Schedule Musings

A few assorted 2013 Ivy League football scheduling notes . . . Dartmouth has six home games . . . Princeton has six road games including three in a row at Hampton, at Brown and at Harvard . . . Cornell plays three of its first four games at home and three of the final four on the road . . . Bucknell, Colgate, Lafayette, Lehigh, Monmouth and Fordham each show up on two schedules . . .  Yale's

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Memorial Field

Finishing off a freelance program story about The Berry Center/Leede Arena I stumbled across the Book Dartmouth College: an architectural tour by Scott Meacham '95. The book is filled with interesting information about virtually all of the college's buildings and grounds, including the athletic facilities.

Click here to read details about Memorial Field that you probably did

Katie Couric Show on Sue Paterno and Penn State

I was in New York City last week to be filmed for a segment on Katie Couric's ABC show airing today (Monday Feb. 11).  The show features Katie's interview with Sue Paterno, the widow of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno.  I appear towards the end of the show to provide legal commentary.

For more information about the show and local listings, click here.   Hope you can watch today.  Here's an excerpt:

 

University of Chicago Sports Symposium (Business and Law) on February 15th

On Friday, February 15th, please join me for the third-annual MESG Sports Symposium at the Gleacher Center, brought to you by the Chicago Booth Media, Entertainment and Sports Group and the University of Chicago School of Law. The day will include three panel discussions, a keynote speaker, a networking lunch, and post-event networking reception. I am participating on the law panel that will focus on labor negotiations.

For information on ordering tickets, click here (or here if you are a student). There will be several networking opportunities and panels will include:

9:45 am - 10:45am: Sports Marketing at Scale: Making the most of your sponsorship dollars. Moderated by Scott Meadow, Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship
- Corey Christanell, Director of Sports Marketing, Anheuser Busch
- Michael O'Conor, Partner Marketing Division, Retail & Services, US Olympic Committee
- Diana Juhasz, Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships, Discover Financial Services
- John Shumate, Manager, Brand Management & Strategy, Gatorade

10:45am - 11:15am: Fireside Chat: Inside Olympic Marketing with Corey Christanell, Director of Sports Marketing, Anheuser Busch and Michael O'Conor, Partner Marketing Division, Retail & Services, US Olympic Committee

12:15pm - 1:15pm: Whose Lockout is it Anyway? The evolving role of collective bargaining agreements & labor negotiations in professional sports.
- Professor Michael LeRoy, Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School
- Timothy Liam Epstein, Partner, SmithAmundsen
- Mike McCartney, Director of Football Operations, Priority Sports & Entertainment
- Scott Gaffield, Octagon 1:15pm - 2:00pm:

Fireside Chat: Behind the BTN Big 10K, Erin Harvego, Vice President of Marketing, Big Ten Network 2:15pm - 3:15pm:

From the Classroom to the Playing Field: How analytics have revolutionized the world of Sports. Moderated by John Huizinga, Walter David "Bud" Fackler Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, Chicago Booth
- Vince Gennaro ('77), President, Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
- Ken Kovash ('06), Director of Football Research & Player Personnel Assistant, Cleveland Browns
- Bob Meyerhoff, President, Information Logistics

Closing Remarks: Tobias Moskowitz, Fama Family Professor of Finance, Chicago Booth

Numbers, We Have Numbers

Interesting attendance numbers out of the NCAA:

Ivy League home attendance

1. Yale 12,453
2. Harvard 11, 520
3. Penn 10,114
4. Princeton 7,984
5. Brown 6,872
6. Cornell 6,420
7. Dartmouth 6,402
8. Columbia 5,600

Percentage of stadium filled
1. Dartmouth 42.68
2. Harvard 37.28
3. Brown 34.36
4. Columbia 32.94
5. Princeton 26.61
6. Cornell 25.08
7. Yale 19.38
8. Penn 19.08

Patriot League home

Finding Nemo Disappointing

That massive snowstorm Nemo?



It was a massive disappointment here on the mountain where we topped out at a measly eight inches, hardly enough to get out the snowshoes.

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Former Dartmouth offensive coordinator John Perry is the new passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Delaware.



Perry, who played wide receiver (and basketball) at New Hampshire and is a Chip Kelly disciple, had

400 And Still Counting

This marks the 400th story on the blog since I began it in Sept. of 2008. I was not sure what to write about, but I spoke with Coach Dave Harper recently, and I thought I would pass on some of our conversation.
Harper seemed pleased with the way the off season is going. He and his staff are out working hard on the recruiting end of things, and he indicated that the players are working hard in the weight room. He also was quite happy with the campus visits from potential recruits. While there is still a long way to go, the impression I got from Coach Harper on the off season was quite positive. Unfortunately, Southwest Virginia is not always the greatest for cell phone reception, and while we did talk for a nice amount of time, our conversation was cut short.
Ferrum will be entering the 2013 season as one of three defending co-champions this season, but there will also be a new team in the conference. Huntingdon (AL) will throw their hat into the USA South ring this season as the conference's 9th football member.  Huntingdon brings a solid reputation as a winner to the conference, and will certainly improve the overall conference.
Spending a good portion of last season ranked in the d3football.com top 25, the Hawks
finished their season 6-3, and ultimately outside of the top 25, but look for them to contend for the top conference spot this year.
We have a long way to go til kickoff, but I am starting to get the itch. Ready for the Blackhats to take the field.
Ferrum will again have Tim Reynolds at quarterback, but his supporting cast has changed drastically. Wide Receivers Jackson and West are gone, as is Tyler Brubaker.
On the defensive side, Ferrum losses 7 players that were regulars on the field.
With all of these changes, it will be an interesting upcoming season. That being said, you can still count on the Panthers to be a force in the conference.

Lastly, the schedule is out for the 2013 season. Interestingly enough, the Panthers will still play 10 games, and will play 3 non conference games. That means that someone gets skipped. This year Ferrum and Methodist will not face each other. Other interesting things are that Ferrum will for the second year in a row, host LaGrange. Ferrum will play newcomer Huntingdon in their conference opener, as they travel to Alabama. This will be the Panthers 3rd road game of their first four. Ferrum does not play Southern Virginia University this year, and brings Bridgewater back to the schedule. Ferrum closes the regular season at home against Christopher Newport. The Open Date is on Oct.12th. Click the link below for the full schedule.

2013 Football Schedule