Odds and ends

Penn's coup of Zack Rosen got a mention in the New York Daily News today, from none other than the legendary Dick "Hoops" Weiss. He had already referred to Rosen as an "upperclass gem" about a week ago, in reference to his appearance at the Eastern Invitational camp.

(Weiss is one of those rare people whose nickname is so good, sportswriters from other publications always use it, even when they're going to say his full name anyway. He's constantly being called Dick "Hoops" Weiss. There's probably an entry in the AP's style book under "Dick Weiss," which simply reads: "Always include 'Hoops'.")

I'm a fan of 1 p.m. kickoffs in football, college or otherwise, admittedly because they fit my sleep schedule and I'm a creature of habit. Looks like I'm out of luck this year again, though. The times for Penn's football games are trickling out. They are as follows:

Sept. 15 -- LAFAYETTE -- 6 p.m.
Sept. 22 -- @ Villanova -- TBA (actually at Villanova this year, likely at night?)
Sept. 29 -- @ Dartmouth -- 12:30 p.m.
Oct. 6 -- GEORGETOWN -- TBA
Oct. 13 -- @ Columbia -- 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 20 -- YALE -- 12 p.m.
Oct. 27 -- @ Brown -- 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 3 -- PRINCETON -- 12 p.m.
Nov. 10 -- @ Harvard -- 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 17 -- CORNELL -- 1 p.m.

Congratulations to women's lacrosse's Karin Brower, who was named National Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association. I may be missing someone, but I think Brower is Penn's first national coach of the year in 10 years; Dave Micahnik took the honor from the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association in 1997.