<p>Sharing the Ivy title this year leaves something unprecedented for the Crimson to achieve next year by winning it outright. H and P were way out in front of the league this year. P has four players who average in double figures and two of those will graduate this spring. They’ve got two recruits for next year - a one-star prospect and a no-star prospect. Harvard has five players who currently average over 10 points + another at 9.5. All six return, and they’ll be joined by six recruits: a one-star, three two-stars, and two three-stars. The two top recruits chose Harvard over Southern Cal, Stanford, Northwestern and Vanderbilt. And, there are currently a 6-10 soph and a 7-0 freshman on the bench, developing their games. The Crimson could be very dominant next year.</p>
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<p>With the expansion of the NCAA tournament to 68 teams, Harvard can still make it if they lose tonight by making an at-large bid, and could make history for the Ivy League (the first time the conference sends more than 1 team to the big dance). So if they win, they make history, if they lose, there’s a good chance they make even greater history. Nice try, props for speaking like a true misinformed yalie with an irrelevant team.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say good chance. I would say very slim chance they get an at large bid</p>
<p>Sorry to be so misinformed. Corks must be popping all over Cambridge. Let me know when the triumphant victory parade is.</p>
<p>I was rooting for Harvard, by the way. Who wasn’t? I can’t blame Princeton for playing hard – no one there now, including the coach, has ever been to the tournament, even though the team has gone a score or so of times. But it would have been nice to see someone else represent the Ivy League. Maybe next year, if gadad has it right . . . .</p>
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<p>you went to yale, you’re from philly, and you’re talking like your teams are any good? I lol’d.</p>
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<p>You actually thought Harvard had a good shot at an at-large bid, and you’re talking like you know something about sports? I lol’d.</p>
<p>You lol’d because you got ■■■■■■■? Cool story bro.</p>
<p>What hurts more is that the inbound pass at 11 seconds from princeton should have resulted in a turnover to harvard, but the refs missed it. Oh well.</p>
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<p>[Warning a bit OT first]</p>
<p>This of course is the problem. My problem specifically. You’d think that after a Dec REA rejection, I’d go and learn that years of hope in one place doesn’t work out, but no… I go and invest the rest in another school and have a failed π day. (And the second one is much harder than the first.)</p>
<p>Anyway, I like the point about what the coach said, it seems so true! I think this just proves that no matter how much schools say athletics don’t matter - winning adds to everything. (Look at CalTech this year.) Personally, I think it adds a lot to the culture which sometimes seems missing from some ivies, having lived in a USC household my whole life, and being really invested in doing things for my school.</p>