1. He got into college on his own merits, unlike his father and uncle.

2. When Prince William announced he'd attend the University of St. Andrews, the female enrollment reportedly spiked as much as 40 percent. All to help him, uh, sow the royal oats. "The girls were all over him all the time," Cromar said.

3. Girls from the States thought they might somehow catch his eye and end up living a fairy tale. "That's what all the Americans would say, 'My daughter is gonna marry Prince William,'" Cromar said. "'I've already got my wedding hat.'"

4. William's security detail drove black Mitsubishi Shoguns, the backs of which were loaded with weapons. Wherever anyone saw his Volkswagen Golf GTI, they'd see his escort. "If he was at the pubs," Cromar said, "you'd see the Shoguns just circling the town. Apparently, he had a watch and he just had to press a button and they'd be there in 30 seconds."

5. He hung out at Ma Bells, a pub near the Old Course where, as the night goes on, the club music gets louder and the lights get darker. The prince supposedly liked cider. Behind the bar, they've got chilled bottles of Veuve Clicquot, regular and rosé. The Daily Mail reported that students at St. Andrew's -- nicknamed "St. Randy's" -- drink 250,000 bottles of champagne a year. The math, they informed their readers, worked out to about one bottle per student a week.

6. He lived in St. Salvator's dorm, then moved to a town house on tony Hope Street, finally ending up in a sprawling farmhouse outside of town. A taxi driver told me he frequently dropped off coeds at the security gate. He said they'd refuse to walk the 20 or so meters to the house; instead, they'd get a ride from the guards.

7. Don Johnson, he of scruffy face and pastel blazer fame, was in town for a celebrity golf tournament and saw the prince, completely covered up by what we'll call -- out of respect for Dan Jenkins, whose seat is about five seats away from me in the press center -- young shapelies. Just surrounded by women. Johnson was in awe, and he said, "That guy must be getting laid more than I did on 'Miami Vice.'"

8. William met his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, in college; she's the daughter of commoners (don't imagine a girl in rags landing an impossible catch … her parents started and own a multimillion-dollar business). The potential queen has been dubbed "Waity Katy" by the British tabs for her lack of a job while waiting -- and waiting, and waiting -- for a marriage proposal. They were apparently friends until he saw her in a school fashion show, wearing a sheer dress that left little to the imagination. The prince was smitten. History has shown that abs land more kings than personalities.

9. He reportedly liked to drink shots of Aftershock and play the drinking game "I never." (His brother, Harry, is clearly the cool one; a rumored pickup line was, "Would you like to come back to my castle?") It was while playing "I never" that -- again, reportedly (that's the magic word when writing about royals, I've found after considerable reading) -- William was forced to admit to friends that he and Kate were dating. Someone painted him into an "I never" corner, and the future king of England had to drink.

10. What happened in St. Andrews, for the most part, stayed in St. Andrews. The buzz about the future king being all over town calmed down. The other kids allowed him to be a student, and he went where he pleased, wearing a baseball hat pulled low. "People there didn't interfere with him," said Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty magazine and author of "William & Harry." "Once the novelty of him being there had worn off, they were very chilled. That's why he got to really like it."

11. If the ESPN thing doesn't work out, I now have a sample story to send to US Weekly. Up next: Lose weight by eating nothing but Dodger Dogs and Octomom gives short-game tips!