Play Division 1 football and get a great education at these 10 schools

[GlennW]

9. GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have won four national championships in their history as well as 15 conference championships. Paul Johnson has been head coach since 2008 and has led the team to seven bowl games.

Georgia Institute of Technology is a large and diverse public university ranked as one of the top 100 schools in the U.S. Some highlights of the school are a low student loan default rate, as well as a high freshman retention rate and a high percentage of full time teachers.

http://college.usatoday.com/2017/07/07/best-colleges-football/

 

[okiemon]

We're ranked below Alabama?!?


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[Milwaukee]

We're ranked below Alabama?!?


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And Duke, and Clemson.

But I thought we were like MIT, pretty much an ivy league entrance requirement??? J/k

 

[okiemon]

And Duke, and Clemson.

But I thought we were like MIT, pretty much an ivy league entrance requirement??? J/k

That's why they call MIT the Georgia Tech of the North, dontcha know.


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[dressedcheeseside]

It's pretty sad when GT can't even get a leg up on the factories when it comes to publicity for our academics.

 

[a5ehren]

The methodology is a bit odd: http://inside.collegefactual.com/methodologies/best-sports-colleges-ranking-methodology

Including APR doesn't make much sense and they factor in athletic success as an equal weight to the academic standings. And we're pulled down in their academic standings (#87 overall) by weak scores in the Liberal Arts categories - but we're #10 in Business, which is what the vast majority of our athletes major in.

 

[iceeater1969]

It's pretty sad when GT can't even get a leg up on the factories when it comes to publicity for our academics.

1. The hill supports football in many quiet ways that we mere donors need not know.

2. Gtaa is to marketing as 1 is to 1000.

Pretty much show we dont deserve coach.

 

[FightWinDrink]

Our brand and marketing is not good. It's why people outside the engineering world can't get our school name right

 

[Deleted member 2897]

Our brand and marketing is not good. It's why people outside the engineering world can't get our school name right

Yea I mean we're the Yellow Jackets, but our color isn't Yellow. You can start right there. Imagine if the Syracuse Orange had burnt sienna or brick red as their colors.

Nonsensical list/criteria anyway.

 

[heyhellowhatsup]

Missing Stanford and Rice too. Dumb list.

 

[Milwaukee]

Our brand and marketing is not good. It's why people outside the engineering world can't get our school name right

I really wish we would embrace "The Institute" as a nickname. Could be a hella cool social media campaign. #theInstitute

 

[AlabamaBuzz]

Well, I was once "Institutionalized", and I have not recovered fully from the experience.

 

[northgajacket]

Missing Stanford and Rice too. Dumb list.

Dumb list indeed.

 

[alagold]

Well, I was once "Institutionalized", and I have not recovered fully from the experience.

now THIS is a best thing I've read here in weeks--made me laugh out-loud-- yep, going to Tech was like getting hit over the head with a hammer,it feels so good--when it quits

 

[MtownJacket]

Terrible list, as mentioned by many others. Being a pretty good school for a regular student and being a school that successfully educates their football players are two completely different things.

Alabama on this list is hilarious.

Needs Stanford, Rice, Purdue, Vanderbilt, UCLA, Berkley, etc.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

Alabama on this list is hilarious.

 

[first&ten]

Classic dressed! SNL may drag sometimes, but usually there are some very funny spots.

 

[GlennW]

At least we're ON the list whereas UGA, Auburn, and other schools aren't. HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY my friends...