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Post by FULL_MONTY on Jul 6, 2010 16:32:52 GMT -8
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Post by pokinsky on Jul 6, 2010 16:42:53 GMT -8
whats the dig? what sport are we talking about? help a reader out?
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Post by jerry100 on Jul 6, 2010 16:50:42 GMT -8
It looks like Oliver is the QB who committed to NOrthwestern today.
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Post by greysuit on Jul 6, 2010 18:38:03 GMT -8
What that Northwestern is a more prestigious school than state?
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Post by FULL_MONTY on Jul 6, 2010 19:54:39 GMT -8
What that Northwestern is a more prestigious school than state? The author ascribes NW as "prestigious" which it certainly is not in the football context that this is written. In addition, he heaps State into the "likes of Arkansas State, Memphis, San Diego State, South Alabama, Tulane, Tulsa and Western Kentucky." Does State deserve any love, no. But what I found the most interesting was the perception of this writer. He plays up NW as being prestigious academically to support their prestige athletically. But then lumps the other schools as "the likes" meaning they are weak athletically and academically. This is false. Tulane - This is very prestigious University Academically and just as anemic athletically as NW. Tulsa - This is a very prestigious University Academically and way better athletically than NW. So what has happened (IMO) is that the author is now using BCS association to infer academic prestige. Again this would be false as there are some damn fine universities out of the BCS and some universities that would accept my dog in the BCS. For Instance Rice - Out ASU - In (My shitzu is working in a Phud there.) Anyhoo, I must be sensitive as it is that time of the year. |
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Post by mightymightyaztecs on Jul 6, 2010 20:19:36 GMT -8
What that Northwestern is a more prestigious school than state? The author ascribes NW as "prestigious" which it certainly is not in the football context that this is written. In addition, he heaps State into the "likes of Arkansas State, Memphis, San Diego State, South Alabama, Tulane, Tulsa and Western Kentucky." Does State deserve any love, no. But what I found the most interesting was the perception of this writer. He plays up NW as being prestigious academically to support their prestige athletically. But then lumps the other schools as "the likes" meaning they are weak athletically and academically. This is false. Tulane - This is very prestigious University Academically and just as anemic athletically as NW. Tulsa - This is a very prestigious University Academically and way better athletically than NW. So what has happened (IMO) is that the author is now using BCS association to infer academic prestige. Again this would be false as there are some damn fine universities out of the BCS and some universities that would accept my dog in the BCS. For Instance Rice - Out ASU - In (My shitzu is working in a Phud there.) Anyhoo, I must be sensitive as it is that time of the year. Inferiority complex much? |
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Post by FULL_MONTY on Jul 6, 2010 21:14:05 GMT -8
The author ascribes NW as "prestigious" which it certainly is not in the football context that this is written. In addition, he heaps State into the "likes of Arkansas State, Memphis, San Diego State, South Alabama, Tulane, Tulsa and Western Kentucky." Does State deserve any love, no. But what I found the most interesting was the perception of this writer. He plays up NW as being prestigious academically to support their prestige athletically. But then lumps the other schools as "the likes" meaning they are weak athletically and academically. This is false. Tulane - This is very prestigious University Academically and just as anemic athletically as NW. Tulsa - This is a very prestigious University Academically and way better athletically than NW. So what has happened (IMO) is that the author is now using BCS association to infer academic prestige. Again this would be false as there are some damn fine universities out of the BCS and some universities that would accept my dog in the BCS. For Instance Rice - Out ASU - In (My shitzu is working in a Phud there.) Anyhoo, I must be sensitive as it is that time of the year. Inferiority complex much? Sure, that's me to a t. |
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Post by Frantic on Jul 6, 2010 22:52:14 GMT -8
What that Northwestern is a more prestigious school than state? The author ascribes NW as "prestigious" which it certainly is not in the football context that this is written. In addition, he heaps State into the "likes of Arkansas State, Memphis, San Diego State, South Alabama, Tulane, Tulsa and Western Kentucky." Does State deserve any love, no. But what I found the most interesting was the perception of this writer. He plays up NW as being prestigious academically to support their prestige athletically. But then lumps the other schools as "the likes" meaning they are weak athletically and academically. This is false. Tulane - This is very prestigious University Academically and just as anemic athletically as NW. Tulsa - This is a very prestigious University Academically and way better athletically than NW. So what has happened (IMO) is that the author is now using BCS association to infer academic prestige. Again this would be false as there are some damn fine universities out of the BCS and some universities that would accept my dog in the BCS. For Instance Rice - Out ASU - In (My shitzu is working in a Phud there.) Anyhoo, I must be sensitive as it is that time of the year. Yes fullmonty, you are being overly sensitive. The author is simply pointing out that the other offers were from less prestigious schools than than the other offers received. Northwestern is more prestigious than SDSU both academically and athletically. Academically, it's obviously not close. Athletically, I presume you realize Northwestern football is coming off 8 and 9 win seasons in the Big 10? Last year, Northwestern finished 5th in the Big 10, tying 4th place Wisc. with a 5-3 conference record. We finished 7th in the MWC at 2-6 in conference. In 2008, Northwestern finished 5th in the Big 10, tying 4th place Iowa with a 5-3 conference record. We finished dead last in the MWC at 1-7. Northwestern has been to two consecutive bowl games (yes both losses, but both overtime losses.). We haven't been to a bowl game since our current players were in the second grade. In 2009, Northwestern had wins over the # 6 and # 14 ranked teams in the country. Have we ever beat a top 15 team? In 2008, Northwestern was ranked Top 25 in five different weeks.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2010 9:12:19 GMT -8
meh
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2010 10:09:06 GMT -8
Really. Look at the writer. The guy's a spittin' (as in chewing tobacco) image of the old fart alcoholic beat writer for a 25K subscriber NorCal fishwrap who once made fun of yours truly for appearing before the local board of supervisors in a plaid sport coat when I worked for a small nonprofit as my first gig out of SDSU. Bottom Line, FM: Consider the source. |
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Post by longtimebooster on Jul 7, 2010 10:31:54 GMT -8
Academically, Northwestern is one of the top 5 universities in the U.S.
They battle for the No. 1 spot annually with Hahvahd, Yale, MIT, Stanford and Princeton. Their graduate business school -- The Kellogg School -- usually dukes it out with the Wharton School at Penn for the No. 1 slot.
SDSU -- as good as it is -- isn't in the same solar system as Northwestern.
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Post by aztecwin on Jul 7, 2010 12:19:45 GMT -8
We already have our QB for this recruiting season so unless a five star guy wants to come, we are full up of QBs. That may or may not fit into what this writer thinks, but it sure would have been considered by this Oliver kid. We were not an option.
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