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 ============== HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.