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Subject: Re: A Great Game, no, not The Game

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Date Posted: 10:50:14 11/24/25 Mon
In reply to: Grin and Bear it 's message, "A Great Game, no, not The Game" on 15:29:33 11/22/25 Sat

Definitely hat tip to Brown - they won it - but the original post made me laugh a little:

"Some post game thoughts: 1. Brown actually outplayed Dartmouth. There was nothing fluky about it." - Grin and Bear It

In all the excitement, Grin surely deserves grace for his assessment.
'Cause some key stats:
................Dartmouth...Brown
First downs .......21........16
Rushing ..........112........82
Passing...........274.......222
Possesion........34:45.....25:15
3rd down %.......8of16.....5of12

Now we all know that in the end, only the score matters. But the three turnovers in the 4th quarter (including the game-winning 74-yd PICK6) just killed Dartmouth. Kudos that Brown did what they needed to do, but yeah it was a little fluky. Hopefully Brown will continue its march towards league relevance again, but this was as much a Dartmouth fail as anything. And doubly hard to take, with New Hampshire being the last at large team into the FCS field.

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Grin and Bear it (Nah!)
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Date Posted: 11:38:16 11/24/25 Mon

When teams fail, it is generally the result of the other team's efforts. For example, when a QB is under pressure and throws an interception, it is usually because he is off balance or is unable to get his feet planted...all of which are a result of the pressure. The other aspect of the game that Brown did well was stuff the Dartmouth run. Was this a failure of Dartmouth's offensive line? Perhaps, but it could also be a result of the play of Brown's defensive line.

I am not familiar with the poster, but he, no doubt, is a Dartmouth follower, and like GG has a condescending attitude. According to said poster, Brown could never beat Dartmouth unless Dartmouth beat itself. Not true, I saw the game and Brown won because they outplayed D. Earlier in the season B outplayed URI and URI went undefeated in their conference, is ranked in the top 10, and is in the playoffs. Brown was inconsistent. I am not sure why...but they were also capable of good games.

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Author: Watcher [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:34:19 11/24/25 Mon If my words cut close, and you don't like how I post forgive my Northern attitude I was raised on little light