[Goose]

A bunch of things can be true at once:
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2)  We have the second largest AD in D1 despite having one of the smallest student bodies

If this is true (and I assume it is), that is the real issue. We are a "small" university in terms of number of students. Ohio State, Michigan,  etc. dwarf us, yet they have smaller ADs. They aren't chopped liver. Why in the world is this so? That is the point that needs exploring.

[Goose]

A bunch of things can be true at once:
<snip>

2)  We have the second largest AD in D1 despite having one of the smallest student bodies

If this is true (and I assume it is), that is the real issue. We are a "small" university in terms of number of students. Ohio State, Michigan,  etc. dwarf us, yet they have smaller ADs. They aren't chopped liver. Why in the world is this so? That is the point that needs exploring.