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(02/11/08 6:36pm)
Johan Santana. Now there's a name with some weight behind it. In fact, the presence of this name on the New York Mets roster has completely changed my opinion in this week's "Toe to Toe" debate on which team reigns supreme in the Big Apple: the Yankees or the Mets.
(02/01/08 10:36am)
In my column two weeks ago, I espoused the Pats as the "correct" team for the neutral fan to cheer on to victory.
(01/14/08 2:45pm)
I will readily admit that throughout the 2007-2008 NFL season I have had decidedly mixed feelings on this week's column topic. For the fan outside of Patriot country, perceptions of this year's Pats have been mixed. Some fans love the boys from Foxborough; some utterly despise them. Some fans, such as me, find perceptions of the Patriots vacillating between rapt admiration and intense hatred. And, of course, there remains one other notable group of fans who have also found their state of football fandom altered by the Pats -- the "bandwagon" fans who have suddenly decided the Patriots are their new favorite team.
(01/07/08 10:14am)
Hope everyone had an enjoyable winter break, welcome to another term of Toe to Toe. As one can readily imagine, choosing the topic of this week's column did not require any debate whatsoever. This evening, Ohio State and LSU square off in the national championship to round off the most unpredictable college football season of the new millennium.
(12/03/07 8:35am)
The Dartmouth Staff
(11/26/07 7:24am)
Thanksgiving Day football. It has included the same two teams, Detroit and Dallas, for the past 41 years now. Hodes and I decided it was appropriate in the wake of this year's Thursday games to debate whether a change should be made, and whether Turkey Day football should take on a rotating schedule, with fans from all teams getting to periodically enjoy some pigskin with their turkey and stuffing.
(11/19/07 6:23am)
Last Thursday, Barry Bonds was indicted by the federal government on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Baseball's new home run king could face up to 30 years in prison if found guilty on all counts. Bonds's legal woes got Hodes and I thinking about another athlete whose career has been lessened by "tragedy" -- Ken Griffey, Jr. Hodes gladly acquiesced to argue that Griffey has had the more "tragic" career, a fact I will now refute.
(11/09/07 5:35am)
The Big Green defense forced an astounding seven turnovers, including five recovered fumbles (six forced) and two timely interceptions. Justin Cottrell '08 continued to be a dominant force at linebacker, accruing nine tackles and picking off a pass to set up one of the Big Green's first-half touchdowns.
(11/05/07 7:54am)
Salary levels in professional sports have undergone an absolutely meteoric rise over the last quarter century. Since the turn of the century, the NFL and MLB's highest payrolls have risen by $73 and $97 million, respectively.
(10/29/07 5:16am)
Manning or Brady? Brady or Manning? It's the most intriguing player comparison in today's NFL, and one of the most interesting in NFL history -- regardless of your position. Both players, by the conclusion of their respective careers, will be locks for enshrinement in Canton. Both will also be right in the thick of the ongoing "greatest quarterback ever" debate, mentioned among the likes of Montana, Elway, Unitas and Starr.
(10/26/07 2:51am)
After a couple of disheartening losses at the hands of two non-conference opponents, Dartmouth football recovered beautifully on Homecoming Saturday, beating the Columbia Lions 37-28 in front of a sizable and enthusiastic home crowd. The game was hotly contested throughout, and the Big Green's margin of victory, in all fairness, doesn't quite do the heated nature of the contest justice.
(10/22/07 4:42am)
The Monday after a big weekend's "Toe to Toe" is always one that promises to be entertaining. Last spring, after Green Key weeekend, Hodes and I had a "Pong vs. Beirut" showdown. Needless to say, Hodes went down in flames that Monday -- I'll admit, I still, to this day, cannot figure out what possessed Hodes to argue the notion that Beirut is a superior game to Pong, especially considering the school we attend. Anyway, I digress. This week's column debates a topic central to Homecoming -- that is, which is a bigger Homecoming event: the bonfire or the football game?
(10/19/07 5:40am)
Dartmouth Head Coach Buddy Teevens cited his team's inability to generate pressure on the quarterback as the Big Green's biggest defensive shortcoming on Saturday. Saturday's contest with Holy Cross marked the third straight game in which the Big Green defense was unable to record a sack. Over the course of the season, the Dartmouth defense has accumulated just one sack, coming in the Big Green's 52-31 loss to the UNH Wildcats on Sept. 22. Dartmouth's opponents have racked up ten sacks -- another disturbing statistical disparity in what is quickly becoming a frustrating season. Now, does the Big Green's future success rides solely on its inability to put sufficient pressure on the quarterback? Certainly not, I would think. However, it is yet another chink in the team's armor that, if not corrected, will continue to contribute significantly to opposing team's gaudy offensive stat lines and ability to jump out to an early lead -- something that Teevens has emphasized as a primary concern he has had for his team from the beginning of the season.
(10/15/07 4:28am)
As fans of college football, we've come to expect each season to be flavored with the usual potpourri of upsets and strange outcomes. The 2007 college football season has been one the wildest and most intriguing in recent memory, though, and the race for the two spots in the Bowl Championship Series title game is as wide open as ever. Since its inception, the BCS has endured more than its fair share of criticism as a result of several highly questionable outcomes that have emerged from its confusing, eccentric formula.
(10/12/07 4:19am)
Big Green Football went on the road to Yale with high hopes. Fresh off an emotional close-call victory over Penn, Dartmouth football seemed on the verge of establishing itself as perhaps one of the Ivy League's better squads. In light of the newfound hope that had emerged from all the action prior to this weekend, the results of Saturday's game could not have been more disappointing.
(10/08/07 5:31am)
Though a baseball column technically makes sense right now, it would have been odd to write one in the middle of division series action. Instead, Hodes and I felt it was best to give an NFL quarterly report. The 2007 season has been characterized by the usual smattering of interesting stories, disappointing teams and breakout performances. Five truths I've gleaned from the action so far are presented below.
(10/05/07 7:15am)
After defeating Penn in a nail-biter last Saturday at Memorial Field, Big Green football is 1-0 in Ivy play for the first time in the Teevens era. I wrote last week that despite opening the season 0-2, Dartmouth football had given us plenty of reasons to be optimistic about its chances in the upcoming Ivy slate. Our boys proved me right on Saturday, showing us once again why this year's squad is a cut above Dartmouth teams of years past -- and, naturally, why this writer is a cut above other football analysts.
(10/01/07 6:57am)
In light of the troubling criminal developments that have plagued the reputations of several major sports recently, Hodes and I thought a column on sports heroes would kick off the Fall term appropriately. As fans, we need nothing but positivity as we approach the most exciting yearly stretch in professional sports action - the glorious month of October, highlighted by exciting NFL midseason action and of course, the MLB playoffs.
(10/01/07 6:11am)
In light of the troubling criminal
(09/28/07 5:38am)
Dartmouth head coach Buddy Teevens put it perfectly after his team's loss to Colgate in week one: "Obviously we are disappointed with the end result today. I felt we played hard and we're a different football team -- I hope people saw that."