Shame it wasn't Jim Beam, but you can't have everything.While Louisville vs Rutgers is getting all the attention, there are a couple of other games this weekend that are worth taking a look at. In all Top 25 action Oregon takes on USC in the PAC-10 and Arkansas faces Tennessee in the SEC but hidden away in the Division 1AA schedules is a nice one: Princeton at Yale.
Both teams have 7-1 records, but Yale is undefeated in conference play and hasn't lost since the first game of the season when they went down 43-17 to San Diego. Princeton lost their unbeaten record a couple of weeks ago when they dropped their game at Cornell. Players to look out for are:
Senior Princeton QB Jeff Terrell (Chagrin Falls, OH - 20 miles west of Cleveland) has a 128.28 passer rating (NCAA formula) that translates as 81.96 according to the NFL rating, which means he's pretty good - in fact, he leads the Ivy League in all offense. He's interested in 'music, sports, economics, history and architecture.' But can I find out what he's studying? His main target this season is Junior WR Brendan Circle from Villa Park, CA (nearest place you've heard of: Anaheim) who has snared 38 passes for 531 yards. Junior LB Tim Boardman (Staten Island, NY - been there...well, sort of...) is the Tigers' leading tackler.
For Yale, Sophomore HB Mike McLeod (New Britain, CT - slap bang in the middle of Connecticut, not far from ESPN in Bristol, CT) is the leading rusher and is currently second in the Ivy League behind Joe Digiacomo of Brown. Senior WR Chandler Henley (Littleton, CO - south of Denver - an 'outstanding organic chemistry student') is junior QB Matt Polhemus' (North Chatham, MA 'enjoys drawing and boating' which is fair enough - if you travel east from North Chatham, the next stop is the South of France) leading target. Sophomore LB Bobby Abare (Acton, MA - NE of Boston) leads the conference in INTs with four (he's also the Bulldogs' leading tackler), one more than Tim Strickland and Kevin Kelleher of Princeton.
So there you go - Ivy League football action for you at the Yale Bowl on Saturday afternoon. I'll let you know what happens.
Two quick ones to end this preview: this story makes me wonder if how I'd react if it happened to me when I was 79:
You think you're tough? Joe Paterno is tougher than you.
Both teams have 7-1 records, but Yale is undefeated in conference play and hasn't lost since the first game of the season when they went down 43-17 to San Diego. Princeton lost their unbeaten record a couple of weeks ago when they dropped their game at Cornell. Players to look out for are:
Senior Princeton QB Jeff Terrell (Chagrin Falls, OH - 20 miles west of Cleveland) has a 128.28 passer rating (NCAA formula) that translates as 81.96 according to the NFL rating, which means he's pretty good - in fact, he leads the Ivy League in all offense. He's interested in 'music, sports, economics, history and architecture.' But can I find out what he's studying? His main target this season is Junior WR Brendan Circle from Villa Park, CA (nearest place you've heard of: Anaheim) who has snared 38 passes for 531 yards. Junior LB Tim Boardman (Staten Island, NY - been there...well, sort of...) is the Tigers' leading tackler.
For Yale, Sophomore HB Mike McLeod (New Britain, CT - slap bang in the middle of Connecticut, not far from ESPN in Bristol, CT) is the leading rusher and is currently second in the Ivy League behind Joe Digiacomo of Brown. Senior WR Chandler Henley (Littleton, CO - south of Denver - an 'outstanding organic chemistry student') is junior QB Matt Polhemus' (North Chatham, MA 'enjoys drawing and boating' which is fair enough - if you travel east from North Chatham, the next stop is the South of France) leading target. Sophomore LB Bobby Abare (Acton, MA - NE of Boston) leads the conference in INTs with four (he's also the Bulldogs' leading tackler), one more than Tim Strickland and Kevin Kelleher of Princeton.
So there you go - Ivy League football action for you at the Yale Bowl on Saturday afternoon. I'll let you know what happens.
Two quick ones to end this preview: this story makes me wonder if how I'd react if it happened to me when I was 79:
You think you're tough? Joe Paterno is tougher than you. 
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