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ProjectP2294 
Indiana Fan
NOLA
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| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 8:52 am to AtlantaLSUfan)
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it's obvious the Florida is saying we're some sort of regional accreditation whereas they are nationally
Florida is also accredited by the SACS. AAU is different than accreditation.
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Panthera Tigris 
LSU Fan
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| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 9:01 am to byubengalboy)
Quote: "it is a big deal and Louisiana/LSU should make it a priority to rise to that level. does what GG said matter? the only thing that matters is his name on the LOI because our undergraduate curriculum for the "league" is top notch. "
I'm with you regarding that LSU should pursue it. I should have been more specific as to why it is not a big deal. There are several accreditations and memberships which are much more important of which LSU is indeed a member. If 13 of the SEC schools were AAU members then yes it would certainly be a big deal. I don't think it's a big deal as far as recruiting a football player especially since most of our main competition ( Arky, Bama, FSU , Auburn, etc) aren't AAU either.
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byubengalboy
LSU Fan
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Member since Nov 2008
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| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 9:15 am to Panthera Tigris)
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I'm with you regarding that LSU should pursue it.
gotcha...well said.
 frick up MSU.
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The Mick
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| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 9:27 am to Jester)
nm 
This post was edited on 11/9 at 9:31 am
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mikeytig
LSU Fan
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| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 9:30 am to Tiger71)
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What is that all about?
who cares?
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Deltatiger
LSU Fan
hernando, ms
Member since Aug 2005
114 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 9:35 am to mikeytig)
Isn't LSU one of only a handful of universities in the country that are Land, Sea AND Space grant institutions?
Point is, every school has some sort of twist on why they're better.
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RogerTheShrubber
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Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
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| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 9:49 am to Deltatiger)
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Point is, every school has some sort of twist on why they're better.
AAU schools usually are involved in high levels of research. It really doesn't have much to do with undergrad. B1G schools all tout it though. "Hey, we suck at football but we are almost all AAU."
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ProjectP2294
Indiana Fan
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B1G schools all tout it though. "Hey, we suck at football but we are almost all AAU."
I did find it funny how much it was talked about for Nebraska when they were brought into the B1G, and then the next year they lost it.
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Cousin 
UTEP Fan
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Member since Feb 2012
3087 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 10:07 am to ProjectP2294)
frick Florida!
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brewhan davey 
USA Fan
Pine and Broadway
Member since Sep 2010
18184 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 10:19 am to Tiger71)
No doubt UF is a better school. But, in the end, it's about where you feel the most comfortable. I'm glad he picked us. Hopefully his commitment sticks.
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AlwysATgr
LSU Fan
Slidell
Member since Apr 2008
4270 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 10:29 am to brewhan davey)
LSU achieved "tier 1" status in the US News & World Report rankings 3-4 years ago. I'm not up to speed on college and university academic rankings and their interworkings but I think this means we're in the top 150.
Yes, there's room for improvement but we've also made some good strides over the last few years. Good work LSU Admin!
US News & World Report Rankings
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Gravitiger
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Member since Jun 2011
2794 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 11:14 am to AlwysATgr)
Just want to add that this is a really good, well-informed thread. And that Florida coaches are a bunch of liars.
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Vito Andolini
Member since Sep 2009
323 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 11:49 am to AlwysATgr)
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LSU achieved "tier 1" status in the US News & World Report rankings 3-4 years ago. I'm not up to speed on college and university academic rankings and their interworkings but I think this means we're in the top 150.
Yes, there's room for improvement but we've also made some good strides over the last few years. Good work LSU Admin!
That was before Jindal cut LSU's funding to the bone.
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SOL
LSU Fan
Garland, TX
Member since Jan 2004
1128 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 11:50 am to grahammooney)
Some of Muschamp's BS.
However, we could do a little better that tied for last place amongst tier 1. I would feel better if we could just crack 100.
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Camp Randall 
Wisconsin Fan
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Member since Nov 2005
10278 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 12:17 pm to Tiger71)
FIRE EVERYONE
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CalTiger53
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California
Member since Oct 2011
1155 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 12:28 pm to Tiger71)
I taught at LSU and the University of Maryland. As far accreditation is concerned, there is not a difference between the 2 schools. In fact LSU is in top 5 in fields like Petroleum Engineering. I don't know what he was talking about but schools like LSU are way beyond most football players need academically.
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Weaver 
Southeastern LA Fan
Mandeville, LA
Member since Nov 2005
19439 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 1:20 pm to Tiger71)
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nationally accredited
I think he was talking about Education specifically. Maybe I didn't hear that right.
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Weaver
Southeastern LA Fan
Mandeville, LA
Member since Nov 2005
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| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 1:22 pm to redfieldk717)
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my source
sunnydaze? 
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whodidthat
LSU Fan
Member since Aug 2011
2846 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 1:52 pm to byubengalboy)
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it is a big deal and Louisiana/LSU should make it a priority to rise to that level.
No it's not. REGIONAL accreditation is what really matters. The vast majority of schools aren't nationally accredited, mainly because they don't need to be. Harvard, Yale, Stanford and plenty of other great schools are only regionally accredited. Why would they waste money and time on a misconception around national accreditation. Most schools won't even accept all transfer credits from nationally accredited schools
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tigerprl
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DFW
Member since Dec 2010
842 posts
| re: Greg Gilmore's Faux Pas (Posted on 11/9/12 at 6:03 pm to whodidthat)
kind of like the recruit asking how many books in your college library of course the comeback is how many are you planning on reading during your college career.
degree gets your foot in the door what you do after that is much more important than the degree as long as it from a well known institution.
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