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The Bulldogs were routed in Hanover by the Dartmouth Big Green in a 42-10 loss on Saturday.

Going into the contest against a stingy defense, we knew that there were going to be challenges blocking the talented Dartmouth defensive linemen.  The offensive line play was up and down and simply wasn’t consistent enough to sustain or finish drives.  When Rawlings did have time in the pocket, he seemed overly anxious as his footwork deteriorated and he forced passes into double coverage.  This led to two ugly interceptions that Dartmouth capitalized on in a hurry.  Rawlings finished the day with just 143 passing yards and 2 interceptions.  Griffin O’Connor didn’t fare much better throwing for 52 yards and completing under fifty percent of his passes.  Lamar and Dudek gained as much as they could in the running game, but we would have liked to see them break more arm tackles to spark the offense.  Melvin Rouse was surprisingly the offensive star of the day with 6 receptions for 65 yards.  Klubnik made a couple of nice catches before the Dartmouth secondary began keying on him nearly every passing play.  Shohfi wasn’t seen for much of the contest, so we are assuming he may have aggravated his prior injury.  The referees missed at least two pass interference calls on the Big Green in the first half, but you have to expect terrible officiating in the Ivy League.  The predictable offensive playcalling certainly didn’t help matters.  Dartmouth was able to play base defense rushing just three down linemen against our ineffective schemes.  The notable trick play of the afternoon consisted of handing the ball off to Griffin O’Connor to throw downfield.  Why not run this play with someone like Conte when opposing defenses have clearly seen O’Connor play quarterback on film?    Much like last year’s contest, this game was out of hand by the third quarter allowing Dartmouth to rotate in their backups.  Freshman QB Nolan Grooms led the Bulldogs on their only touchdown drive of the day completing all of his passing attempts and showing nimbleness in his scrambles.

Yale’s defense had no answers for the Big Green’s potent offensive attack.  Defensive linemen were not creating penetration, getting off blocks or keeping outside containment.  Linebackers were not filling the gaps fast enough or covering the running backs out of the backfield.  While the play of the front seven could be described as below average, the secondary’s performance was downright horrendous.  Dartmouth WR Drew Estrada posted 203 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 5 receptions.  Our cornerbacks and safeties were so far out of position, one had to wonder if they had watched any film of Dartmouth’s passing attack.  Even on simple 5 to 10 yard out routes, the closest defender was 10 yards away.  Aside from one trick play from Dartmouth, they ran basic plays that we should have been prepared for in such an important league contest.  This was the worst showing by the secondary since Penn’s Justin Watson torched the Bulldogs for 160 yards in one half back in 2016.  Princeton and Harvard both have passing attacks on par with Dartmouth’s, so we will need to improve in a hurry to stand a chance in our last two games.

Tuckerman nailed a 42 yard field goal in the second quarter and then missed a 23 yarder after Reno iced him with a timeout.  Bosman only punted twice averaging 35.5 yards per punt.

We’re on to Richmond.    

12 replies on “Dartmouth Notes”

Every thing you said was the truth and the sad part is nothing will change. So where do we go from here .Im lost for words just fell bad for ever one who writes on this board Reno should read the post above and get his head out of his ass.That was the best post iv see in years and you know why because its the dam truth.This post should be sent to every coach on the Yale football team for once some one has the balls to tell the truth about yale football. This is not about the players this is about the coaches who can not coach football. We have so much talent on this team and is being wasted .what a shame. What happen to Patrick Conte he was on fire a week ago Noah Pope a very good player where is he Elliott Mcelwain a very good running back what happen to these players they should be playing .Where all tired of writing about yale football the offense play calling and the defense witch is as bad as the giants.God help us we need a change

Reno vs. Dartmouth:

2012: lose by 20
2013: lose by 7
2014: lose by 7 (with Tyler Varga and Morgan Roberts)
2015: lose by 32
2016: win by 8
2017: lose by 1 (with a team that beat every other opponent)
2018: lose by 23 (with a team ranked tops in Ivy, pre-season)
2019: lose by 32 (with a team ranked tops in Ivy, pre-season)

No two ways about it – stated bluntly, Tony is Buddy’s b*tch.

Not to add salt to the open wound…but if you added recruiting class rank to your analysis, it will make you puke.

Bet Reno wishes he just let Teevens borrow that kicking tee back in 2012. What a disrespectful way for a new coach to break into the league. I wonder if he’s learned to give Teevens the respect he’s due yet? Maybe another 7 losses in 8 years will teach him.

The kicking tee incident started the coaching relationship off on the wrong foot and even worse…….served to totally fire up everyone on the Dartmouth sidelines. And they have not forgotten about it.

I think there was bad blood prior to the 2012 kicking tee incident. I have no insight on the origins, but I recall thinking (or hearing) that the kicking tee thing was the result of — not the cause of — the friction between the two.

Trying again…

Not really fair to saddle the 2017 “loss” on Reno. The refs incorrectly waved off a Yale touchdown that would have been upheld if the league was using instant reply then. That proved to be the margin of victory for Dartmouth.

There was the waved off TD, and then also the dubious roughing the passer penalty that kept the game-winning drive alive.

The point is: a 2017 Yale team that was able to dispatch all other opponents put themselves in a position to lose based on a couple of hometown calls.

And even if that loss is excused, as Meatloaf wouldn’t sing, 6 out of 7 ain’t good.

I was told Noah Pope is injured. We haven’t seen him since the 1st game. He may be our best linebacker , but does anyone know what his injury is or how long he is out.

This banged up bulldog bus is headed south now to Richmond. Too bad we won’t be able to watch the game as my 5 dollar ESPN plus subscription doesn’t include the game. SMH.

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