Lincoln Q&A On Tap

After working much harder on it than I ever intended him to, and then having a computer glitch that required him to recreate his edits, Playing the Game author Chris Lincoln has sent along his latest Q&A centered around financial aid reforms in the Ivy League. It will be available later today.

Among the questions Chris answers in the Q&A are:

• While Dartmouth and Brown appear to be reworking their financial policy mostly to improve aid at the lower end of the earning spectrum, Harvard in particular seems to be targeting the real middle class. Is that a more significant move than the others are making and what does it mean?
• A real concern being voiced around the Ivy League right now is that the divide between HYP and the rest is only going to grow. Is that a legitimate concern?
• Some are wondering if the Ivies will now start making recruiting inroads on Duke, Stanford, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Tulane, Rice, etc. Do you see that happening to any great extent?
• The dirty little secret Playing the Game exposed is that Ivy League recruiting is really quite cutthroat. Is there a chance this will make it even more so?

Chris also shares a few thoughts about what kind of qualities the Ivies might want to find in a successor to executive director of the league Jeff Orleans, touches on Dartmouth president Jim Wright's legacy in athletics, and how the relationship between the Ivy League and the Patriot League might change as a result of the Ivy League reforms.

I'll have a link to Chris Lincoln's Q&A up later today. Although it will be on the regular Green Alert site, it will be freely available to everyone. Be sure to check back this afternoon.

This web site notes that Arizona high school junior Jeremy Dang of Peoria High has drawn recruiting interest from Arizona State, Boise State, Stanford, Utah, UNLV and Dartmouth. Asked his top five college choices the talented wide receiver listed: 1. Boise State, 2. ASU, 3. San Diego State, 4. Stanford, 5. Utah. While it's a disappointment Dartmouth doesn't make that second list, remember this: You can't win the game if you aren't in the game.

Interesting news on the Harvard basketball front from Jake Wilson over at basketball-u (which I should note that I do a little work for). Jake writes:

Scout.com reports Frank Ben-Eze of Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia, has rescinded his commitment to Harvard and will be re-opening his commitment. The 6-11 Nigerian center made a splash when he committed to Tommy Amaker’s program back in October over offers from ACC and Big East teams. More recently he found himself in the middle of a New York Times story concerning allegations of recruiting improprieties and lowered admissions standards at the school.