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Subject: Re: Ivy FB 30 years later

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Date Posted: 14:40:14 06/14/24 Fri
In reply to: Ivy Inquisitor 's message, "Ivy FB 30 years later" on 14:07:32 06/14/24 Fri

I speak just for myself. But playing freshmen football was a terrific way to get acclimated to college life. It's tough enough being on your own for the first time. But playing against guys the same age when the program (at least Dartmouth's) cared more about player development than wins and losses really made the transition easier.

I get that countless freshmen have since gotten through school just fine by joining the varsity as soon as they step onto the campus. Still, playing freshman ball was fun.

I will say that Dartmouth would not have won a share of the championship this year if the old rules precluding freshmen eligibility were still in place. There was nobody else on the team that could have did what Owen Zalc did for us this year. Not sure if any other Ivy champion had a freshman player who was absolutely indispensable (although plenty have contributed to success).

I don't really have strong thoughts either way about spring football. More football is always a good thing, so... yay?

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Author: Yale OL [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:16:33 06/15/24 Sat Have basically the whole league eliminated JV football? I always enjoyed watching Yale play on a beautiful Sunday vs. such teams as Bridgeton Academy, Milford Academy, SHU JV, etc.