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More Sanity regarding Conference Expansion

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Well, not yet. President Genshaft has made it her mission to get USF included into the AAU. I believe various monetary components of USF's current fundraising campaign, "USF: Unstoppable," go toward infrastructure upgrades that could facilitate our inclusion into the AAU. USF is taking steps toward that goal, but any realistic shot at AAU inclusion is probably a few years off.

Donate, donate, donate.  ;D

USF is a tier 3 school in national rankings.  There is no way a tier 3 will ever be admitted to the AAU.  Any chance of USF getting into the AAU is realisitcally decades off, not a few years, if at all.  I am not knocking USF's academics, as a WVU grad, we are in the same position. 

USF is not a nationally known brand-name type of prestigious school (barely 50 years old), and there are literally dozens of name-brand schools that are not AAU members that would get consideration before USF.  Speaking of USF as if it is just a few years away from AAU membership makes about as much sense as discussing USF being admitted to the Ivy League in a few years.

The AAU is a self-formed, private entity - admission is by invitation only.  And these snob schools are not going to give USF any serious thought or consideration.

buffalo is apart of the AAU. 

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Well, not yet. President Genshaft has made it her mission to get USF included into the AAU. I believe various monetary components of USF's current fundraising campaign, "USF: Unstoppable," go toward infrastructure upgrades that could facilitate our inclusion into the AAU. USF is taking steps toward that goal, but any realistic shot at AAU inclusion is probably a few years off.

Donate, donate, donate.  ;D

USF is a tier 3 school in national rankings.  There is no way a tier 3 will ever be admitted to the AAU.  Any chance of USF getting into the AAU is realisitcally decades off, not a few years, if at all.  I am not knocking USF's academics, as a WVU grad, we are in the same position. 

USF is not a nationally known brand-name type of prestigious school (barely 50 years old), and there are literally dozens of name-brand schools that are not AAU members that would get consideration before USF.  Speaking of USF as if it is just a few years away from AAU membership makes about as much sense as discussing USF being admitted to the Ivy League in a few years.

The AAU is a self-formed, private entity - admission is by invitation only.  And these snob schools are not going to give USF any serious thought or consideration.

buffalo is apart of the AAU. 

You totally missed the point.  AAU membership for USF is highly improbable in the next couple of years - agree or disagree?

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agree...unless major improvements are made quickly.  Genshaft is definitely going in the right direction though

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