Help me out here... re "academic standards"

exactly

texas is not saying the Big XII academic standards are higher, they are saying that the standards at texas are higher. Harrumph. Basically, the arrogant little jerks are saying that they are better than you are and they would be in a recruiting mess because the other SEC schools could admit players that they can't.

Read the hypocrisy thread. Their sense of reality is probably distorted by marijuana, which can be bought in Californy, btw.

Here's the academic rankings for the Big 12 and SEC from US News. Overall the Big 12 is arguably a little ahead, but it's not like it's that much of a difference. Note: some schools have the same numerical ranking, but that is how US News does it. LINK

1 University of Texas–AustinAustin, TX 47 Longhorns
2 Texas A&M University–College StationCollege Station, TX 61 Aggies
3 University of Colorado–BoulderBoulder, CO 77 Buffaloes
4 Baylor UniversityWaco, TX 80 Bears
5 Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA 88 Cyclones
6 University of KansasLawrence, KS 96 Jayhawks
7 University of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln, NE 96 Cornhuskers
8 University of MissouriColumbia, MO 102 Tigers
9 University of OklahomaNorman, OK 102 Sooners
10 Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS Tier 3 Wildcats
11 Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK Tier 3 Cowboys
12 Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX Tier 3 Red Raiders



1 Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN 17 Commodores
2 University of FloridaGainesville, FL 47 Gators
3 University of GeorgiaAthens, GA 58 Bulldogs
4 Auburn UniversityAuburn University, AL 88 Tigers
5 University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL 96 Crimson Tide
6 University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN 106 Volunteers
7 University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC 110 Gamecocks
8 Louisiana State University–Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA 128 Tigers
9 University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR 128 Razorbacks
10 University of KentuckyLexington, KY 128 Wildcats
11 Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS Tier 3 Bulldogs
12 University of MississippiUniversity, MS Tier 3 Rebels

AAU is a nice badge of honor, but it refers to a group of universities based on overall research and research grants (undergrad; PhD; post-doc etc.) and is not an indicator of what most are referring to when they are discussing academic standards between the conferences.

For Texas Fans/alums, the only time academics factor in to the equation is that if Texas were to join the Big 10, the university gets to be part of the CIC.

Like I said in another thread, the Texas president is a Cal alum and it has always been his fantasy to have Texas in a conference with Cal and Stanford. That is why Texas is going West.

If I understand correctly, the Pac 10 would be a step up in terms of the company that Texas keeps. I don't begrudge them that.

However, the SEC is not really a step down from the Big 12, and I think that was implied by some of the info leaked out by Texas. I'm starting to see why the Aggies can't stand them.

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However, the SEC is not really a step down from the Big 12, and I think that was implied by some of the info leaked out by Texas. I'm starting to see why the Aggies can't stand them.

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People say all kinds of things to try to justify this because it is odd to say the truth, that our President wants to go home.

Ok, so at 6:55 PM on a Saturday in the fall in Tiger Stadium, let me see a show of hands for everyone here that is concerned about what the academic ranking is of the school LSU is playing.