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Subject: Re: Maybe you're right. But who wants to test that theory?

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An Observer

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Date Posted: 13:20:19 10/17/24 Thu
In reply to: Go Green 's message, "Maybe you're right. But who wants to test that theory?" on 12:52:20 10/17/24 Thu

Who wants to test that theory??

Well, for starters, certain faculty members at Harvard (I think you can count on pretty much every single professor in any of the social sciences), probably more than a few Ivy admission officers and, not least, it sounds like Erin McDermott might want to test that theory.

That's the significance of this article (and her inclusion therewith) in Harvard Magazine.

Excuse me. I meant to type "**HARVARD** Magazine."

In case you haven't been paying attention over the last seven decades, what the Harvard AD wants counts for more than what the Dartmouth AD wants.

Do you think that, if Princeton football wins a wild, eventually-championship-determining game against Dartmouth on a controversial call, that the Ivy League office would issue a statement the following Sunday morning criticizing the refereeing in the overtime period?

I have bad news for you. If Buddy Teevens or Sammy McCorkle makes that call to Robin Harris early Sunday morning, she ain't pickin' up. When Erin McDermott makes that call, a press release is issued before noon.

That's the difference between what Harvard wants and what Dartmouth wants.

We may or may not be headed for D-III, but the Dayton Rule ain't gonna have anything to do with it.

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Date Posted: 13:28:41 10/17/24 Thu

It's not football that will be the driver here, but basketball and to a lesser extent ice hockey.

We all know that the Ivies have made their Sophie's Choice about what they want football to be. But the D1 Basketball tournament is where the monies come in. If the Ivies have to sacrifice their Tourney payout because of the "House" settlement, and they have no other real revenues (tickets, broadcasting, etc.) to lean on, then there really is no enticement to stay D1. The other thing is that it is probable that the super conferences will blow up the basketball tourney to the point where all 1-AA schools will be faced with a dilemma.

Not to mention the poaching of basketball rosters - especially with the ability to redshirt for 'injury' - and gain playing time as a graduate student elsewhere after earning the Ivy undergrad degree. Note that this article talks more about Okpara and Mack than anyone playing football in Allston.

And to An Observer's point above - the costs of maintaining 30-40+ teams on each campus makes no sense if the goal is to continue to compete at the highest level, rather than as a glorified extracurricular activity.

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