Spectator: "...but at least we beat those Princeton bastards"

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@admissionsgeek

objobs - certainly.</p>

<p>though would you or would you not consider the michigan/ohio state to be one of the most heated in college sports? would you or would you not agree that both universities are often considered to have the most pride and school spirit? would you or would you not agree that both schools often partake in childish pranks, name callings and other efforts in order to demonstrate their spirit?

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<p>I’m not sure what you’re trying to say here. Are you suggesting that Columbia emulate Michigan and Ohio State by “partak[ing] in childish pranks, name callings and other efforts in order to demonstrate their spirit?” </p>

<p>But if attending football games can serve as an approximate proxy for “school spirit,” then (adjusting for student body size) Michigan undergraduates have probably about 10X more “school spirit” than Columbia undergraduates.</p>

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@3togo

My take on this (and I’m only half kidding) is … for any one person if their school or any school lower in the USNews rankings is vocal about their school it is school spirit … for any school ranked higher in the USNews rankings if they are vocal about their shool then they are obnoxious snobs.

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<p>By this “logic,” Columbia students should be less vocal about their school this year (unless, God forbid, they truly are “obnoxious snobs”).</p>

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<p>nope … Columbia gets to be just as loud … now they have less schools to complain about the over the top school spirit; just the 3 schools ranked higher</p>

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@3togo

nope … Columbia gets to be just as loud

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<p>I guess 4,000 or so attendees can be “loud.” What about the 13,000 absentees?</p>