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...same article, the executive director of the Ivy League Council of Presidents Jeff Orleans says that finals aren’t the issue. Instead, Orleans believes that after careful consideration “there was a general consensus that [competing for the Division I-AA title and not an all-encompassing Division I title] is not necessary.” In other words, the Ivy presidents believe that competing for a Division I-AA Championship is beneath them...
...motivation to send 70 kids to Montana for a playoff game. That doesn’t draw alums to Harvard Stadium, where—overcome by nostalgia—they decide to give copious amounts of money to pad our cushy endowment. In the end, the ban on the I-AA playoffs seems to be more of a business decision than a decision based on concern for our players. That’s probably why the presidents—not the athletic directors—have the final voice on this issue. With that in mind, it?...
...those folks” he means the coaches, the athletic directors—who are paid to make athletic decisions—the fans, the media that follow I-AA football, and the NCAA in general. By “we,” he means the Ivy presidents. The presidents are sticking by their decision, and they don’t care how many people disagree or how strong their arguments are against the policy...
...noted, individual presidents give different weights to the various specific issues you identify (e.g., participation in championships in other sports, possible academic effects for players on competing teams, the nature of the I-AA playoffs),” Orleans wrote in an e-mail. “The presidents review this issue periodically, and in trying to find the right balance they are aware of, and consider, the views of administrators, coaches and athletes. While each Ivy president approaches this topic from his or her own personal and institutional perspective, there is at this time a clear consensus about...
...this trend continues, we could see an Ivy League team ranked in the top five of the national polls in the not too distant future. If that team were unable to compete in the I-AA tournament, all hell would break loose. There would always be an asterisk by that year’s title, as everyone would be left to wonder if the Ivy powerhouse could have beaten the eventual champion. The other I-AA institutions would loudly criticize the Ivy League’s postseason ban as out-of-date and elitist. The NCAA would have a mess...