Many months ago
@dfagundo ...we agreed that I would let up on you, and as promised, I never again commented on (or emoji’d) any of your posts. But here you are...so maybe that let’s me out of my promise, no?
But, I’ll address it.
Though I fervently believe the SEC has the best football players (and may one day [soon?] get back to being the best football playing conference), I have never written or implied that SEC schools have the best academic institutions. What I object to are the fools who routinely question recruits decisions based on a “supposed” superiority of a Miami education or the certain inconsequence of an SEC one.
The RANKINGS do not bear that out. In fact, in engineering (which was what one of the posters referenced and why I listed the rankings in the first place), any kid concerned about an engineering degree -according to the rankings- should choose almost any school aside from Miami. In short, yes, other schools have something to sell; whether I (or supposed Miami fans like yourself) buy what they’re selling is irrelevant. (as
@canesproponent and I discussed...ranking systems only count for so much. Quite a few schools’ engineering programs are “ranked” over several Ivies, etc but Google, Facebook will grab a “lesser” ranked Ivy degree over some “better” ranked state schools. And Miami is not an Ivy. It just is. Grow up.)
Also, when kids say “my education is important to me” they don’t always mean it like a non-student athlete; often times they are referring to the resources these schools bring to bear in terms of tutors, help, etc. for them to be successful even though there are a few who are “not there to play school”. So a meaningless degree/concentration on university endorsed parchment is not really going to help them versus another school UNLESS it’s a top school. And, well, again, according to the rankings...
If you and others don’t like that the University of Florida is ranked above The University of Miami you should commit yourself to doing more to counteract that. Like...I don’t know...giving more to the university of Miami. Supporting academic programs and/or chairs. But to deny reality, that UF is ranked over UM, is to ensure that Miami treads water or worse sinks - which it has because 2 years ago it was above UF and for the last two Miami is behind.
So, If anyone’s lips are being smeared with rectal matter...I’ve proven that it would have to be yours. Now, lick and get the rest of it off your chin.
I made it long on purpose. Many who will read (and those who will say they didn’t. LOL) need the practice.