ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Given an either/or choice between the two scenarios for Ohio State over the next five years, which would you choose?
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Now, that would be way too easy? It's only when one has to choose what's truly most important with an accompanying sacrifice, that one's values are revealed.
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redskinbucksfan
The brownest of the brown liquors
I'm a fan not an alum. Give me the title.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Out of curiosity, I wonder what percentage of those willing to see a nose dive in the university's academic reputation in exchange for a football title are non-alums versus alumni?
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FKAGobucks877
The Most Power-Drunk
I'm a fan AND an alum. And I'll take the championship....after all, the money and attention generated from that will do great things for the university as a whole in the long run.
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Does it matter? Ohio State has been and forever will be viewed as a "football factory."
Perception does not equal reality.
Ohio State could jump into the Top 5 academically, but if that means 5 years of 6-6 teams, the school would still be considered a football factory, only now with a bad football team.
Twenty years from now, nobody will care about OSU's academic ranking from 2006-2010, but that national championship trophy will still be sitting in the WHAC.
As the saying goes, flags fly forever.
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BayBuck
Buckeyes are best
I'm an alum and OSU staffer, and I simply don't put too much stock in academic rankings--that's for the bureaucrats in administration to worry about. The sheer size of OSU means students will always have the opportunity to get whatever level of higher education they desire.
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Alum here, and I went with the football.
I love OSU, dont get me wrong, but I don't sit around rooting for high test scores in Archeology 214 or Psych 557 or anything.
I love OSU, dont get me wrong, but I don't sit around rooting for high test scores in Archeology 214 or Psych 557 or anything.
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Hypothetically, Ohio State could actually continue fielding championship caliber football teams and climb in the academic rankings by offering more directed reading courses ... a lot more.
... hypothetically.
... hypothetically.
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3yardsandacloud
Administrator Emeritus
This site has a logo. It is the words Buckeye Planet over top of a football shaped globe. Call me crazy, but you're probably posing this question to a highly biased crowd. Is there a MNC for academic ranking? :)
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