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Posted on 7/9/16 at 9:04 am to Last Chance
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UT is a Public Ivy
There are 30 "Public Ivy" schools in America (including the "Original 8"). Florida and UGA are among those 30...
Posted on 7/9/16 at 9:46 am to Last Chance
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it is an university who wants to have the best of everything. Starting from the students to the professors.
Wow, Texas is really defying the narrative for Universities everywhere which typically only want mediocre students and professors.
Posted on 7/9/16 at 9:48 am to PNW
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There are 30 "Public Ivy" schools in America (including the "Original 8"). Florida and UGA are among those 30...
And given this definitiion:
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The term Ivy League has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism.
Yep, totally fits the bill of UGA, Texas, Florida, A&M, etc. Particularly that latter descriptor...
Posted on 7/9/16 at 9:51 am to tylerdurden24
Teasip arrogance knows no bounds. Trust us.
We stopped doing business with them for a reason. They're a cancer.
We stopped doing business with them for a reason. They're a cancer.
This post was edited on 7/9/16 at 9:52 am
Posted on 7/9/16 at 10:27 am to tylerdurden24
quote:UGA is a great liberal arts school. Aren't the Peabody awards from UGA? You all churn out lots of journalists as well, and having CNN nearby is something no other school can rival. For as much as people shite on Atlanta here, it really is a great asset. It's got a great economy for new grads. Not many other SEC schools have a city with opportunities that robust nearby.
What hurts is the lack of a med school. For a while it looked like we were going to have both Med and Engineering to add to our list but Augusta killed that. I think UGA still has enough to warrant inclusion but as that link indicated, admission into the group comes off as a rather arbitrary process.
But just looking on what has helped UF in recent years, it's really been due to progresses with medical and engineering research. It brings way more money than the liberal arts. So if you guys get that set up and can compete with Georgia Tech and continue to brand yourself as the best all-around university experience in GA, the money and research prestige will just flow in.
Posted on 7/9/16 at 11:01 am to cornhat
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Aren't the Peabody awards from UGA?
Yes.
I don't think any other college holds anything this distinctive.
Posted on 7/9/16 at 11:05 am to PNW
Fulbright at Arkansas?
Posted on 7/9/16 at 11:17 am to Gradual_Stroke
Jealousy knows no bounds
What is funny though is the fact that the clown college in Lubbock is trying to become an AAU university
If that ever happens then the UGA posters may be right that it is nothing to brag about
What is funny though is the fact that the clown college in Lubbock is trying to become an AAU university
If that ever happens then the UGA posters may be right that it is nothing to brag about
This post was edited on 7/9/16 at 11:21 am
Posted on 7/9/16 at 11:19 am to tylerdurden24
Why shouldn't UT
They are considered one of the most powerful public universities in academics and if you combine the athletic program than only one public university could say more and that is UCLA
That will soon change due to the big upcoming shift in Confetence realignment
They are considered one of the most powerful public universities in academics and if you combine the athletic program than only one public university could say more and that is UCLA
That will soon change due to the big upcoming shift in Confetence realignment
Posted on 7/9/16 at 11:22 am to Last Chance
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They are considered one of the most powerful public universities in academics and if you combine the athletic program than only one public university could say more and that is UCLA
Um, actually Florida, Virginia, and UNC could all say more (given the sorry state of Texas football, especially so). If not for the lack of AAU status, UGA could lay claim as well.
Posted on 7/9/16 at 11:26 am to PNW
quote:SEC yes. But the Pulitzers are awarded by Columbia University.
I don't think any other college holds anything this distinctive.
Posted on 7/9/16 at 11:28 am to cornhat
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SEC yes. But the Pulitzers are awarded by Columbia University.
Probably fair to assume at this point in the thread that we are only talking about public universities. Otherwise Stanford would have this thing on lock
Posted on 7/9/16 at 11:41 am to tylerdurden24
quote:There are awards from other public universities that are prestigious too-UPitt has the Dickson Award for Medicine, it's a good foretelling to get the Nobel. It doesn't detract from the Peabody or UGA, but there's a lot of good stuff coming from public universities.
Probably fair to assume at this point in the thread that we are only talking about public universities.
This post was edited on 7/9/16 at 11:44 am
Posted on 7/9/16 at 11:43 am to tylerdurden24
UT has the third most combined national championships in college sports
Posted on 7/9/16 at 11:53 am to Last Chance
Which is well and good if you want to look at it from a historic perspective. But unless we've decided to start talking about which Universities have been great in the past, it doesn't change the fact that, currently, there are a lot of Universities that are on par, if not better than what Texas has to offer. That isn't meant to diminish what Texas has done and continues to do but it does acknowledge that the landscape has changed in a pretty big way so that Texas isn't the supposed king of the hill when it comes to public universities.
Hell, I didn't even mention Michigan or Ohio State in my initial list.
Hell, I didn't even mention Michigan or Ohio State in my initial list.
Posted on 7/9/16 at 12:04 pm to Last Chance
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What is funny though is the fact that the clown college in Lubbock is trying to become an AAU university
If that ever happens then the UGA posters may be right that it is nothing to brag about
Iowa State has AAU status. So does Buffalo, Arizona, KANSAS, Missouri, Michigan State and Purdue (among others).... Tell me why these schools are considered "prestigious" when UGA, Miami, Notre Dame, etc aren't members.
This post was edited on 7/9/16 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 7/9/16 at 12:53 pm to PNW
Wait, Notre Dame isn't in this supposedly prestigious organization but Iowa State and Kansas are? 
Posted on 7/9/16 at 1:05 pm to PNW
Honestly, no one cares where your degree comes from after being in the workforce for a little bit and some experience. One giant public university becomes interchangeable with another.
Posted on 7/9/16 at 2:30 pm to tylerdurden24
That is so far from the actually truth it is hilarious.
The fact is that UT's strength is growing due to the increases in population and GDP for the state of Texas.
If and only if UT's strength decreases then who do you think would benefit. That is right A&M. They have already shown to be quite capable in sports besides football in the SEC just imagine if the true support of Texans switch universities.
This was their plan but it has not worked and it will not because A&M alienated themselves from the state of Texas by leaving.
Why do you think that the SEC let A&M in because it brought Texas without having to face UT.
UT in all sports would have dominated even more than UF does.
The fact is that UT's strength is growing due to the increases in population and GDP for the state of Texas.
If and only if UT's strength decreases then who do you think would benefit. That is right A&M. They have already shown to be quite capable in sports besides football in the SEC just imagine if the true support of Texans switch universities.
This was their plan but it has not worked and it will not because A&M alienated themselves from the state of Texas by leaving.
Why do you think that the SEC let A&M in because it brought Texas without having to face UT.
UT in all sports would have dominated even more than UF does.
This post was edited on 7/9/16 at 2:36 pm
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