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RE: OT - Stanford Undiscontinues 11 Varsity Sports
(05-19-2021 06:27 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  
(05-19-2021 06:22 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  Oh, sorry I used slightly hyperbolic language while typing a quick post between work calls. Federal crime!

Meanwhile, I’ll sleep easy knowing that the general gist of what I’m saying is absolutely on target... But nitpick all you want.

Sigh.

A gross generalization based on a single data point is not "slightly" hyperbolic.

Questioning such a generalization is neither "nitpicking" nor an accusation of crime.

Well here are some more data points...

Not sure how you can look at some of these rosters and tell me with a straight face that these sports don't have a bias toward the rich and well-connected and their participants aren't necessarily the world's best athletes.

Kinkaid School! Eton School! Phillips Exeter Academy! Dalton School! Harvard-Westlake (LA)! St. Albans School! And on, and on, and on... All some of the US' and UK's wealthiest, most elite secondary institutions and all over represented on these rosters.

https://yalebulldogs.com/sports/mens-crew/roster

https://gostanford.com/sports/sailing/roster/2020-21

https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-fencing/roster

https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/mens-squash/roster
05-19-2021 07:00 PM
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RE: OT - Stanford Undiscontinues 11 Varsity Sports
Excited, maybe you should move this topic to the OT room....
05-19-2021 08:08 PM
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RE: OT - Stanford Undiscontinues 11 Varsity Sports
(05-19-2021 08:08 PM)seniorowl Wrote:  Excited, maybe you should move this topic to the OT room....

Why?

It’s about athletics recruiting and the composition of rosters.
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RE: OT - Stanford Undiscontinues 11 Varsity Sports
(05-19-2021 08:19 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  
(05-19-2021 08:08 PM)seniorowl Wrote:  Excited, maybe you should move this topic to the OT room....

Why?

It’s about athletics recruiting and the composition of rosters.

the composition of our roster starts and ends with our admissions committee; that's why you see all the prep schools listed. Were that not the case, we would be a top ten team just by recruiting Harris and surrounding counties.
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