<p>“Sparkeye, your bow tie wearing chancellor really put his foot in his mouth with his BCS talk…probably made the sweater vest nervous. BTW, tOSU is weak sauce to Cal and Furd in terms of academics.”</p>
<p>Not really if you ask me, especially after Boise State loss to Nevada. And if you listened or believed what Gee had said, then you along with rest of the country had fallen into his trap. For those who know him well, he is, the ultimate lawyer in disguise. Regardless of the outcome, for good or bad, he is a media-hound, just like most of the celebrities these days. Although I DO NOT agree with his statement on this subject, I do however wishing that it would be TOSU instead of Wisky playing TCU in the bowl, thereby settle the argument on the field once and for all.</p>
<p>Unless it’s Pete Carroll’s USC, I doubt HC Tressel would be remotely nervous of playing any team in the nation. And that is the honest truth. Ask any Oregon player who will be in this year’s national championship game, they will agree with me on this one.</p>
<p>Lastly, I do agree that Cal and Stanford are a notch above TOSU in terms of overall academic reputation; however, at the undergrad level, I believe TOSU is catching up to Cal in terms of student body. In a little as 5 years, the average incoming TOSU freshman ACT score will be between 29-30 up from current 28 which is pretty close to Cal’s freshman stat. The endowment at each institution is roughly equal at $2 billion with TOSU kicking-off largest fundraising in school’s history ~$3 billion in a month (minimum goal as Gee had nearly double his campaign amount at Vanderbilt). I reckon the fact that having excellent graduate programs does have significant impact to the undergrad reputation. Therefore, it is my wish as an alum that perhaps in a decade or so, TOSU would rise up academically on par especially at the graduate level to that of Cal or Michigan or institution as a whole for that matter as Gee had outlined upon his arrival. Currently, TOSU offers 190 majors & over 12,000 courses to choose from, it is one of the most complete academic institutions in America alright!! Go Bucks!! lol</p>