@skieurope in skill level, yes. But, not in school pride. Remove this element and the culture of the University changes. Also, Ivy League basketball is actually played at a pretty high level.
@yucca10 I admittedly meant it to be in this instanceā¦more like indignation
@skieurope wouldnāt you say itās also reality that athletes in revenue sports contribute probably more to the landscape and culture of an University? To this day I and fellow alumni bond over sporting events involving my Orangemen. Thereās an entire bar on the upper eastside of Manhattan dedicated to Syracuse University sports. I just donāt get the complaining that this caliber of athlete is judged differently in Admissions than a kid that spends all their time indoors face in the computer.
I see the disdain in assuming that the athlete has lower stats and academic ability.
Yesterday the U of Colorado women won the NCAA cross country championship. As a team they have the highest gpa of any athletic team on campus, with several STEM majors in the group. Smart and athletic. Who would have thunk it?
What I would say is that the comment has nothing to do with MIT, or the OP, and an old thread did need to be bumped to discuss the culture of Syracuse. It might be a good conversation for a new thread, but itās off topic here.