Although our friendly rivals at the Harvard Club of Vermont would in principle love to get together with us for The Game, scheduled for November 20, the stars are not aligning for it this year. Whereas Vermont used to be in the news as having the lowest Covid infection rate and the highest vaccination rate in the nation, we’re now in the news for spiking cases. It doesn’t seem like a good time to plan an indoor event. ESPN will broadcast the game beginning at noon, and many will be able to watch it at home. It won’t be the same, but perhaps the hills and valleys of Vermont will echo to tiny isolated cheers for the players of the 137th Game.