Posted on 11/19/2010 7:19:51 AM PST by dangus
Academics? The Big 12 isn’t exactly the Ivy League. How tough could the academics be at football factories that are all state schools? I know it was a long time ago and maybe the academics have improved, but Dexter Manley graduated OK State and couldn’t read.
I think, eventually, Notre Dame will end up in the BT, although I really don't see a fit from an institutional point of view.
You don’t? Large, research-oriented, liberal-arts-and-sciences, midwestern university? Is it that Notre Dame isn’t a state university? Northwestern isn’t. (Come to think of it, why is Northwestern in the Big 10?) Or is that Notre Dame is Catholic? (Come to think of it, why is Notre Dame Catholic?)
A junior college that awards PhDs? Interesting
Taking an exaggeration used as a literary device a bit literally, aren't you? As far as I know, Boise State isn't taking liberties with payments to its players, so the "semi-pro" bit was an exaggeration as well.
A lot of colleges offer PhDs. That isn't a guarantee of quality. There are some that require only a little more effort than the ones offered in the classified ads in the back of magazines. I'm not claiming that Boise State is of that level but its academics are not impressive to any academician.
I agree that NU is an anomaly in the BT and would not seem to be a natural fit with all of the other universities which are huge and research-oriented. I see ND being in the same category as NU, but also see ND of having less in common with the BT institutions taken as a whole, which have major research and grad school components. Further, some of the research undertaken by the others might not fit with the teachings of the Catholic Church. Just my view — and, of course, could be wrong.
Admittedly. It isn't the Big Ten, ACC, or Pac-10 either in terms of top-to-bottom quality. TCU would fit in the Big XII just fine academically, athletically, and geographically. Boise State, on the other hand, not even close on any dimension except football.
Correct me if I'm wrong but Dexter Manley's problem was a reading disability. It is not an uncommon practice in major universities to provide lots of assistance to students (and particularly student-athletes) who are diagnosed with these problems. Common practices include having textbooks recorded on tape, note takers in class, special tutors, and having special allowances for exams. I have issues with this but I can agree that someone with a reading disability can be highly intelligent. Manley's case sounds more like OSU was doing everything that it could (within the rules or otherwise) to keep a talented football player eligible. No one is ever going to accuse Oklahoma State University of being a paragon of virtue based on its history. Yet, our college (and others I know of around the university) has had really good experiences with OSU PhDs.
Yes but the argument is that their largest out-of-state alumni base is in California.
The problem for CU is that it is geographically isolated from all the major BCS conferences. Its natural home would probably be the Mountain West Conference but its pride would never allow for that. CU doesn't have a big enough national following to go independent like Notre Dame and BYU.
Oklahoma University has had a Junior College connected to it within the 20 years as well, which they especcialy used for their football program. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, I believe was affiliated Oklahoma U. I am kind of aware of this, due to when I went to my local Junior College, the only one in the state of Michigan with a football program #4 right now in rankings, NEO was #1 among the JC football programs and it may been in my local papers about that.
My local junior college, Grand Rapids Community College, at one time was part of the University of Michigan many, many, many years ago.
Two points: The Big East has already initiated talks with Villanova to have them become a football member.
Villanova said “OK, but not if you bring Temple in.”
Pac-10 grad, are you? I never said whether I only watched it once, or that I didn’t watch it because I have kids, or that I didn’t find it thoroughly imbecilic. (The first and third points are true.) But you apparently watched it enough to form a judgment on it, didn’t you? Which makes the rest of your post funny.
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