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NickleDimer
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I won't allow it, but it failed to stand out amongst TMJ's serial mock posting of a deceased poster that he outed.
NickleDimer
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I'm 100% sincere. Buck would be loving this. NFC, VSB#1, and rumors about tearing down the Pav. That's his wheelhouse.
This one was particularly good. As if there is any admission-applicant crossover between Villanova and Cal-Berkeley.
Ben Hogan is as overrated at ball striking as you are at trolling lately. Step up your game. This is poor lately. You're losing your edge in the eye of this championship.
Serious question.
Look, whether Nova is #1 or #10 or #15 on the list, whatever? Time and time again it comes out with positive reviews on these lists. So I understand Temple's jealousy.
But is Temple really thinking that their business school is comparable to Villanova's? That's the question. Because Temple never registers on this stuff because Temple is a poor man's Rutgers.
Is the Temple argument here really: "Nova is not #1, the list is flawed, so that means Nova is pretty much the same as Temple!"?
Are we going to get the same arguments in hoops next year. "Nova at #2 is OVERRATED, so therefor they are really no better than Temple at #86 in the RPI!"?
Look, whether Nova is #1 or #10 or #15 on the list, whatever? Time and time again it comes out with positive reviews on these lists. So I understand Temple's jealousy.
But is Temple really thinking that their business school is comparable to Villanova's? That's the question. Because Temple never registers on this stuff because Temple is a poor man's Rutgers.
Is the Temple argument here really: "Nova is not #1, the list is flawed, so that means Nova is pretty much the same as Temple!"?
Are we going to get the same arguments in hoops next year. "Nova at #2 is OVERRATED, so therefor they are really no better than Temple at #86 in the RPI!"?
Do I still give a $hit? They stopped ranking undergrad b-schools didn't they? So much for proving your "anecdotal evidence."
I mean you criticized me for the difference. Anyone in the industry knows better. You can at least issue a mea culpa.
Buckeye left the boards after TMJ outed him and then died shortly thereafter, right? Safe to say TMJ cyber bullied him to death?
Ball, how can you ask a "serious question?" I mean, this whole thread is a joke, $hit, this whole news group is a joke. BW 4.6, compliments of NCAA Ball. I get it, this is all a joke, and so are school rankings of magazines that nobody reads. I find it interesting though, that the people on this newsgroup are really hung up on the perceived quality of a VU education. That really reeks of a complex of some kind.
I'm friends with your school president, an SJU (PA) grad. Great guy, he's taking you guys to new levels since it's dumb to put a priest in charge of a university your size. Sure, you still get the letters from Fr. Peter, but you know who's running the show. And he's a really smart guy and an effective leader. And yet, there are people on this newsgroup who criticized your school's leadership because they had a guy working there from SJU. I know another guy from St. Joe's who is the founder and CEO of a fortune 500 company. Again, I have seen people on the VU message boards put down SJU as an academic institution while singing the praises of Nova. I also remember the law school rankings at VU, which turned out to be a huge mess. Anyhow, there are good students and successful people from a lot of different institutions of higher learning, and you can't paint them all with a broad brush. If my kid had to choose between Nova and Penn as a business major, I would have a hard time turning down the Wharton school. I also have a hard time understanding how your ranking on that list went from #25 to #1, I know Magitti is good, but that's crazy.
Finally, it's good to see that Jay still respects and adores the Big 5 (again, unlike the carpetbaggers on these message boards,) so we can answer the question of who is better when we play you next year.
Happy 4/20 bro!
Serious question.
Ball, please list all of the national recognition (other than this phoney Bloomberg list that even Bloomberg won't stand behind) that the Villanova business school has received in the last year.
I only ask because I am very interested.
Ball, please list all of the national recognition (other than this phoney Bloomberg list that even Bloomberg won't stand behind) that the Villanova business school has received in the last year.
I only ask because I am very interested.
Hey Folks, interesting series of responses, just what
I expected. Most were good, others, were well...
That said, many of our Temple folks make some good
points. Here is my perspective, FWIW:
Villanova has changed in the recent years, and the Ivy
elitists from FEEL-del-phia are noticeably upset at the
recent rankings. But those elitists underestimate the
changes Villanova has made, and its upward climb. It's
combining the attractive a-ca-deemic aspects of the Ivies
with the D1 athletics of major schools, in a catholic,
family oriented environment. I cannot imagine a world without
some sort of SERIOUS intercollegiate competition with
intense crowds and great opportunities to proclaim
one's affiliation to his/her alma mater.
Temple is a fine institution, with a different mission than
my beloved Villanova. It's a local school, with a graduate
focus that serves the greater Philadelphia region proudly.
Villanova School of Biz-nass is an Ivy level, undergraduate
focused school that prepares its graduates to enter the world
of Wall Street as wolves, not merely kittens.
Years ago, your faithful correspondent decried the University's
narrow-scoped geography, but under the leadership of
Michael Gaynor, with the help of Steve Burnett (now a
prep school administrator in California), Villanova has
become as popular a destination out here as the
Ivies, Boston College, Georgetown, Notre Dame, or Duke.
It's attracting applicants from across the country, featuring 45
states, 48 countries, and even students from GUAM (a
beautiful place yours truly last visited in the late 1970s to
cover a beisbol game feauting the fightin' Chamorros). SAT
scores have risen to the 1400 range (on the REAL scale of
1600) and my sources in the Austin Hall tell me this year will be
record breaking.
Even better (though I hate those Wall Street Wanna Beez paying
half their salary for a size seven shoebox to lay their well
quaffed manes) these graduates are getting high paying,
highly sought after jobs in the best firms in the country. 98.4%
of graduates are well employed yuppies withing 6 months of
matriculation.
And the best stateestic around? The Economist ranks Villanova
as the #3 VALUE in the country, one spot ahead of those
less-than-friendly folks up on Charles in Bostonia.
So, sure, you can banter back and forth about if the College of
Commerce and Phinance is numero uno or number ten, but its
place among its peers is undeniable.
Do we still have flaws? Doesn't every school? But as I sit here
on the banks of the Hudson I want to congratulate the school for
all its done.
I love a good tete a tete between fellow Big Fivers, and hope
Temple can get back to the days of Chaney. Go Owls! (As long as
you aren't playing my Cats!).
I don't really follow undergraduate school rankings all that much seeing as I am not a high school student looking for a college to attend and I'm not even a businessman, but I remember some highly credible publication had us at #9 recently.
But seriously, Temple is Temple. A nice accessible and affordable option for higher education for Philadelphians who want to better themselves. While Villanova is an elite university turning young men into gentleman and successes in life.
Both should be praised for the roles they play in the community, but there really is no comparison.