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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 425894, member: 622"]
I would tend to agree that we may be a lesser option, especially now that Rutgers has joined, with the exception that Syracuse still brings in a huge market and has inroads to NYC, a real prize, after Texas or ND. Also, we still have support in the B1G.
 
The Issue of the AAU is less than most people are making of it.  The AAU is focused on hard science research, primarily medical.  Nebraska will not be getting a medical school, the state has a medical school and cannot really support one at UNL.  regardless, from my understanding - which should not be taken as carved in stone - is that UNL research a lot of agriculture issues.  Similarly, Syracuse researches a lot of administrative/managerial issues, neither is considered the "hard sciences" (engineering, mathematics, medicine) though both do some research in them.  Also, Syracuse does a lot of research for private industry and the state, whereas AAU looks primarily at federally funded research. 
 
Personally, I would like Syracuse to increase their hard sciences research, if possible, work out a co-research deal with Upstate or another hospital.  Whether Syracuse regains AAU status or not, I think it would be good to invest in hard sciences.
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