Jesse said:
First time caller, long time listener. No one else gives a rip about the ivies other then you who brags about playing for Amherst or someplace like that. We all get it because you let us know how you’re some kinda big accountant and athletic donor so you think you are more relevant then current students or alum of UM. You are not you are just like anyone else with an opinion, which are like assholes, everyone has got one. don’t bother responding if you can help yourself because no one else who reads this board cares about the ivies.
First time "caller"?
See this 1987 Sports Illustrated article:
"It was the cradle of football, and a number of its players have excelled in the NFL—Calvin Hill, Ed Marinaro, Gary Fencik and Nick Lowery," [Also, George Starke of Columbia, an eventual WA Redskins Hog, Hank Bjorklund of Princeton, Don Martin of Yale]
"One thing you certainly don't expect in the Ivy League is a nationally ranked team, but that's what coach Bob Black-man fielded at Dartmouth in 1970. That year Dartmouth was undefeated and untied, producing such outstanding stats that it was ranked 14th in both the AP and UPI final polls, ahead of Oklahoma, Penn State and Southern Cal. Dartmouth's 9-0 record included six shutouts—four in a row to end the season. Among major colleges that year Dartmouth ranked second in total defense and sixth in total offense, and led the country in scoring defense."
"Nevertheless, when Dartmouth was awarded the Lambert Trophy as the best team in the East, Penn State coach Joe Paterno felt obliged to register a tongue-in-cheek protest. Paterno suggested—through the press—that Dartmouth and Penn State play each other to determine which was really the top Eastern team. Responded Blackman, "Of course, Coach Paterno knows that under Ivy League rules we're not allowed to play in a postseason game, but if we were allowed to play a postseason contest, I would prefer to play a team that had a better record," a dig at the Nittany Lions' 7-3."
https://vault.si.com/vault/1987/08/31/a-big-year-for-big-green
"Game of the Year of the Day, 1970: Dartmouth 10, Yale 0" - picked as one of 50 best games of all-time
"The matchup: Dartmouth (5-0) at Yale (5-0)
The stakes: The Ivy League title, an AP ranking, and, potentially, the Lambert Trophy for best team in the East. Other than that, just a normal Saturday in the northeast.
The back story: At the turn of the 1970s, Bob Blackman had turned Dartmouth into an elite or nearly elite football program. From 50 Best*:
Blackman was thorough and innovative. He was an early adopter of Clark Shaughnessy’s V-formation, a wishbone predecessor in which the fullback lined up a little bit ahead of the halfbacks in the typical T-formation. He was organized and ambitious in his recruiting practices, opening up the Dartmouth umbrella to include most of the country and creating a national network as a talent base. He was miles ahead of the game from a scouting perspective, using computers to spot play tendencies long before most realized this was even an option.
Put it all together, and Dartmouth was bigger, stronger, more talented, and more well-prepared than any other team in the Ivy League.
In 1970, quarterback Jim Chasey was capable of posting big numbers with his arm and did enough to win the Asa Bushnell Cup (awarded to the Ivy League’s most outstanding player), but he only got so many chances because most games were over after two or three quarters. Halfback John Short was steady and reliable, and the Dartmouth defense was untouchable. Rover back Murry Bowden, safety Willie Bogan, and defensive lineman Barry Brink all landed on 1970’s All-East team, and sophomore end Fred Radke quickly came into his own.
To top things off, the Indians were great in special teams: Tim Copper was the best punt returner in the country this side of Nebraska’s Johnny Rodgers, and Wayne Pirmann was one of the country’s more reliable place-kickers.
Now came the biggest test for the big green: Carmen Cozza’s Yale squad. Cozza was 23-3-1 over the last three years, and his Eli would dominate most of the 1970s. And his 1970 squad would be dominated by a powerful running game that featured Dick Jauron (future head coach of the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills) and Don Martin.
A crowd of more than 60,000 awaited at the Yale Bowl for the biggest Ivy League game in years. The better team won."
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