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Barry Shiller's avatar

“We understand that we share geography, we share culture, we share a culture of academics.”

Make light if you will, but I don’t see these comments from a fairly new, possibly cautious president as meaningless or clueless — in fact, I see the opposite.

“Geography” — the conference footprint isn’t likely to be meaningfully altered through expansion. SDSU, perhaps UNLV … less likely to venture as far as Texas.

“Culture” — religious institutions (like Gonzaga) need not apply.

“Culture of academics” — doctoral degree-granting universities with genuine research credentials on the table; state universities that feature bachelors/masters degrees but offer few if any PhD. programs, thanks for stopping by.

This all aligns with most of John’s reporting. Shouldn’t surprise anyone. What we see is pretty much what we’re gonna get.

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Glenn Benson's avatar

"The president said the mission of higher education and the money in college athletics are sometimes at odds."

No truer words were ever spoken.

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