<p>Let me clarify a few points.</p>
<p>First, if you have no regional bias, that's fine. Alright I'll believe you. However it does explain why Minnesota provosts will be quick to call Wisconsin a peer, as opposed to UNC. Just so you know I was talking about Texas students supporting UT-Austin, but, whatever.</p>
<p>Second, I mentioned the quality of Minnesota to give credibility to the provost and disproving his "idiocy".</p>
<p>Third, I think Wisconsin and UNC are peers, just that in some fields, Wisconsin <em>is</em> better (just as in others UNC might be), so it's not an outrageous claim to have Wisconsin on the list. </p>
<p>Fourth, as to the inclusion of some but not others, well I'm not here to defend that, and I don't necessarily agree with his list.</p>
<p>Fifth, of course I'm bias... it's my school. But everything I said can be backed with rankings and I don't try to explain things away as people being "idiots".</p>