I would say that both schools are similar academically. Bama has us beat in Law and Business. We were ranked higher than them last year in business and ranked higher than them in law few years ago. Law, business, and engineering are significant colleges within any university and we should strive to improve our rankings in those fields. The reason Bama gets many out of state applicant's is because Bama is known for providing generous merit scholarship to OOS students. I think the beauty of the campus itself attracts many students. Having a winning football team sends waves of publicly throughout the nation attracting many students.

Having said all that, there are tons of things going for UGA. For example, we have a new business learning community, so expect the ranking of UGA to surpass Bama in the next few years. We have also raised significanlty' more money each year under Moorehead than any other presidents before. We have also opened a new Vet campus. I strongly belive UGA will also have it's own independent medical school in the future. I also believe that UGA is closer to an AAU membership than Bama due to UGA's stronger research performance. Anyway, both schools are great in different ways.

To address the topic, what Michael Adams said is ridiculous. I mean if Bama has a different "mindset" than UGA, then what about Florida, Ohio State, Michigan, Texas, Notre Dame and other schools with strong academics and a historically strong football team. There is no reason why we can't be both good at football and academics. I believe Adams and McGarity's mindset is why we can't achieve to our potential. They are the leaders in mediocrity.

This post was edited on 4/19/16 at 7:13 pm