In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] (Ralph Baer) writes
|> >Dartmouth at RPI is a mystery to me - Dartmouth has been bad
|> >for years, but they get a home and an away game?  Anyone care to
|> >comment on
|> >any special "rivalry" between these two schools?
|>
|> I was going to comment on the RPI-Dartmouth game with my original
|> message, but I decided not to, in order not to anger the woof Gods.
|> However, now that I am asked, I cannot think of an ECAC team that
|> interests me less than Dartmouth.  In my ten years at RPI, RPI
|> played Dartmouth once -- in the 1973 Holiday tourney at RPI.
|> Indeed, RPI had not played Dartmouth since 1908 at that time.  In
|> recent years, with mandatory scheduling, RPI has played Dartmouth
|> regularly, and indeed many of the recent games have been close,
|> however, I don't think that it is a rivalry in any sense of the
|> word.  Others' opinions might differ.
|>
|> Now, I am sure that I have guaranteed a 10-3 Dartmouth victory.
|> <snip>
|>
|> Ralph Baer
|> RPI '689, '70, '74
|>
 
I think the Dartmouth game is slated as the Big Red Freakout game
this year.  So chosing that one for TV is a great move, IMO.
 
Tim
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