NCAA football musings

SPORTING GOODS

Dartmouth ended its first winless season in 125 years today, losing ignominiously to the Princeton Tigers, 28-10. I certainly don't blame Buddy Teevens and his staff for this debacle of a season as much as I blame Maria Laskaris and hers. Eventually, the college may understand that an undergraduate experience comprises more than classroom situations and that in many instances a college's relations with its alumni comes about primarily via its football team.

In situations where success has been appreciably more marked, the finalists for the Heisman Trophy will be announced soon, and I've pretty much got my guy picked. While I certainly think Pat White could get it


(using as the criterion the Gary Beban rule), I think college football's best player this year has been Graham Harrell. Mr. Harrell and his Texas Tech teammates have a very difficult opponent in Oklahoma this evening, but if the Red Raiders can defeat the Sooners, I've got to think that the Heisman selection will be a foregone conclusion.

Finally (give me strength), it looks like we'll have Joe Pa to kick around for yet another season.

UPDATE — Hmmm ... Apparently, I've had these feelings before.

LATER UPDATE — I obviously spoke too soon about Mr. Harrell's success this season.