Bernie Machen knows best?

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<p>Thanks for the update, rocker.</p>

<p>Completely agree, etherdome. In the case of attorneys peer review probably makes sense since each actually sees the work and process of peers. But a university? Gets real thin seems to me. Then we see where Machen dumps on peers and elevates his own. I’d like for all peer responses to be released to the public.</p>

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<p>Here come the newspaper editorials already. Machen needs to make a public statement immediately about this whole college survey deal. He got caught with the smoking gun and now needs to state how he is going to assist and take a lead in helping clean up this incestuous peer ranking stuff by college presidents and officials.</p>

<p>[Machen’s</a> rankings ploy is just rank - St. Petersburg Times](<a href=“http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article1011155.ece]Machen’s”>http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article1011155.ece)</p>

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<p>So Notre Dame is good, while UF is “distinguished.” :slight_smile: That’s really funny.</p>

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<p>THe editorial says, in part,

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<p>Hit the nail on the head.</p>

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<p>Amen, sunny!</p>

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<p>UF should of been rated strong (almost $600 million in research expenditures last year, and over 100 graduate & professional programs ranked).</p>

<p>John Hopkins and Cornell University should of been ranked distinguished.</p>

<p>Other than that: Machen was dead on.</p>

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<p>Best headline so far today “Bernie Machen Thinks Your School Sucks.” on the AlligatorArmy website.</p>

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<p>[UF</a> President Bernie Machen’s high scoring of his university rates a raspberry – OrlandoSentinel.com](<a href=“http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-mike-thomas-column-gator-061809,0,1405185.column]UF”>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-mike-thomas-column-gator-061809,0,1405185.column)
Todays Orlando Sentinel.

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<p>The Orlando Sentinel are homers for their commuter school (ie: UCF).</p>

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<p>Florida State’s national average hovers around 3.0, the exact grade Machen gave them. </p>

<p>Machen gave an average school an average rating; I don’t see the problem in regards to how he ranked rival universities such as FSU.</p>

<p>The only schools with legitimate complaints are the Ivy League schools who only got rated strong, such as Upenn.</p>

<p>FSU should be happy they are ranked above UCF, FSU’s main competition now that UF is solidified as the sole flagship university.</p>

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<p>Give me a break. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>FSU’s primary competition in Florida is UF and is a co-flagship. UCF is not that good.</p>

<p>What makes a flagship university anyway?</p>

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<p><em>facepalm</em></p>

<p>and people wonder why i was turned off by UF. it’s this unsubstantiated, immature attitude.</p>

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<p>Both are great schools. Can we move on.</p>

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<p>Yes. Moving on.</p>

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<p>Wow, UF two spots above Notre Dame and Georgetown? Really?</p>

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<p>This FSU - UF argument is as timeless as the wars in the middle east.</p>

<p>UF can be as stuck up as it wants, but fact remains, even if UF was ranked #1 by USNWR, I STILL wouldn’t go there!</p>

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<p>Both schools have alot in common (founded in the 1850’s) and it is a shame that such bad blood has persisted into the 21st century. It has more to do with the Gators vs. Seminoles than anything else.</p>

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<p>^ it’s part of the rivalry that will never stop!</p>

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<p>Yes, it’s rivalry, but probably due to the division of the sexes in Florida in the 1905-1947 period many older Florida families have members that attended both (e.g. grandmothers and grandfathers), like mine. Consequently, I may well be found to smack the gaiters with one hand and coddle them with the other. Go figure. That’s Florida. :)</p>

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<p>p2n, I know you love the Gators so stop drinking the Haterade! :wink: I know you secretly get excited when you see Tebow walk through FSU’s defense with ease like he’s having a Sunday stroll! haha</p>