HANOVER – There is a small jack-o-lantern in the middle of their usual table when The Optimist and The Pessimist sit down. The old boys hardly notice. They are all business this Halloween Week.
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Your Mileage May Vary Ahead Of Harvard
HANOVER – With the Harvard game Friday night this is a short week but Monday is Monday and that still means it’s time for your half dozen – or so – hebdomadal collection of notes and observations.
What They Did & What They Said After Columbia
HANOVER – Columbia wide receiver Bryce Coleman caught six passes for 76 yards in Saturday’s game against Dartmouth.
Yes, the impressive Columbia freshman continued his streak of catching at least one touchdown pass in every college game in which he’s played. But to get his half dozen catches, he had to be targeted 12 times, and more than once quarterback Chase Goodwin looked his way but didn’t dare throw him the ball because he was so tightly covered.
Coleman certainly showed what he’s capable of when he wrestled in a 14-yard touchdown reception late in the third quarter with a defensive back all over him, but he also had several uncharacteristic drops and at times looked frustrated, perhaps in no small part because of the harassment he got all day from the Dartmouth secondary.
Dartmouth Puts Columbia Way
NEW YORK CITY – It wasn’t quite the “middle eight,” but it was close, and that’s a pretty good trick considering Dartmouth didn’t have the ball either on the final possession of the first half or the first possession of the second.
Still, the Big Green managed a touchdown as time ran out in the opening half and another on its first possession of the second and it went on to ruin yet another Columbia Homecoming with a 38-18 win Saturday.
Does Dartmouth Have Columbia's Number?
NEW YORK CITY – During Thursday’s practice, Dartmouth sophomore Santino Cicarella wasn’t in his usual No. 34 jersey.
The 6-foot-3, 178-pound defensive back was wearing a red No. 4 and lining up at wide receiver, where he was charged with impersonating 6-4 standout Columbia freshman Bryce Coleman, who is fourth in the nation with eight touchdown catches already in five games this fall.
While Cicarella was doing a pretty fair Coleman impression – and maybe giving the coaches something to think about? – down in New York City, the Lions may well have had a player in a special No. 16 jersey.
Or maybe a No. 18 jersey?
Fearful Forecast Week Six
HANOVER – You know that stuff about perfection last week?
As they like to say where we’ll be Saturday afternoon, “fuhgeddaboudit.”
The Optimist-The Pessimist Before Columbia
HANOVER – The Pessimist comes around the corner and hears his name called. His real name. The Optimist, sitting at an outside table, beckons the other fellow to join him.
Your Mileage May Vary
HANOVER – Yes, it’s that day of the week. Time again for your six pack plus of thoughts and opinions as the 2026 season crosses the midway point.
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