tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post7813394040018113826..comments2024-03-27T11:06:26.408-07:00Comments on Roar Lions 2024: Our Pitch, Our StoryJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05722299952819791762noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post-79245336262924485492016-05-01T12:27:51.281-07:002016-05-01T12:27:51.281-07:00GS is an asset, far from a liability...GS is an asset, far from a liability...Jay Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541994986545964063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post-55529038216886486732016-04-30T08:35:43.571-07:002016-04-30T08:35:43.571-07:00Astonishing comment from the usually perceptive Ol...Astonishing comment from the usually perceptive Old Lion. "Offbeat students?" "Ivy atmosphere?" <br /><br />Um, dude....<br /><br />In John Jay hall there's a beautiful motto engraved in gold on a wall: "Hold fast to the spirit of youth, let years to come do what they may." <br /><br />Is you is or is you ain't?<br /><br />Mitch S.<br />68CCMr. Gelegenheit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12294801350137221964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post-34672670482446977282016-04-29T17:22:08.831-07:002016-04-29T17:22:08.831-07:00I don't think that a number four national rank...I don't think that a number four national ranking and 6.2% acceptance rate that anyone can really argue that GS is turning anyone away from our school. Much more obvious factors like city vs rural <br /><br />Chen1982https://www.blogger.com/profile/13329847325317246623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post-35304616672607675742016-04-29T17:10:57.051-07:002016-04-29T17:10:57.051-07:00Agreed, Richard. Old Lion, time to stop being Old ...Agreed, Richard. Old Lion, time to stop being Old Snob.<br /><br />Alliealawiciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337906049723575852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post-48820844353565591252016-04-29T08:51:50.219-07:002016-04-29T08:51:50.219-07:00I think, oldlion, that the baseball team in partic...I think, oldlion, that the baseball team in particular would disagree with you about GS. A few ithefr teaams, too, I believe, have GS students.<br /><br />In any case, General Studies does not t all "pull down" Columbia's prestige. To maintain it does is silly and sounds elitist. Many if not most of our veterans studying at Columbia are in fact at GS, and it's one of the most welcome changes to the caampus atmosphere in many years. Eventually perhaps even a football player will arise from the GS ranks.I remain, very truly yours, Richard Szathmaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958453732960356469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post-84342947558825270762016-04-28T13:38:22.321-07:002016-04-28T13:38:22.321-07:00A little yes, but an ENTIRELY group of brand new p...A little yes, but an ENTIRELY group of brand new players? Very difficult. Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722299952819791762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post-67160866909314329932016-04-28T13:37:44.805-07:002016-04-28T13:37:44.805-07:00I think the biggest impediment to our prestige is ...I think the biggest impediment to our prestige is the existence of GS. While we have one of the most selective colleges in the country GS advertises for students, has very lax admissions standards, and -- apart from the vets -- sometimes attracts pretty offbeat students who detract for the Ivy atmosphere that I think is a major plus in selling the school. oldlionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242868168620796807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post-77403455902899331672016-04-28T12:00:19.431-07:002016-04-28T12:00:19.431-07:00Jake, you wrote: I say questionable because it’s ...Jake, you wrote: I say questionable because it’s such a stretch to rank classes before any of the players even hit the field.<br /><br />But, you evaluate teams before the season starts, partly on their incoming group.RLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810386517710302377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post-32918478079647557512016-04-28T11:29:24.444-07:002016-04-28T11:29:24.444-07:00Agree with all of this. There will be a recruits w...Agree with all of this. There will be a recruits who commit to the slightly more prestigious HPY and the few recruits who want to be out in the woods at Dartmouth or Cornell. Other than these outliers, I can't imagine any recruits passing up Columbia and NYC. We simply have too much to offer now with the new facilities and coaching staff. LionAlum76https://www.blogger.com/profile/13983142877120571944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498801197851744676.post-64920048240333497602016-04-28T11:13:59.057-07:002016-04-28T11:13:59.057-07:00I wouldn't say this abut Penn and Philadelphia...I wouldn't say this abut Penn and Philadelphia. (Maybe not even about Cornell and Ithaca.) But the host cities for the other Ivy schools seem a bit more "womb-like than NYC. Princeton, for example, always seems a nurturing sort of place. But in "Gotham" if you want nurturing, many will tell you to simply go back to your mommy. <br /><br />I'd agree this is an exciting time to be in NY. but I also still think it takes a certain sort of person to succeed at Columbia. I really do remember several guys (and only guys during my single sex years) who I met during orientation week. They grew their beards and their hair Two even dropped off the freshman football squad rather precipitously) and I fundamentally rarely or even never saw them again for the next 4 years. Yet when I checked the graduation rolls, their names were there. <br /><br />I can only wish Coach Bagnoli an his staff uck in their travels. Bring a few choice candidates back alive, Coach. I remain, very truly yours, Richard Szathmaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958453732960356469noreply@blogger.com