Date Posted:12:47:25 05/11/04 Tue Author: dadominate Subject: Re: Why Holy Cross should leave the PL In reply to:
Terrel Jonez HC '83
's message, "Why Holy Cross should leave the PL" on 12:06:13 05/11/04 Tue
while the oft criticized gary carskadden's journalistic style is far from original, as he has been known to steal material (and microwaves) in the past, he is actually dead on for once as far as this issue is concerned. there are countless examples akin to flutie's effect on bc that demonstrate what a huge impact success in athletics can have on the academic quality of a school. the same thing has happened at maryland, which has increased it's selectivity by leaps and bounds and now has and average SAT score to over 1300 (which it aggressively markets, unlike HC) after being a mediocre school for years.
there is no question that greater success in basketball (and football to some extent) at HC could only lead to a better financial standing through wall st. alums such as the poster mr. jonez, increased applications, and a more qualified and diverse student body. whether or not this can be achieved in the patriot league is debatable however.
Dadominate & Gary Carskadden are right on. In fact, as a former Varsity Athlete (Captain of the Squash team), I must fully concede that the nationwide proliferation of Squash in the late 70's to early 80's was a direct correlation of the aggresive marketing put forward by Ivy League institutions who routinely dominate the anals of D-1 Squash. Couple that w/ a stellar academic student body & one can easily discern as to the popularity and selectivitiy of Ivy League schools rather than a former regional status before the formation of the "Ivy League" in the mid 20th Century thus allowing a school such as Harvard to decrease it's acceptance rate form 35% to 19%. Gary Carskadden is a smart man.
