Lloyd Lee Feeling Super

Dartmouth will have a presence in the Super Bowl in a couple of weeks with Chicago defensive assistant Lloyd Lee '98 coaching the nickel package and linebackers for Da Bears. To see his full bio, click here.

Lloyd set the Dartmouth single-season interception record with seven picks in 1996 and finished his career with 13 interceptions, tied for the school record. He then won a spot on the roster of the San Diego Chargers as a free agent safety and spent two years in the organization. He joined the Bears' staff in 2004 after serving as a scout for several years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ...

I distinctly remember the first time I saw Lloyd. It was at the preseason scrimmage against Columbia in Connecticut before his freshman year. He was impossible to miss. I recall going up to Coach John Lyons after the scrimmage and asking who "that kid" was and JL telling me I'd be writing a lot about him. Lyons often referred to Lee as a coach on the field. I guess he had that right.

While one of Lyons' former players will be in the Super Bowl, two of Buddy Teevens' proteges came up short. Teevens coached New England Patriots receivers Reche Caldwell and Jabar Gaffney at Florida. Find a story about that here.

The Daily Dartmouth has a piece about well-regarded baseball executive Sandy Alderson '69 being nominated to run for College Board of Trustees.

More off the field ... thanks to a subscriber for passing along a link to this story about Princeton tuition holding steady at $33,000. The story notes that it is "the first time since 1967-68 that annual tuition hasn't increased." In case you are wondering, tuition and room and board at Princeton will top out at $43,980 for an undergrad next year. Gulp.

Now, I didn't go to Phillips Exeter Academy or to Yale, but a couple of people who did have pointed out the same gambit that occurred to me immediately after several Ivy League schools pledged to match Princeton's financial aid package for applicants accepted at both schools. From the Daily Princetonian:

Last week, in a speech at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H., their high school alma mater, Yale senior Phoebe Rounds and recent Yale alumnus Peter Hasegawa suggested that students apply to Princeton in order to gain better financial aid awards at other colleges.

According to the two, the average increase in aid awards that resulted from this approach was between $15,000 and $20,000 for four years.

And for those of you wondering, that certain Hanover High School freshman qualified for the New Hampshire state championships in the 3000 meters yesterday by a full 1 minute, 10 seconds. She's now qualified in the 1500 and the 3000. The states will be run at Leverone Field House on Feb. 2.