[jayasena]

[quote author=stupac2 link=topic=10754.msg99878#msg99878 date=1412097077]
[quote author=NDIrish link=topic=10754.msg99870#msg99870 date=1412095711]how is ND a football factory?

Take away the football team and would anyone talk about them?
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yes, as much as anyone would talk about stanford if you took away your football team.. college football is the most popular ncaa sport, its the reason we hear about most universities... i dont see many headlines about stanford baseball, but i know they have a respectable program, but since i dont hear about them, does that mean stanford is only a football factory?
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There are other things besides sports that one could talk about a university. Nobel prize winners, Rhodes scholars, companies founded by alums of the university... That sort of thing. The fact that you don't seem to think those are important reinforces the point you are trying to refute.

[jayasena]

[quote author=stupac2 link=topic=10754.msg99878#msg99878 date=1412097077]
[quote author=NDIrish link=topic=10754.msg99870#msg99870 date=1412095711]how is ND a football factory?

Take away the football team and would anyone talk about them?
[/quote]

yes, as much as anyone would talk about stanford if you took away your football team.. college football is the most popular ncaa sport, its the reason we hear about most universities... i dont see many headlines about stanford baseball, but i know they have a respectable program, but since i dont hear about them, does that mean stanford is only a football factory?
[/quote]

There are other things besides sports that one could talk about a university. Nobel prize winners, Rhodes scholars, companies founded by alums of the university... That sort of thing. The fact that you don't seem to think those are important reinforces the point you are trying to refute.