THE POWER RANKINGS: Goin' Out in Style
By IVAN ZLATAR | November 30, 2009This is my last column as Sports Editor of this publication. There are a lot of important things to talk about.
This is my last column as Sports Editor of this publication. There are a lot of important things to talk about.
With football ending its season, and its legitimate chance to end up in the top half of the Ivy League with a loss Princeton this weekend, Dartmouth's fall sports season has just about wrapped up.
This school's mascot situation is ridiculous. Honestly, what happened? During my first two years here, there was a whole mess of competition and controversy over what our mascot should be.
So Dartmouth athletics is now partly sponsored by Muscle Milk. Cornell is apparently sponsored by some sort of gum (ba-dum-tsh). Psi U is sponsored by Jack Wills.
This week, in response to Raza Rasheed's column ("Success is Optional," Oct. 6) in the Opinion section last week, I've decided to enlist the help of Tim Dolan '11 to help me rank: The Five Reasons A Triple-Option Offense Is a Terrible Idea. Possession Rasheed claims that the triple-option offense would help Dartmouth maintain possession during the game, which would benefit the team because it wouldn't have to throw in the bad weather up in Hanover, and because Dartmouth would be able to keep the clock running and keep the defense off the field.
Five Reasons Dartmouth Football Will Exceed Expectations This Year
Correction appended This will be my last Power Rankings this spring, so why not prognosticate and speculate excessively four months too early?