Linkin' after Lincoln

Yesterday's Q&A with Chris Lincoln struck a chord with people, whether they agreed or disagreed with what he had to say. The "new" Green Alert blog easily set a record for most visitors in a day and for as much as I'd like to say it was because of the coverage of Monday's Dartmouth football practice, I don't think that was it. But do be sure to return tonight when there will be coverage of Wednesday's practice. ...

If yesterday's blog was the Land of Lincoln, today's is the land of links. ... Want to read about a former Dartmouth assistant coach who left football and is making up to $10 million a year and just got a $10 millon bonus? Then click here. ... Speaking of high finance, the Wall Stree Journal has a story about Hank Paulson '68, the former gridder who endowed the Dartmouth coaching position. I'm not an online subscriber to the WSJ so I can't read anything more than the tease, which can be found here. ... If you don't want to download the entire Dartmouth football prospectus in PDF format, you can now read the "outlook" online here. ...

With the NFL draft on tap this weekend, a couple of Ivy Leaguers are getting some ink (or pixels?) again. USA Today includes a blurb on Brown tailback Nick Hartigan in a story entitled Mining Small Schools for Draft Gems. ... The Dallas Morning News calls Princeton's Jay McCareins one of the best choices for a team looking for a player who can play defense, offense and special teams. ... The Princeton site has a nice story about McCareins' preparation for the NFL draft. ... This story is a little dated and has been linked to before, but the Cleveland Browns.com page writes about Cornell's Kevin Boothe, possibly the Ivy's highest NFL pick since Marcellus Wiley went in the second round in 1977.

And finally, this ... Brown men's basketball coach Glen Miller is leaving Providence to take over the Penn men's basketball post left vacant when Fran Dunphy went to Temple. Moving directly from one head coaching position in the Ivy to another is a rarity, but it's not hard to explain in this case. Quite simply, and few could make a good argument otherwise, Penn is a much better job. The Penn site had a fine story with comments from all involved last night. Find it here.