OT: The Pac 10's taking over the world

[Alo]

Here's a great summary of the current lay of the land:

Big 12 demands loyalty from Nebraska and Missouri, or else - Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports

[Shep]

Seems like Missouri's been in the Big 10 mix for a long time. At least for a while, they "seemed" like a Big 10 school (better academics, mostly)... but both MU and KU have fallen in that area over the last five years.

Just being in the Big 10 is a bit of a boon to academic image. Same for the Pac 10. The Big 12 suffers really badly in that area.

[Shep]

I think all of these schools are ranked 75 or above by USN&WR: Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Northwestern, Indiana, Wisconsin. Hell, if I recall right, Minnesota's rising, too. Iowa has the most famous writer's program in the nation.

And the Pac-10? Get outta here. Stanford, Cal, USC, and UCLA are all top 25. Washington was 42nd last year. Arizona State is known as a low-ranked party school... but I think Arizona's becoming the Florida of the West, as far as being flat-out weird.

The Big 12? Baylor? Is that still a good school?

[Riffer X]

Originally Posted by Shep

I think all of these schools are ranked 75 or above by USN&WR: Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Northwestern, Indiana, Wisconsin. Hell, if I recall right, Minnesota's rising, too. Iowa has the most famous writer's program in the nation.

And the Pac-10? Get outta here. Stanford, Cal, USC, and UCLA are all top 25. Washington was 42nd last year. Arizona State is known as a low-ranked party school... but I think Arizona's becoming the Florida of the West, as far as being flat-out weird.

The Big 12? Baylor? Is that still a good school?

Pretty sure Baylor is considered good academically, but it is also a religious school which I did not know until my brother moved there. Florida is a fine school for its size and outside of Vanderbilt the best in the SEC. Tulane is certainly a good school for the south.

[Shep]

Yeah, the South does fine. Miami is one of the top law school's in the nation. Vandy's a great school, as is Tulane. I don't know much about Alabama except that a really smart producer I work with went there.

In the Big 12, I'd say Texas is a shining light. Very good school. But Oklahoma, OK State, Nebraska, Iowa State... not so much.

[grimmreaper3]

Originally Posted by Shep

The Big 12? Baylor? Is that still a good school?

Associated Baptist Press - Kenneth Starr named Baylor president

Texas is... good. Very good. They are, however, the only academically viable school in the Big 12, agreed.

[Riffer X]

I got a gal friend who is a professor of Sociology at Bama. Some of the stories about the stupidity of her students is amazing, like fully copied and pasted stolen term papers found with a simple search etc.