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marcbvtgm

Yet another baseless assumption. And it still doesn't answer the question.

Posted: 06/13/2024 at 03:03 PM ET
(In response to this post by TDVick)

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Virginia Tech in the AAU?
Jefferson Hokie • 06/10/24 01:04 AM ET
UGA, VT, FSU and NCSU cluster look like good fits. UGA is becoming quite
TDVick • 06/10/24 04:22 PM ET
If you want to avoid the Altimore bias download the data yourself:
33laszlo99 • 06/10/24 02:39 PM ET
Wow how did KU, UO and Mizzou get in?
Marooned • 06/10/24 12:26 PM ET
I'm not sure about KU and Oregon, but the story I heard about Missouri was
TDVick • 06/10/24 04:27 PM ET
Never happened man like the round earth the ACC lovers will say it is so,
jdkhokie • 06/10/24 09:28 PM ET
Because that graph isn't how AAU membership is decided
Pylons • 06/10/24 04:22 PM ET
I get that there are other factors but
Marooned • 06/10/24 09:32 PM ET
Not entirely useless info, but fuels wishful thinking more than it informs.**
marcbvtgm • 06/14/24 01:54 PM ET
I think I'll take the Groucho Marx approach.
Maroon Baboon • 06/10/24 01:28 PM ET
i think KU is pretty good academically, no?**
MrBayAreaHokie • 06/10/24 12:30 PM ET
NO!! U S News ranking is 151. **
ancient alien 2018 • 06/10/24 10:21 PM ET
Admissions are easy; education quality is great, though**
hokie_jayhawk • 06/10/24 05:04 PM ET
Kansas? I don’t think so.**
HwoodHokie • 06/10/24 12:56 PM ET
KU has the same text books as VaTech,
VPI 1924 • 06/10/24 03:33 PM ET
WTF??? And of course textbooks are the end all of a University education??
ancient alien 2018 • 06/10/24 10:23 PM ET
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HwoodHokie • 06/10/24 05:59 PM ET
If you were to make a chart of YouTubers with the worst record on
WBGV • 06/10/24 11:45 AM ET
This chart assumes X & Y are weighted equally. They're not. And where's Z?
marcbvtgm • 06/10/24 10:34 AM ET
ZZ Top**
MrBayAreaHokie • 06/10/24 01:57 PM ET
on top of ole's smokey**
MrBayAreaHokie • 06/10/24 05:43 PM ET
I am wondering the same...
The_VT_Rock • 06/10/24 01:00 PM ET
Interesting chart that shows VT absolutely belongs...
jesuisvtguy • 06/10/24 09:50 AM ET
Or it's not nearly as straightforward as 2 criteria **
Pylons • 06/10/24 02:32 PM ET
True. Sounds like invitations are like March Madness and the eye test?
jesuisvtguy • 06/10/24 02:37 PM ET
Here's what they publish**
Pylons • 06/10/24 03:34 PM ET
I don’t usually like his biased charts, but the AAU one is good
HokieAl • 06/10/24 09:45 AM ET
On the bubble and first out, as usual.**
El Paso Hokie • 06/10/24 05:59 PM ET
Actually, because it is simple and straightforward,
Pylons • 06/10/24 04:23 PM ET
Simple, straightforward, consistent...and marginally meaningful.**
marcbvtgm • 06/10/24 10:40 AM ET
I had a pretty good idea when I saw the last round of invitations.**
EDGEMAN • 06/10/24 10:00 AM ET
VT accepted into the AAU would be huge, but that has very little
Big12 guy • 06/10/24 08:17 AM ET
Why would it be huge? How does it help attract more research $ & students?**
marcbvtgm • 06/10/24 10:41 AM ET
It would provide critical window dressing for a B10 invite. AAU membership
TDVick • 06/10/24 04:36 PM ET
Yet another baseless assumption. And it still doesn't answer the question.** ◄
marcbvtgm • 06/13/24 03:03 PM ET
If it has any real sway, that's rather mind-boggling to me**
Pylons • 06/10/24 05:47 PM ET
It's about the relationships with those that approve the grants. **
Big12 guy • 06/10/24 11:00 AM ET
Well, I've been working in that industry for 40 years and...
marcbvtgm • 06/13/24 03:08 PM ET
Relationships can certainly be a factor,
Pylons • 06/10/24 03:36 PM ET
Is there any negative? **
Big12 guy • 06/10/24 05:18 PM ET
Of course not
Pylons • 06/10/24 05:42 PM ET
Exactly. Almost every AAU narrative spouted here is 180 deg wrong.**
marcbvtgm • 06/13/24 03:15 PM ET
But does every school need to attract more top students?
HokieAl • 06/10/24 10:26 AM ET
Enrollment is the biggest thing universities strive for. That, and the
Big12 guy • 06/10/24 10:38 AM ET
False. Again, AAU has ZERO impact on student recruitment or research $$.
marcbvtgm • 06/14/24 12:54 PM ET
Ive heard from high folks at vt very close
DMV Gobbler • 06/10/24 07:56 AM ET
Don't pay attention to high folks.**
33laszlo99 • 06/10/24 01:26 PM ET
It is actively being pursued. No timeline as of yet but
Gobbler95 • 06/10/24 10:09 AM ET
10 years ago, I heard from high folks at VT that we were close. Who knows**
CrystalCoveHokie • 06/10/24 10:05 AM ET
We are above and to the right of quite a few AAU members on that chart
EDGEMAN • 06/10/24 08:31 AM ET
It’s not just the research dollars
dayooper • 06/10/24 10:04 AM ET
How much funded research isn't "competitive"?**
Pylons • 06/10/24 04:28 PM ET
Apparently Ag grants are allocated willy-nilly except for those labelled
33laszlo99 • 06/10/24 06:09 PM ET
Are you saying VT is not an engineering school?**
Concord Dan • 06/10/24 10:41 AM ET
No
dayooper • 06/10/24 02:49 PM ET
The Big 10 can't have them, we call dibs. **
Big12 guy • 06/10/24 05:31 PM ET