inspired brand of football. They did not give up and were in the game until the end. While CNU is no slouch, they are not having the year that everyone thought they would have. Granted they started off strong, defeating Hampden-Sydney, and Salisbury, and gaining a national ranking early in the season, but they are not the winning machine that it looked like they might be early in the season.

For Ferrum to win they must first believe that they can win. There are plenty out there who don't give them much of a chance at all. It will not be easy, but another effort like yesterday may just give the Ferrum fans something to scream about, and the Seniors a memory that will last a lifetime.

Go Panthers!

Saturday Roundup

A look at how Dartmouth opponents fared on Saturday with a thought or two . . .

Princeton 38, Penn 26
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Penn jumped out to a 16-0 lead and was within five points with five minutes remaining but came up short as Quaker quarterback Billy Ragone completed just 10-of-31 passes with three interceptions. Quinn Epperly completed 32-of-45 throws for 268 yards and two touchdowns as

Ferrum Posts Strong EffortFalls to LaGrange 10-3

In a rare defensive struggle, Ferrum found itself in a heck of a ballgame today but was unable to pull out a win as they fell to LaGrange 10-3. Going into the 4th quarter, Ferrum and LaGrange remained in a 3-3 tie. LaGrange had an opportunity to break the tie, but missed a field goal. Later LaGrange was driving inside the Ferrum 10 when they fumbled, and Ferrum recovered,  but both times were unable to capitalize.

Again Ferrum gave ground on defense, and LaGrange had the ball deep in FC territory. A well thrown pass to the corner was caught by the LaGrange receiver for the game winning touchdown. Ferrum would have another chance to get to the end zone, but it was not to be as Ferrum had a Hail Mary intercepted to end the game.

The home standing Panthers should be very proud of their effort. The defense played very well. The pass defense was the best it has been all season. Holding this team to 10 points was a huge accomplishment. The main difference, as I saw it was the mismatch between the Ferrum O-line, and the LaGrange D-line. Reynolds had pressure for much of the day, and while there were moments that the Ferrum offense moved the ball, it was inconsistent. This was as a result of the LaGrange defense rather than the Ferrum offense. Just not big enough horses up front.

Ferrum will close the season out next week at home against CNU. This game today gives me hope for the final game of the season. CNU only defeated LaGrange 13-10. Keep your heads up boys...a win next week would go a long way toward easing the pain of this season.

Game Day

Another terrific football day for the Big Green and its fans. We've got a dusting of snow up here on the mountain but down in town it is expected to be 41 degrees and partly cloudy for the 4 p.m. kickoff. According to our friends at AccuWeather, the temperature will dip to about 35 degrees by game's end, but it will be dry – for the eighth week in a row.

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The BGA Premium preview of this today's

Gameday GAME PREVIEW: LaGrange @ Ferrum

Today it's Panthers vs. Panthers as LaGrange visits Ferrum. LaGrange comes into the contest off of a close game with Christopher Newport, losing 13-10. Ferrum comes off of their loss with North Carolina Wesleyan, looking to close out the last couple of games of the season the season on an upswing. As I have watched the season progress, I am skeptical that Ferrum will have much success in the final two games. There have been bright spots, but all in all, Ferrum is just not where they need or wanted to be. This has been a disappointing year for Ferrum, While they do have talent, Ferrum just has not gotten the job done . I don't see many things changing today.

LaGrange   44

Ferrum       20


As for the rest of the conference, Maryville should capture the conference crown today. A win against Greensboro will send them to the playoffs. Here is how I see the rest of the day going for USA South teams.

Greensboro @ Maryville

Methodist @ Huntingdon

Averett @ Christopher Newport

Brawn And Brains

From the Dartmouth office of sports publicity:

Dartmouth seniors Mike Banaciski, Cole Marcoux and Michael Runger were each named to the Capital One Academic All-District I Football Team for Division I schools as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday afternoon. This is the second time Banaciski and Runger have been included on the team, while

DL Stunts - Part 2

Part 2 of the Defensive Line Stunts series will look at stunts where the Defensive Tackle works in tandem with the Defensive End.  DL Stunts - Part 1 looked at stunts with just the Defensive Tackles.  Blitzes and Fire Zones are great for applying pressure, but the easiest and safest way to get pressure is from the guys up front.  It is nice to be able to play your favorite coverage on 3rd and Long and still get pressure from the front 4.  If a defense can do that, it has an opportunity to be great on 3rd Down.

Stunts are also important for stopping the run and for giving smaller, quicker defenders a better chance to be successful.  Former Florida Co-DC and DL Coach Greg Matteson talked about giving his defensive linemen a 3-way go.  A right defensive end could attack the offensive tackle in three ways: 1) slant inside him, 2) run through him, or 3) jet upfield right past him.  Using all three techniques keeps the offensive lineman off-balance and gives the defensive lineman his best chance for success.

3-Way Go

The stunts I will talk about are Ex, Tex (and Dbl Tex), Veer, Spear, and Watch Me.  Ex and Tex are great vs. the pass or run.  Veer and Spear are primarily run stunts, although they still work vs. the Pass.  The Veer has its origins as a stunt to stop Inside Veer, and Spear is a Greg Matteson stunt that is very similar.  Watch Me is a pass rush stunt all the way designed to give your best pass rusher the freedom to do his thing.

Ex from Barry Hoover on Vimeo.

Ex

Clip 1 (Giants) – Right DE takes a step upfield, slams the Guard, then comes off and makes the sack.

Clip 2 (Jets) – Right DT hesitates and lets DE slam the Guard.  The Tackle turns inside just enough to cause him to be too late in trying to block the DT, who makes the sack.

Clip 3 (Giants) – Ex can also be run with a 1 tech NT.  DE slams Guard and gets in QB's face.  OT chases DE too far, allowing NT to come around free.

Clip 4 (Giants) – DE one step upfield then moves quickly inside but does not slam Guard.  He could not slam the Guard since he slid inside, leaving a nice lane for the DE to pressure the QB.

Tex from Barry Hoover on Vimeo.

Tex

Clip 1 (Steelers) – DT takes a step upfield and slams the Tackle.  The Guard chases the DT and chases him too far outside to block the DE who comes inside for the sack.

Clip 2 (Gators) – DE takes two steps upfield and then come inside.  The Guard is locked on the DT and never touches the DE who makes the sack.

Clip 3 (Cowboys) – The 1 tech NT looks to slam the Guard, who slides away so the DT gets pressure on the QB.  The Center locks onto the NT and does not see the DE come inside.

Clip 4 (Dolphins) – don't think this was Tex, just the DE seeing an opening to the QB and running to daylight.

Clip 5 (Miss. St.) – Tex stunt allows DE to come free inside to tackle RB on Draw.

Clip 6 (Giants) – Tex Ex – Tex on the left, Ex on the right.  The Guard turned outside with the DT and the DE sped right past him inside for the strip sack.

Dbl Tex

Clip 1 (Giants) – Left DT could have done a better job taking a step upfield first, but he makes up for it with a great swim move inside the Tackle to sack QB.

Clips 2, 3 (Broncos, TCU) – Guard too aggressive blocking DT and doesn't see DE come inside.

Veer from Barry Hoover on Vimeo.

Veer

Clip 1 (Gators) – Right DE to 1 tech side takes a step inside and then quickly re-directs.  Current Michigan DC Greg Matteson did a tremendous job at Florida of teaching his DL to read the OL that you are slanting away from.

Clip 2 (Giants) – Tackle thought he had an easy base block on Iso play but DE blew by him inside to wreck the play.

Clip 3 (Gators) – Veer stunt pressures the RB who tries to cut all the way back on zone play to Sam LB and SS.  Good job by Sam LB of squeezing OT and not leaving a crease.

Clip 4 (Gators) – DE re-directs and causes RB to cut back inside to pursuit.

Clip 5 (Ravens) – A quick DE is deadly on this stunt.

Clip 6 (Giants) – DE able to re-direct, but not quickly enough to catch RB.  LB must scrape quicker over top.

Spear from Barry Hoover on Vimeo.

Spear

Clip 1 (Gators) – good stunt vs. Power with DE working quickly inside of FB's block to make tackle.  DT in good shape outside to make tackle as well.

Clip 2 (Gators) – DE aims at hip of Tackle, works inside and runs to daylight to pressure QB.  This is the gruesome play where the Bama WR tore his knee up.

Watch Me from Barry Hoover on Vimeo.

Watch-Me

Clip 1 (Cowboys) – if you have a fast DE who has a knack for getting to the QB and working inside when the Tackle sets too far outside, this is a great stunt to give him the freedom to get the QB and not have to worry about pass rush Contain.

Clip 2 (Steelers) – DT does a good job of getting outside when the DE works inside, allowing DE to make a big hit on QB.

Clip 3 (Seahawks) – DT sees DE come inside and seamlessly works outside for pass rush Contain to get the sack.

Clip 4 (Eagles) – The DE worked inside and the DT worked outside and both got to QB.

Clips 5, 6 (Colts) – The Colts used this call to give Dwight Freeney the freedom to use  his devastating spin move.

Great Links
The speakers and schedules are now finally out for the 2014 Glazier Clinics here.
Strong Football with The Popularity of the 3-4 Defense: What's Old is New, Playing Fast with the 4-2-5 Defense, Wing-T Offense: Buck Trap, Dick LeBeau's Wime/Will Cross Fire Zone Blitz, and The 5 Step Guide to Striking a Balance as Football Coaches.
Chris at Grantland / Smart Football on Art Briles and the Baylor Offense.
Coach Mac with Analyzing Your Statistics, 3 Man Scat Combinations, and Changing Defensive Looks.
Duece with The Passing of a Great One.
Brophy with Cal's Solid Screen.

Well Worth Noting

From a Dartmouth release and certainly worthy of leading off today's blog:

The NCAA has released its annual student-athlete graduation rate survey, and Dartmouth College once again has been shown to lead the nation in Graduation Success Rate (GSR). With a GSR of 99 percent for student-athletes who began college in 2006, Dartmouth led Division I institutions for a second straight year. Tying for

Hasil Drawing Pembagian Grup SEA Games 2013

Bagi sebagian orang. cabang lah raga sepak bola menjadi cabang favorit untuk disimak hasilnya dan juga pertandingannya, dalam even apapun. Seperti yang akan digelar dalam ajang SEA Games di Myanmar tahun ini, perkembangan para pemain timnas U-23 yang akan menjadi wakil bangsa layak untuk diikuti. 

Sudah lama Indonesia kering prestasi, yang terbaru, Indonesia berhasil meraih juara AFF U-19 lewat perjuangan Evan Dimas dkk. Drawing pembagian grup SEA Games 2013 di Myanmar sudah dilakukan, Indonesia berada satu grup dengan raksasa sepak bola Asia Tenggara, Thailand, dan juga tuan rumah Myanmar.

Grup A: 
Malaysia, Laos, Brunei, Vietnam, Singapura, Filipina.

Grup B: 
Indonesia, Myanmar, Timor, Thailand, Kamboja

Layak dinantikan, apakah para duta bangsa ini mampu berbicara banyak di ajang SEA Games, karena sudah sekian edisi Indonesia selalu gagal berprestasi.

Check It Out

Harvard highlights from Dartmouth Sports Publicity:



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For the football program story I freelanced on Dartmouth safety Garrett Waggoner, click here.

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Cornell's game notes for Saturday have been posted here. The notes remind us that the game is being carried on the NBC Sports Network with Randy Moss (no, not that one) and former Princeton and NFL lineman Ross Tucker on the call. Becasue it is

Dazzo Honored

Dartmouth safety Stephen Dazzo was named to the Ivy League honor roll for his play Saturday evening at Harvard. In addition to five tackles and a pass breakup, he returned a lateral 33 yards for a touchdown (which was not mentioned in the Ivy release).

Harvard placekicker Andrew Flesher was the conference's special teams player of the week for hitting 3-of-4 field goals against Dartmouth,

Looking Back At Harvard, Ahead To Cornell

The Dartmouth recaps Saturday's loss to Harvard and also features a Q&A with linebacker Will McNamara centered around his two interception returns for a touchdown a week ago.

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The Harvard Crimson has a game story and a sidebar that begins with the success of the Harvard run game Saturday night.

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The major Boston newspapers still cover Harvard football and had stories about Saturday's game in

Ferrum Falls to North Carolina WesleyanDifficult Season Continues

At the beginning of the season, I predicted that Ferrum would finish fourth, and would have a record of 7-3. Better not quit my day job! ( I also predicted that NCW would go 0-10...ugh) After the defeat at the hands of NCW, Ferrum is assured of a less than .500 season, and will have a difficult time putting another notch in the win column this season. The Bishops soundly defeated the Panthers yesterday 33-16, but were leading at one time 33-0.
The train seems to have left the track for Ferrum, and with LaGrange and CNU left to close out the season, It is hard to imagine that things will get much better this year. As for yesterday, its appears that the offense and the defense both struggled. I again was not in a position to watch the game, but it seems that North Carolina Wesleyan was well prepared for the game, and Ferrum was just not effective.

I am disappointed that overall, Ferrum is not the contender I hoped they would be. I am hoping for a good turnout at the game the next two Saturdays. I would mean a lot to get a win, and a good crowd can help this.

Saturday Roundup

A look at how Dartmouth opponents fared on Saturday . . .

Brown 27, Penn 0
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Sprint champion John Spooney had TD runs of 93 and 94 yards in the first half for Brown. That the Bears' talented offense scored that many points isn't a surprise. That they shut out Penn – even with quarterback Billy Ragone not playing – is a shocker.

Princeton 53, Cornell 20
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There's A Party Goin' On Right Here . . .

Editor's Note: As with all night games, there will be just one BGA Premium story tonight (but two tomorrow). Also, I will be writing on the drive home tonight while Mrs. BGA handles the wheel ;-) If we are out of Boston by 9 I should be back home and able to post tonight's story by midnight Eastern. If we are a little later . . . the story will be a little later.

Boston is going to be nuts today

Crimson Insights

From the Harvard Crimson looking ahead to Saturday evening's Ivy League showdown between Harvard and Dartmouth:
“I think you’re going to learn just how resilient we are,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “Our kids have a tremendous amount of pride. Some years you lose a tough game like this, and you’ve got a maybe average opponent. We don’t have that luxury.”
Curious about Harvard's defensive