Ranking the "Directional" schools

[Apis Bull]

Northwestern should be excluded as well, I think...unless their name is getting changed to the University of Northwestern Chicago.

Northwestern is a direction.

[80mins]

Don't forget some of my favorites:

- University of Rhode Island - New England

- Fairfield University of Central Kentucky

- Sam Houston Institute of Technology

Let's see if anyone picks up on these... ;D

don't forget College of Notre Dame of Maryland....

[80mins]

Does that mean we have to add UCLA and Boston College? Where do we draw the line?

Boston College is a NO, I would guess, because they are not a state University, and are a private catholic college. 

UCLA would classify, it is California in LA.  Truth be told, there are about 70 or so flagship Universities that are either simply the state name, or "STATE" University ala UF, and FSU.  The remainder of State Universities are all directional schools in some way, shape or form.  So the easier way to classify is who's NOT to be included, then who is included.

Go to Wisconsin, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Eau Claire, UW- Stevens Point...all directional, and all have good athletics in certains in their own right.  UW-Milwaukee has had great basketball in the past, Stevens Point wrestling...

There are probably 25 or so directional schools in California alone, Fresno State, UC- Santa Barbara...etc.  But many don't have football either so that helps out.

I think that would be a comparable "stigma" to rank--with fairly little exception, directionals (exceptions include Southern California) and non-flagships that bear the University system name (exceptions include UCLA and UNLV) fall in a similar boat at far as perception is concerned

...says the graduate of University of Maryland, Baltimore County and University of South Florida who now works at University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

[E.T.]

Does that mean we have to add UCLA ...

Yes.

University of California - Los Angeles

And ... University of Tenn - Knoxville, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, etc.

[79 Bull]

Don't forget some of my favorites:

- University of Rhode Island - New England

- Fairfield University of Central Kentucky

- Sam Houston Institute of Technology

Let's see if anyone picks up on these... ;D

don't forget College of Notre Dame of Maryland....

Or my favorite.....Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

[Bullpride08]

Does that mean we have to add UCLA ...

Yes.

University of California - Los Angeles

And ... University of Tenn - Knoxville, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, etc.

The obvious exclusions should be flagship institutions, or prominent state affiliated institutions.  UW-Madison is the actual name, but UW-Madison is commonly known as UW because it is Wisconsin's flagship institution.  All the others are simply satellites or not primary affiliates.

[80mins]

Does that mean we have to add UCLA ...

Yes.

University of California - Los Angeles

And ... University of Tenn - Knoxville, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, etc.

No, those are the flagships--if you can just say Tennessee/Alabama/Texas/Cal and the at Knoxville/Tuscaloosa/Austin/Berkeley is implied, it's not one of the "lesser" (for the sake of this exercise only!) universities, as would be their counterparts Tennessee-Martin, UAB, UT Arlington, and UCLA (or UC Irvine)

[Guest nybullsfan]

This thread is proof that Saturday can't get here soon enough! 

I can't even wait for Saturday!!!

I'm so starved for CF, I'm dreaming about Hofstra at Connecticut and NC State at S. Carolina on Thursday!

[Guest nybullsfan]

Don't forget some of my favorites:

- University of Rhode Island - New England

- Fairfield University of Central Kentucky

- Sam Houston Institute of Technology

Let's see if anyone picks up on these... ;D

Calgary's University of the Northern Territories

Drexel's International College of Kinesiology

LOL