Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[WoolyBully]

OH, I think there's a great deal of smoke on this particular topic...

 

[hm101]

This is a year old. An oldie but a goodie:

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/ncaa-realignment-causes-lasting-paranoia-among-schools-athletic-directors-092711

 

"an assistant athletic director from South Florida greets a friend by calling her, “the woman who can get us into the ACC,†it’s fair to wonder if it was a flirtatious joke or a cry for help."

[Hem]

@theDudeofWV: B1G source: Unofficially FSU is one vote shy of being a unanimous addition to the Big Ten.

[NewEnglandBull]

@theDudeofWV: B1G source: Unofficially FSU is one vote shy of being a unanimous addition to the Big Ten.

Love the duderomny.

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@theDudeofWV: B1G source: Unofficially FSU is one vote shy of being a unanimous addition to the Big Ten.

Dont know if its been posted elsewhere, but Ralph Wilcox lays out the case for why USF should be achieving AAU status, presumably before FSU.  Relevance is to B1G/FSU/AAU, etc.

 

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/column-usf-well-positioned-to-lead-research-drive/2113160

[hm101]

@theDudeofWV: B1G source: Unofficially FSU is one vote shy of being a unanimous addition to the Big Ten.

Dont know if its been posted elsewhere, but Ralph Wilcox lays out the case for why USF should be achieving AAU status, presumably before FSU.  Relevance is to B1G/FSU/AAU, etc.

 

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/column-usf-well-positioned-to-lead-research-drive/2113160

It's relevant to the overall brand of USF. FSU's motive for AAU status is to look good for the Big Ten. We just need to take those steps to become a better university overall, so that schools in the ACC/Big 12 see us as a legitimate academic and collegiate environment, where students consistently get a quality learning experience and graduate on time. 

 

EDIT: I believe we're there in reality, but we need to improve some metrics, like graduation rate

Edited April 5, 2013 by hm101

[jasonb56]

@theDudeofWV: B1G source: Unofficially FSU is one vote shy of being a unanimous addition to the Big Ten.

Dont know if its been posted elsewhere, but Ralph Wilcox lays out the case for why USF should be achieving AAU status, presumably before FSU.  Relevance is to B1G/FSU/AAU, etc.

 

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/column-usf-well-positioned-to-lead-research-drive/2113160

It's relevant to the overall brand of USF. FSU's motive for AAU status is to look good for the Big Ten. We just need to take those steps to become a better university overall, so that schools in the ACC/Big 12 see us as a legitimate academic and collegiate environment, where students consistently get a quality learning experience and graduate on time. 

 

EDIT: I believe we're there in reality, but we need to improve some metrics, like graduation rate

Please keep in mind that Nebraska lost its AAU status and they invited ND, who is NOT an AAU member... it's not an end all, be all.

[charsibb]

 

 

@theDudeofWV: B1G source: Unofficially FSU is one vote shy of being a unanimous addition to the Big Ten.

Dont know if its been posted elsewhere, but Ralph Wilcox lays out the case for why USF should be achieving AAU status, presumably before FSU.  Relevance is to B1G/FSU/AAU, etc.

 

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/column-usf-well-positioned-to-lead-research-drive/2113160

 

It's relevant to the overall brand of USF. FSU's motive for AAU status is to look good for the Big Ten. We just need to take those steps to become a better university overall, so that schools in the ACC/Big 12 see us as a legitimate academic and collegiate environment, where students consistently get a quality learning experience and graduate on time. 

 

EDIT: I believe we're there in reality, but we need to improve some metrics, like graduation rate

 

Please keep in mind that Nebraska lost its AAU status and they invited ND, who is NOT an AAU member... it's not an end all, be all.

 

No.

 

Nebraska got invited, THEN lost their status. And most of the members were seriously pissed about it.

 

IMO, it IS a deal-killer.

[charsibb]

 

@theDudeofWV: B1G source: Unofficially FSU is one vote shy of being a unanimous addition to the Big Ten.

Dont know if its been posted elsewhere, but Ralph Wilcox lays out the case for why USF should be achieving AAU status, presumably before FSU.  Relevance is to B1G/FSU/AAU, etc.

 

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/column-usf-well-positioned-to-lead-research-drive/2113160

It's relevant to the overall brand of USF. FSU's motive for AAU status is to look good for the Big Ten. We just need to take those steps to become a better university overall, so that schools in the ACC/Big 12 see us as a legitimate academic and collegiate environment, where students consistently get a quality learning experience and graduate on time. 

 

EDIT: I believe we're there in reality, but we need to improve some metrics, like graduation rate

 

Homer article, to be sure, but a good read. Thanks.

 

As for the grad rate, it's a false statistic for a school like USF. I've bitched and moaned about it before, but we should be DAMM PROUD of our part-time students working full-time and taking 10+ years to graduate. It's a testament to their hard work and desire to improve themselves.

 

If the grad rate is a deal-killer for the AAU, then I say, F the AAU.

 

Continuing to educate the full-time workers of the community is more important than joining a club of rich folks' babysitters

Edited April 5, 2013 by charsibb

[hm101]

 

 

@theDudeofWV: B1G source: Unofficially FSU is one vote shy of being a unanimous addition to the Big Ten.

Dont know if its been posted elsewhere, but Ralph Wilcox lays out the case for why USF should be achieving AAU status, presumably before FSU.  Relevance is to B1G/FSU/AAU, etc.

 

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/column-usf-well-positioned-to-lead-research-drive/2113160

It's relevant to the overall brand of USF. FSU's motive for AAU status is to look good for the Big Ten. We just need to take those steps to become a better university overall, so that schools in the ACC/Big 12 see us as a legitimate academic and collegiate environment, where students consistently get a quality learning experience and graduate on time. 

 

EDIT: I believe we're there in reality, but we need to improve some metrics, like graduation rate

 

Homer article, to be sure, but a good read. Thanks.

 

As for the grad rate, it's a false statistic for a school like USF. I've bitched and moaned about it before, but we should be DAMM PROUD of our part-time students working full-time and taking 10+ years to graduate. It's a testament to their hard work and desire to improve themselves.

 

If the grad rate is a deal-killer for the AAU, then I say, F the AAU.

 

Continuing to educate the full-time workers of the community is more important than joining a club of rich folks' babysitters

That's great and all, but it's the difference between being a commuter/part-timer school, and a place where you can send your kids to graduate in 4-years. USF's vision is not the former, but rather the latter, and that's what's going to make us attractive as a university. No conference will be proud to take a tech community college/vocational school. They want a true university. 

 

USF is making an effort, and rightfully so, to improve the academics, specifically graduation rate. Come here, live here, study here, graduate here. 

Edited April 5, 2013 by hm101