We could gain the support of the 5 AAU members in the acc, duke, UNC, uva, gt, Maryland, while making it known to the SEC brass that its what's holding us up. Mizzou, a&m, vandy, and Florida would certainly be behind us if they thought we would be future conference members. The SEC needs all the increased academic prestige it can get. Once we got AAU, it would be really tough to turn down an extra 20-30 million per year.
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Mon Jan 30 2012, 12:22 AM #1
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If the SEC truly wants VT so badly, this could set up perfectly for everybody.
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Mon Jan 30 2012, 11:19 AM #2Hokie!
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So exactly why would the ACC's AAU members help VT join that club if we were planning to leave for the SEC?
Better idea, have those 5 ACC AAU members help VT gain membership to drive up the academic rep of the ACC one more notch...
BTW, Syracuse is out (as of this year), but Pitt is still in the AAU."You start a conversation you can't even finish it
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Mon Jan 30 2012, 09:40 PM #3
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Why is syr out. Reduced research spending, or what? Thanks.
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The AAU revised their rating criteria, making it more important (almost necessary) to have a medical school. SU used to have one, but now is affiliated with a SUNY med school in the city of Syracuse (but not on campus). So, SU probably does not now get AAU credit for federal resesrch funding at the med school. Anyway, SU's arrangements for a medical school were not good enough for the AAU; so SU quit the AAU.
More interesting is the case of U Nebraska. Soon after joining the B1G, they got kicked out of the AAU. But the B1G insists that its members are in the AAU, creating a little contradiction.
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Thu Feb 02 2012, 08:22 AM #5Hokie!
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The AAU no longer values Ag research as highly as it did before, thus Nebraska was booted out. SU saw the changes and voluntarily withdrew from the AAU (to avoid getting kicked out like Nebraska). Hope VT will be able to count our Med School's grants (some rule about the HQ needs to be located on (or near) campus...or something). If we're good, then come on NIH grants! Feed it to me baby!
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Thu Feb 02 2012, 11:54 AM #6
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Agree. Hope VT's med school qualifies under AAU rules. Evidently the rules are strict. I understand that Syracuse U had 2 problems: 1) their med school was not on campus and 2) SU no longer officially owned their med school because they had sold the med school to SUNY
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Fri Feb 03 2012, 04:57 AM #7
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dumb question but what exactly does AAU membership buy you? is it equivalent to paying $10 for national honor society membership in HS to right down on applications? you know, something that anyone with half a brain can figure out without having you write it down.
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Originally Posted by gern
It's a bit more prestigious than that. It's almost like being in MENSA for a university.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. *.*.*.*.*.*
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Tue Jan 31 2012, 05:08 PM #9
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What I was suggesting is VT could get the 5 or 6 AAU votes from the ACC, while BEHIND THE SCENES getting support from some of the 4 SEC schools. Just saying that if they leverage this athletic conference thing correctly, they could lock up support from 10 of the 60, or so, AAU schools. You know, make a call to the A&M prez and say, hey keep this between us, but if you help us with this AAU deal, we'll reconsider our conference affiliation. Originally Posted by Edgeman
I know I'm getting out there with this, but I'm sure a little politicking of this type goes on. This could potentially turn a NO vote from a Florida or a Missouri into a yes vote. That's all Im say'n.
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Tue Jan 31 2012, 03:45 PM #10
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What are you smoking? VT gets enhanced academic credentials from other universities for athletic department reasons? Obviously better living through chemistry. Originally Posted by chuckd4vt
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