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Coach Poppe's Twitter profile pic

One of the major adjustments we're going to have to make in the Jon Poppe era is that now we have a coach who is personally active on social media, in particular Twitter/X. 

This is hardly a new medium for college coaches, even in the Ivies. But Columbia has never had a football head coach who maintained his own active account.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm NOT complaining that Al Bagnoli didn't have his own accounts. At his age, it would been kind of transparently pathetic had he chosen to do so. AND I am aware that Mark Fabish was active on his account, both as an assistant for years and last season as interim head coach.  

But Poppe is a next-level social media guy, as he even reposts statements by recruits and makes it clear that he's watching. 

One of those Poppe reposts is an extremely promising looking QB recruit from Northern Calitornia. This tells me Poppe has his priorities straight. 

Okay, I know this is all old news for almost anyone else, but I applaud this bold leap into the last decade! 

Penn Exposed?

Speaking of things everyone's known for a long time, we know that offering coveted slots at Penn's undergrad Wharton program has long been one of the most effective recruiting tools in all the Ivies. 

But according to one disgruntled Penn donor, the Quaker athletics department has been doing more than offering slots. Saul Rosenthal is suing Penn for allegedly using some of his donations to improperly fund scholarships for athletes. 

As if Penn and all the other Ivy schools weren't under a lot of justified donor scrutiny as it is, this is the first instance of the recent Ivy controversies potentially touching athletics. 

Au Revoir Augie

We still haven't seen the official announcement that Seitu Smith will be the new offensive coordinator. But we have learned that Augie Hoffmann is leaving the pride to return as head coach of St. Joseph Regional HS in New Jersey. 

So, in addition to the official announcement on Smith's appointment still on the table we also await the names of our new defensive line and tight ends coaches... among other things. \