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OT - B1G Presidential Jinx

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April 16th, 2012 at 5:44 PM
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OT - B1G Presidential Jinx

Interesting little "fun" column over at CNN talking about the fact that no elected presidents have attended a B1G University - obviously Gerald Ford was president but never elected. 

The column and its relationship to politics is only tangential - its purely a fun attempt to figure out why none of the 12 B1G University's have given us a POTUS and doesn't discuss political viewpoints of any kind.  As such, hopefully the mods can keep this one up because its a short and interesting read.  And hopefully you all can behave and keep the discussion free from any sort of Beltway rabble rabble. 

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/15/opinion/greene-presidents-big-ten-jinx/index.html?iid=article_sidebar 

P.S.  I know I'm forever biased and probably wouldn't recognize anything he said as intelligent, but Gordon Gee comes off, once again, like a total buffoon. 

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April 16th, 2012 at 5:53 PM
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I read that today at work and I was confused.

Has every other major conference had a president? ACC, SEC, Big12, Big East, and Pac12? I suppose maybe I should be flattered that they think highly enough of our conference academically to single us out, but I didn't really get why. Has a B1G presidential candidate lost in each of the last 5 presidential races or something?

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April 17th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
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Hamden-Sydney loves that

Hamden-Sydney loves that Harrison reference, but the poor bastard died after a very short time in office.  I suppose I shouldn't find that funny but I do.  I say with a ton of fondness for ol;' H-SC.

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April 17th, 2012 at 1:31 PM
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(NTM)

Is proud not only of B. Harrison, but also that President Washington signed the act of Congress that established it just eight years before Michigan was founded in the wilderness. BTY, I propose the use of (YTM) and (NTM) to eliminate annoying redundancies like the RenCen Center and the HIV virus.

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April 17th, 2012 at 3:26 PM
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Ohio Athletic Conference

Ohio Athletic Conference should also have Mount Union (McKinley) listed. He attended Allegheny, but graduated from Mount Union after he was thrown out of Allegheny.

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April 17th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
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What this list really seems

What this list really seems to show, if anything, is a general bias toward private-school graduates.  There aren't a lot of public schools represented here.

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April 16th, 2012 at 6:10 PM
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The presidents from the SEC

The presidents from the SEC must have come from Vanderbilt.  If they came from any other school, I'd be afraid.

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April 16th, 2012 at 6:23 PM
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Of the 34 Presidents who

Of the 34 Presidents who graduated from college, only 7 got their undergraduate degrees from FBS schools. The list:

Michigan - Gerald Ford (obvs.)

West Point - Ulysses Grant, Dwight Eisenhower

US Naval Academy - Jimmy Carter

North Carolina - James K. Polk

Stanford - Herbert Hoover

Miami (OH) - Benjamin Harrison

If you count all BCS conference schools regardless of sport, Georgetown alum Bill Clinton also goes on the list.

 

 

 

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April 16th, 2012 at 6:51 PM
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You missed a couple

Nixon went to Duke Law, Carter graduated from Navy. Taft went to Cincinati for law. 

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April 16th, 2012 at 6:58 PM
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FWIW law schools are not

FWIW law schools are not undergraduate schools.

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April 16th, 2012 at 6:59 PM
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Note I said "undergraduate

Note I said "undergraduate degree." Nixon graduated from Whittier College before going to Duke Law and Taft graduated from Yale before going to law school at the University of Cincinnati. And I didn't miss Carter, he's right there in the middle after US Naval Academy.

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April 17th, 2012 at 1:39 PM
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I missed the word undergraduate

My bad. Same with Carter. 

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April 16th, 2012 at 6:44 PM
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We've only had 44 presidents

Less than 20 have served in the 20th and 21st century, which is when college really becomes  something that leads to rising in society and becomes something people outside of the elite strived for. The fact that we have one is pretty amazing.

 

 

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April 16th, 2012 at 6:46 PM
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Potential Reason

I think this could be partially because of the general big 10 attitude, as opposed to the Ivy League (especially Harvard). Generally, I feel that the general big 10 attitude towards life is that hard work, living a balanced life, and family are important.  Obviously there are vairations, but most of the people i meet here at Michigan are not the type of people who would run for president.  Maybe congress or other public office.  It's not that we won't go on to do great things, but being POTUS requires reduculous sacrafices, and I believe that we are conditioned to not make those sacrafices.

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April 16th, 2012 at 7:00 PM
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I'll take stereotyping for

I'll take stereotyping for 300 please Alex!

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April 16th, 2012 at 8:00 PM
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Oh, big mistake.  I bet the

Oh, big mistake.  I bet the Daily Double was hiding behind Atrocious Spelling for $1000.

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April 16th, 2012 at 9:39 PM
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Or.....

"Retarded posts"

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April 17th, 2012 at 12:30 AM
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A real embarassment.  I'll

A real embarassment.  I'll see to it that I win the next available Presidential election to right this wrong.

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April 17th, 2012 at 3:12 AM
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The state of Ohio has

The state of Ohio has produced eight presidents, and none of them attended tOSU. Interesting. 

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April 17th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
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You misspelled that last

You misspelled that last word; did you mean "Understandable" or "Unsurprising"?

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April 17th, 2012 at 3:26 PM
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Edit: misplaced post (see

Edit: misplaced post (see above).

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April 17th, 2012 at 3:29 PM
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What is the point of the

What is the point of the "elected" caveat?  Gerald Ford was a U-M grad and became President.  The House of Representatives confirmed him as Vice President and then he succeeded as President, through constitutional means.  It's not like he staged a coup d'etat. 

 

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