CatGrad-UMGradStu
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Kobezoey said:indian-outlaw said:It's a pretty big cut down of the ivy league to compare them with dIII. But they aren't what they use to be. In the 70's they had teams that were top 25 legit contenders.
Not trolling. Guess I am just giving my opinion. Don't mean to offend any old timers, from when the Ivy League did have some credibility. They have dropped way off with their approach and competitiveness over the past 20-30 years for sure. Doesn't mean they don't have fun and don't have some great players that can go to the next level. Overall, they just don't build D1 caliber programs much anymore. Not their focus. Ask any top player who comes out of there to give an honest assessment. . .you will see it is a lot closer to the D3 level than the D1 level for football intensity. And, I might add, some D3 teams like the University of Chicago are way less competitive than they used to be back in the day, as well. Times are changing.
When I was a kid, Minnesota had a good football program. Served under officers who were really good and got a lot of ink from their days playing for West Point. In the 60s, Wyoming had a great program started, Navy had a great team and then we saw many schools abandon their football programs. It didn't take much for an administration to completely destroy the athletic department. Still doesn't.