Q&A

Five Questionsfor New Football CoachBuddy Teevens '79

What's different about today's Dartmouthfrom the one you attended and the oneyou coached at previously?

Institutionally it appears very similar.

The students are open, happy, smiling and engaging. The facilities and faces have changed a little. But the essence of the College is the same. It was special to us then and it's special to a lot of people now. When you get away it's easy to think that everything has changed. In reality it hasn't changed very much at all.

What's different about Buddy Teevens?

I'm probably a little bit more mature and well-rounded. I probably have more ideas. But I'm still enthusiastic, still go at a high pace and still enjoy the interaction with student-athletes. To change one thing, I'll try to enjoy being in this part of the country a little more. It's really a wonderful area, and I didn't realize how much I missed it.

What did you learn from Steve Spurrierwhen you were his assistant at Florida?

He's an imaginative, creative, outsidethe-box,high-energy individual. In terms of play selection, I learned to be spontaneous and not be constrained by conventional thought.

What's one change you'd like to make tohow Dartmouth football does business?

I'd like to reengage and mobilize the alumni body. We, like everybody, have issues on occasion. But it's important to get the alumni speaking positively about the College.

You've got a whole host of new players.What would they be surprised to learnabout their new coach?

I whittle on the side. That's my release in the summer. You can tell if I have nicks and gouges in my hand that I've started a new project.