Dartmouth junior Glen Randall won the 10K freestyle race at the NCAA Championships yesterday in Bozeman, Mont. (link) In so doing Randall became the first Dartmouth skier in 41 years to win an NCAA cross country title. The defending national champion Big Green was in third place after the first day of competition, tied with Denver and Middlebury. Colorado had the lead followed by Northern Michigan. (Photo used with permission)My guess is we are all getting a little sick of financial aid stories, but this is important stuff so buckle up your chinstrap and hang on 'cause there's more. In the Daily Pennsylvanian, football coach Al ...
"... Bagnoli said the Ivies that offer larger aid-packages might stand a better chance of landing a team-changing football recruit and upsetting the competitive balance."The Columbia Spectator reports that ...
The University’s highly anticipated announcement of a new financial aid plan—a response many say is crucial in the wake of similar announcements by Columbia’s peer schools—will be delayed until early next week.The Brown Daily Herald writes that ...
With America's richest universities waging a financial aid war, some are concerned that colleges and universities with smaller endowments may not be able to remain competitive.And unhappiness at Princeton with the reform that got it all started according to the Princetonian.
Got a note this morning from Chris Lincoln, author of Playing The Game, the seminal book on Ivy League athletic recruiting. His much-anticipated Q&A will be delayed until early next week both by the amount of work he's putting into it (thanks, Chris) and the need to make a living. Hang in there folks, it's coming!
Another topic that doesn't seem ready to wither away any time soon is the Harvard basketball recruiting mess. From the Daily Princetonian:
The Daily Pennsylvanian is writing about incoming freshmen, always a dangerous thing if you can't write about all of them. Today there is a piece on the quarterback from Cincinnati St. Xavier, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation by Prepnation.com last fall and No. 5 by USA Today.
A couple of notes about people who became a lot more well known after leaving Dartmouth football behind. The Eastern Kentucky Continental Basketball Association team Jay Fiedler owns racked up 194 points in a recent game, wowing even him. And no, that's not a typo. They almost hit the 200-point mark. ... And TD Ameritrade chief executive Joe Moglia says his business is doing just fine despite problems with the economy. In case you don't know who Joe is, this story in Forbes.com writes:
Back to basketball, which wraps up this weekend. In this unusual year for the sports information office, I've been helping the college with the game notes, covering the games for the Associated Press, writing capsules for Basketball-U and staffing games for visiting papers when they are interested. Anyway, in looking over the statistics I shuddered at the home attendance numbers. Here they are:
And finally ... that certain Hanover High sophomore had her wisdom teeth pulled yesterday. The smiling little chipmunk wants to go for a run today. Me? I'd still be in bed begging for ice cream.
Another topic that doesn't seem ready to wither away any time soon is the Harvard basketball recruiting mess. From the Daily Princetonian:
Maybe there’s something in the water in New England that makes head coaches think it’s okay to bend or break rules they don’t like. But as Bill Bellichik learned the hard way, cheaters never prosper.Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon had thoughts on the Harvard situation last night on PTI. And the Boston Globe had this story: Harvard Investigation Would Be A Rarity In Ivy League. From the story:
If rules were broken, it would only be the fourth time an Ivy League school has dealt with NCAA sanctions since investigations began in 1953.And ...
According to NCAA records, only Cornell for men's basketball and men's hockey and Yale (men's basketball) have been found to commit what the NCAA labeled "major infractions."The Ivy League web site has a quick reprise of the news that the documentary Eight: Ivy League Football and America, has been finished.
The Daily Pennsylvanian is writing about incoming freshmen, always a dangerous thing if you can't write about all of them. Today there is a piece on the quarterback from Cincinnati St. Xavier, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation by Prepnation.com last fall and No. 5 by USA Today.
A couple of notes about people who became a lot more well known after leaving Dartmouth football behind. The Eastern Kentucky Continental Basketball Association team Jay Fiedler owns racked up 194 points in a recent game, wowing even him. And no, that's not a typo. They almost hit the 200-point mark. ... And TD Ameritrade chief executive Joe Moglia says his business is doing just fine despite problems with the economy. In case you don't know who Joe is, this story in Forbes.com writes:
Moglia had grown up a son of a shopkeeper in an Italian section of the Bronx before spending 16 years coaching college football, ending his career as Dartmouth's defensive coordinator. In 1984 he joined a Merrill Lynch (nyse: MER - news - people ) training program (25 M.B.A.s and one coach), became the most successful rookie salesman in the firm's history and rose to run its investment products, insurance and 401(k) businesses.An aside: Financial success wears well on Moglia. He looks younger and more vibrant in that photo than he did all those years ago on the Dartmouth sidelines.
Back to basketball, which wraps up this weekend. In this unusual year for the sports information office, I've been helping the college with the game notes, covering the games for the Associated Press, writing capsules for Basketball-U and staffing games for visiting papers when they are interested. Anyway, in looking over the statistics I shuddered at the home attendance numbers. Here they are:
- 4,608 - Penn
- 2,860 - Cornell
- 2,347 - Princeton
- 1,534 - Brown
- 1,534 - Yale
- 1,118 - Harvard
- 1,063 - Columbia
- 646 - Dartmouth
The Dartmouth women outdraw the Dartmouth men in home attendance, which is probably a rare occurrence in Division I basketball. An average of 901 fans have been at each women’s game at Leede Arena, versus only 646 for men’s basketball.Contrast what's happening on the hardwood in Hanover with the excitement at Yale, where rowdy groups of fans called the Little League and the Dawg Pound cheer on the Bulldogs according to this story in yesterday's Yale Daily.
And finally ... that certain Hanover High sophomore had her wisdom teeth pulled yesterday. The smiling little chipmunk wants to go for a run today. Me? I'd still be in bed begging for ice cream.
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