re: The Best College in Every State.

I rarely speak in my capacity as a Vandy grad because I rarely see the point. To add legitimacy to what I'm about to say, however, I'm going to remind people of where I got my diploma. My observation is simple: You can get a quality education from any university in the SEC. Yes, some are "better" than others; however, that doesn't mean the ones that aren't on this list are bad. The difference between a Vandy education and an education from the lowest-ranked (academically) university in the SEC isn't worth trolling over. It's as much about cachet when applying for jobs as about the capabilities of the students at any given SEC institution. I know a lot of this is just trolling, and that's fine -- trolling is one of the Rant's raisons d'etre. But don't let yourself be fooled into believing it too strongly.