tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645749475857315124.post4047947107948947645..comments2016-02-04T10:28:40.892-05:00Comments on The 14-Game Tournament: Where Does The Ivy League Really Stand?Michael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461922638043769098noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645749475857315124.post-13379499467535311672012-12-06T13:52:48.482-05:002012-12-06T13:52:48.482-05:00Your proposal that the Ivy League abandon AI avera...Your proposal that the Ivy League abandon AI averages in favor of a higher AI floor is a simple, elegant solution. But it's a solution to a problem which only one member seems to have.<br /><br />Harvard appears to employ academic boosters far more aggressively than any conference peer. Yale and Princeton might support your suggestion because, as the other high AI schools, right now they are the net losers when Harvard takes advantage of a loophole which they have decided to avoid on philosophical grounds.<br /><br />Why would the other five Ivies want to reject individualized AI averages for each member? The current system is intended to give them a tangible advantage versus HYP to offset the supposed intangible edge which the latter three have in brand name and recruiting appeal. <br /><br />A higher, uniform AI floor for all eight members is a lose/lose for the other five and its only appeal to Yale and Princeton is to close a loophole which the Crimson is willing to "game" but the Bulldogs and Tigers are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com