80 Reasons to Love the Big Ten - No. 78 - You Can Work For Us Someday
by Law Buckeye on Jun 19, 2009 12:20 AM CDT
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No. 78 - You Can Work For Us Someday
The Association of American Universities is "a nonprofit association of 60 U.S. and two Canadian preeminent public and private research universities." Comprised of leading research institutions, it sets the bell curve on post-secondary innovation. How so? Well, "Since 1999, 43% of all Nobel Prize winners and 74% of winners at U.S. institutions have been affiliated with an AAU university."
All eleven Big Ten schools are members.
By comparison, the SEC boasts two AAU member schools.
We've got brawn and brains, baby.
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nice
here on TRE, we apparently don’t even veil our shots at the SEC
by grahamfiller10 on Jun 19, 2009 10:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hallelujah
Yes, Mr. Gator, I would like fries with that.
by imadirtyoldman on Jun 19, 2009 1:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don’t diss Mr. Gator, Florida is a member. Vandy is the other.
Of the BCS conferences the Big Ten is the only one with 100% membership in the AAU.
by Ski U Mah Gopher on Jun 20, 2009 7:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I meant the "Royal" Mr. Gator
Just hate Florida these days, and I attribute all failings of the SEC to that team.
by imadirtyoldman on Jun 23, 2009 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In case you were wondering about the rest of the FBS conferences
ACC (4 of 12)
Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia
Big East (3 of 8)
Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse
Big 12 (7 of 12)
Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M
Pac 10 (7 of 10)
Arizona, Cal, UCLA, Stanford, Oregon, USC, Washington
CUSA (2 of 12) (Clearly the snootiest mid-major conference)
Rice, Tulane
MAC (1 of 13)
Buffalo
The remaining AAU schools don’t play FBS football.
by drothgery on Jun 20, 2009 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hmmm
i guess my alma mater Miami (OH) shows more of a focus on “hot wealthy girls from midwest suburbs” instead of “post-secondary innovation”
I think we all know which is more important
by grahamfiller10 on Jun 20, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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