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Message: [QUOTE="cusestudent, post: 197971, member: 1225"] I know that Ohio State and Texas are both tougher schools to get into than SU. You have to be in the top 10% of your graduating class to get into Texas, and if you aren't then you might as well start looking elsewhere. Unless the athletic departments are circumventing the admissions departments then yes they are both much more difficult to get into. [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=11px]SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY[/SIZE][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=11px]16,019[/SIZE][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=11px]9,463[/SIZE][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=11px]59.1%[/SIZE][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=11px]THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN[/SIZE][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=11px]23,008[/SIZE][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=11px]11,788[/SIZE][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=11px]51.2%[/SIZE][/COLOR][/LEFT] [FONT=arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]The first number is how many apply, the second is how many that are accepted, and the third is the acceptance rate. This is the data for 2011 and before the economic downturn in 2009 Texas averaged about 30,000 applicants while accepting roughly 12,000. That would encompass Vince Young in there, and that acceptance rate hovered around 41-44 %. [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]The average SAT at Texas is around 2100.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Before the economic downturn for SU, average of 22,000 applicants while taking roughly 11,500 for an acceptance rate around 50-54 %. The average SAT for accepted students, 1900. So not only did Texas accept less students, but they also had higher marks on the SAT. Based on the facts...yes, I believe Texas is harder to get into Syracuse. Along the lines of course load who knows. My guess is that the kids that aren't that smart take easy classes no matter where they go. My original complaint, that you twisted, was that Broyld has baggage. It is impossible to sit there and say he is going to be everything we wish for based on high school and a year at Milford where the competition was far inferior and required him to use his brain a whole lot less than he has to at this level. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Vince Young and Terrelle Pryor were also just physical freaks and let's be honest, Pryor sucked. Never once did he meet expectations, why? Because mentally he wasn't mature enough to handle the position. Same thing with Vince Young, and to compare Broyld to that talent level, a guy that is probably the best athlete to ever play QB in college, is absolutely ludicrous. [FONT=arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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