01-13-2022, 07:21 PM
While we're on the subject of Oregon academics, this gem from former UW coach Jimmy Lake is a cake-taker:
UW's Jimmy Lake hits Oregon on academic 'prowess': Not a smart move (mercurynews.com)
UW's Jimmy Lake hits Oregon on academic 'prowess': Not a smart move (mercurynews.com)
Quote:“Our battles are really – the schools that we go against are way more … have academic prowess, like the University of Washington. Notre Dame. Stanford. USC. We go with a lot of battles toe-to-toe all the way to the end with those schools. So I think that’s made up in your world. In our world, we battle more academically prowess teams.”
“You often hear in chess and other sports that ‘this player is more talented’ but ‘that player works harder.’ This is a fallacy. Hard work is a talent. The ability to keep trying when others quit is a talent.” --- Garry Kasparov