What Others Think Of MU Academically

[warthog-driver]

Best that ever was... best there ever will be...

Slats Grobnik. Ex-Cubs Factor. Tremendous.

[pbiflyer]

Surprised at how much hate they have for South Florida.  Don't know enough about them to say they are that bad.

Well, my brother graduated from there..........
Think of them as UWM with a football team. Commuter school. Go there when you can't get into (in this order) UF, FSU, UCF
Ugly campus, Tampa is a pretty redneck city.

[warthog-driver]

Well, my brother graduated from there..........
Think of them as UWM with a football team. Commuter school. Go there when you can't get into (in this order) UF, FSU, UCF
Ugly campus, Tampa is a pretty redneck city.

From what I have seen there is some real, uh, talent on the USF campus. God bless 'em.

[pbiflyer]

From what I have seen there is some real, uh, talent on the USF campus. God bless 'em.

I do remember fondly visiting my brother. he was living in psuedo campus housing. Between the two towers was a pool. I spent lots of time down there.

[real chili 83]

I do remember fondly visiting my brother. he was living in psuedo campus housing. Between the two towers was a pool. I spent lots of time down there.

Gotta give USF some credit.  They've been making noise with both their football and basketball programs.  Stan Heath did a great job last year.  Football team beat ND last year in South Bend. 

[Donnybrook]

If we are focusing on perception and not necessarily fact here are some examples.

I work for a sales team lead by a Chicago ND guy. He is constantly bragging to customers about his sales guys and their level of intelligence, and not to be arrogant but we are pretty sharp bunch. With that said the only schools our head of sales will mention when bragging about his guys is Marquette and one of my counterparts who went to Xavier.

Also, my girlfriend who is from Connecticut but went to NYU talks about UConn like she would be cleaning septic tanks right now had she gone there.

[warriorchick]

If we are focusing on perception and not necessarily fact here are some examples.

I work for a sales team lead by a Chicago ND guy. He is constantly bragging to customers about his sales guys and their level of intelligence, and not to be arrogant but we are pretty sharp bunch. With that said the only schools our head of sales will mention when bragging about his guys is Marquette and one of my counterparts who went to Xavier.

Also, my girlfriend who is from Connecticut but went to NYU talks about UConn like she would be cleaning septic tanks right now had she gone there.

Just curious - where did the other folks on your sales team go to school?

And in full disclosure, I admit I have made my  share of arrogant remarks about my alma mater and bashed other schools.  I am sure that my investment advisor (a very sharp guy, BTW) loves to tell people about  the time he told me he graduated from NIU, and I replied, "Northern?  That's the school I threaten my kids with when they bring home bad grades!"

To be fair, though, I should mention it was at a party and I had consumed several cocktails by that point.

[dgies9156]

And in full disclosure, I admit I have made my  share of arrogant remarks about my alma mater and bashed other schools.  I am sure that my investment advisor (a very sharp guy, BTW) loves to tell people about  the time he told me he graduated from NIU, and I replied, "Northern?  That's the school I threaten my kids with when they bring home bad grades!"

To be fair, though, I should mention it was at a party and I had consumed several cocktails by that point.

Bashing the academic quality of University of Tennessee and, in fact, most of the public schools of the SEC, was a way of life where I grew up.

Q: What's the number one major at the University of Tennessee?
A: Alphabetical Studies

Q: What's a Phi Beta Kappa in Alphabetical Studies?
A: He knows his alphabet....... in order!

Q: What's the starting salary of a UT Alphabetical Studies Major?
A: It's bi-modal. Either $1.6 million with a $500,000 NFL signing bonus, or $8.25 per hour working at Bob's Liquors.

[warriorchick]

Bashing the academic quality of University of Tennessee and, in fact, most of the public schools of the SEC, was a way of life where I grew up.

Q: What's the number one major at the University of Tennessee?
A: Alphabetical Studies

Q: What's a Phi Beta Kappa in Alphabetical Studies?
A: He knows his alphabet....... in order!

Q: What's the starting salary of a UT Alphabetical Studies Major?
A: It's bi-modal. Either $1.6 million with a $500,000 NFL signing bonus, or $8.25 per hour working at Bob's Liquors.

You are obviously one of those snooty Vandy Fans. 

[dgies9156]

You are obviously one of those snooty Vandy Fans. 

It is where I might have gone if I had not gotten into Marquette!!

Q: Do you know why God invented Vanderbilt University?
A: So Skip and Muffey from Belle Meade could mate with their own kind

(Note: Belle Meade is the South's version of zip code 90210, for all you non-Southerners out there)

[real chili 83]

It is where I might have gone if I had not gotten into Marquette!!

Q: Do you know why God invented Vanderbilt University?
A: So Skip and Muffey from Belle Meade could mate with their own kind

(Note: Belle Meade is the South's version of zip code 90210, for all you non-Southerners out there)

It's still Kentucky, I mean Tennessee.  Is there difference?