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...predecessor Derek C. Bok told the New York Times in 2006, when universities allow themselves to fall under the influence of big time athletics, “even responsible institutions end up doing things they don’t like doing.” To Bok, the Ivy League??s alleged marginalization of football helps to avoid the pressures facing other schools “to compromise academic standards to admit those athletes” who will bring home a trophy. College football playoffs are a particular concern because the money and prioritization inherent in pursuing excellence...
...staff understand the high principles under which we operate. We work within the spirit of Harvard and the Ivy League.”According to the Times article, a few of this year’s recruits had fewer points on the Academic Index—the Ivy League??s measure for determining if recruited athletes meet the academic standards of member institutions—than would have been allowed in previous years. The Academic Index formula relies on an athlete’s GPA, standardized test scores, and class rank to determine a “score?...
...minutes while we were warming up already, making chants, getting on people, and certainly as you saw at the end with them rushing the court. I thought it was a lot of fun, I mean it’s good for them, it’s good for the league??we certainly love playing in it.”The second half, with the outcome all but in the books, was a back-and-forth battle. The Crimson never seriously chipped into the Cornell lead—the closest it would get was 68-44 with...
...Madness!” and “Let’s go dancing!” filled the stands in the game’s final minutes—celebrating the team’s clinched bid to the NCAA Tournament that goes along with winning the Ivy League??before a rush of fans stormed onto the court when the buzzer sounded to celebrate. With hundreds of people on the floor, Big Red players and coaches took turns cutting down the net while the Cornell faithful continued with its deafening cheers. Despite the hostile environment, at least...
Crimson football coach Tim Murphy, who arrived at Harvard less than a decade into Orleans’ tenure, said that it is the League??s presidents, not its director, who represent the biggest roadblock to playoff football in the Ivy League...