<p>Michigan Takes Lead After Third Fall Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup (LSDC) Standings</p>
<p><a href=“http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/Dec20DIrelease.pdf[/url]”>http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/Dec20DIrelease.pdf</a></p>
<p>MSU 15th</p>
<p>Northeastern 52nd
Ohio State 53rd</p>
<p>Tied with Cal too. 
That’s just the fall sports round. Wait till all the spring sports are added. Missy Franklin will help add another swimming national championship.</p>
<p>Stanford is gonna blow both of them out of the water at the end anyway. To be fair to Sparkeyes, OSU finished the 4th last year. It’s likely gonna do a lot better than the “current” standings, which is largely meaningless.</p>
<p>Indiana State will rise again!</p>
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<p>[Ohio</a> State Finishes Fourth in Directors’ Cup Standings - OhioStateBuckeyes.com - The Official Athletic site of The Ohio State University](<a href=“http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/genrel/070312aaa.html]Ohio”>http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/genrel/070312aaa.html)</p>
<p>Thanks, Sam!! :)</p>
<p>Here is something for the Wolverine fans to cheer about:</p>
<p>Forbes ranks value of football programs: U-M second, MSU 19th</p>
<p>Forbes based its analysis on a weighted scoring system to measure four key areas. They are, in order of importance:</p>
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<li>The football program’s value to its university</li>
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<li>Value to the school’s athletic department</li>
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<li>Value to the school’s conference</li>
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<li>Value to surrounding community</li>
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<p>Forbes’ top 20</p>
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<li><p>Texas</p></li>
<li><p>Michigan</p></li>
<li><p>Notre Dame</p></li>
<li><p>LSU</p></li>
<li><p>Georgia</p></li>
<li><p>Alabama</p></li>
<li><p>Florida</p></li>
<li><p>Auburn</p></li>
<li><p>Tennessee</p></li>
<li><p>Arkansas</p></li>
<li><p>Nebraska</p></li>
<li><p>Oklahoma</p></li>
<li><p>Penn State</p></li>
<li><p>Wisconsin</p></li>
<li><p>Oregon</p></li>
<li><p>Southern California</p></li>
<li><p>South Carolina</p></li>
<li><p>Washington</p></li>
<li><p>Michigan State</p></li>
<li><p>Ohio State</p></li>
</ol>
<p>To see the complete report: [College</a> Football’s Most Valuable Teams: Texas Longhorns On Top, Notre Dame Falls - Forbes](<a href=“Forbes”>Forbes)</p>
<p>Source: <a href=“http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121219/SPORTS0201/212190410/1361/Forbes-ranks-value-of-football-programs--Michigan-second--MSU-19th[/url]”>http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121219/SPORTS0201/212190410/1361/Forbes-ranks-value-of-football-programs--Michigan-second--MSU-19th</a></p>
<p>TOSU will have a tougher time in Learfield this year because trading jerseys for tattoos is no longer a recognized varsity sport.</p>
<p>i do not attend any B10 school, but in terms of football and academics, northwestern are 20 something in the rankings and are 12th in usnews, for them to be 9-3 is impressive, just like my bruins 9-4 which is impressive. also northwestern are up against other b10 schools because of its alumni/fan base compared to say michigan’s 500k alumni</p>
<p>What’s even more impressive about Northwestern is that their athletes are truly students. Northwestern is tough to get into, even for recruited athletes. Basketball players with 18 ACT scores are not going to get in NU, unlike some other elite and highly ranked schools. </p>
<p>[The</a> Mislav Brzoja Mess, And Why Northwestern Should Lower Their Admission Standards For Athletes - Sippin’ On Purple](<a href=“The Mislav Brzoja Mess, And Why Northwestern Should Lower Their Admission Standards For Athletes - Inside NU”>The Mislav Brzoja Mess, And Why Northwestern Should Lower Their Admission Standards For Athletes - Inside NU)</p>
<p>Just a 3, Kentucky will take you!</p>
<p>I didn’t realize that Twin Cities was a big ten…ugh, now I’m going to be more disappointed if I don’t get in :/</p>
<p>Go Badgers!!! LOL</p>
<p>Happy New Year Everybody Everywhere & God Bless For 2013!! :)</p>
<p>Nice efforts, Badgers!! </p>
<p>Hats off to the Cats!!! </p>
<p>Go B1G!!! LOL</p>
<p>Down goes UW</p>
<p>The Cats were perfect in OOC games and 2-0 against the SEC.</p>
<p>They should probably stop playing a cupcake conference like the SEC ;)</p>
<p>I just read that Northwestern became the first BIG team in the BCS era (since 1998) to beat two SEC teams in the same season. </p>
<p>The bowl monkey was ripped into pieces after the game 
[Northwestern</a> destroyed a stuffed monkey after finally winning a bowl game | Larry Brown Sports](<a href=“http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/northwestern-destroyed-stuffed-after-bowl-game/168237]Northwestern”>Northwestern destroyed a stuffed monkey after finally winning a bowl game)</p>
<p>^ Thanks for the smile, Sam.</p>
<p>It is nice to win the final game, but you have to admit that some of those bowl games are absolute jokes. Let’s look at the powerhouse that NU got to meet in the videogame bowl. Without the ridiculous pre-season ranking that favors the SEC cupcakes, there is no way that Miss State would be ranked at all. They play NOBODY for seven weeks and then lose all meaningful games. Heck, Duke could give those guys a beating! </p>
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<p>The above record will probably be enough for this program to be ranked in the top 15 by the pre-season voters in the next edition. :)</p>
<p>Don’t worry, I bet Vandy will be ranked in the top 15 next year just because they are in the SEC.</p>