Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="billsin01, post: 306658, member: 837"] I have zero idea why academics matter to any of this. I mean, I get why people like the notion that their school isn't a total joke and I get that a school's academic reputation is extremely important in terms of attracting grant money and I get that everyone feels comfortable knowing they can do the "sure, the SEC would pound us into submission on the field -- but they CHEAT and aren't good schools academically!!!!" But, ultimately, I'd much rather play WVU than Virginia. I also, until this thread, would have no idea if Louisville ranked higher or lower than Maryland in those us news and world report "official rankings". I'm pretty sure 80% of america is with me on that score. Bizarre that people seem to be taking so much pride in being in a sports conference with UVA or Maryland or Wake or NC State. [/QUOTE]