re: Fox Sports: Longhorns need A&M

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I'd like to hear you defend your post. In 1997 A&M was ranked 48th among national universities in USN&W Report. In 2014 they were 68th.

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I can tell you exactly what caused that.

1. The dropping of the journalism program in 2004

2. The increase in enrollment by nearly 11,000 since 1997. Student to professor ratio is a HUGE factor in those rankings

3. 10% admission requirement. That sounds like it would increase numbers, but has the opposite effect, especially when you factor in the rural areas. I believe Texas has had a similar drop in ratings as a result.

4. Absolute refusal to adhere to certain metrics that USNWR wants in order to raise their ratings.