Duke vs Yale

JohnInCarolina

Foghorn said:

I went to Duke. I was one of the majority who was on financial aid.  In the late 90s they considered going away from financially blind admissions for the last 25% of students that get admitted.  Many of us who were part of that bottom 25% wanted to keep the admissions financially blind. They/we raised $1,500,000,000 in order to continue full financial aid to the bottom 25% of the class.  Needless to say I'm pretty loyal.  

Yes admissions at Duke is need-blind, and the University meets 100% of need and then some.  IIRC, the upshot is that families with income levels at $100k or less don't pay any tuition.  

YukonRon

nolaegghead said:

knowledge is good.  Animal House?

Yup

NPHuskerFL

How did this go from a mere basketball game to cost of each University?  And shouldn't professionals be paid proportionately to which people they educate? Teachers, professors etc 
I was just poking the bear regarding Duke & Yale. It would seem some folks have a deep seated & passionate hate for these institutions. 
If I had to root for one or the other....well truth is I always cheer for Duke in this matchup. 

JohnInCarolina

I think this game will be a lot closer than many people expect.  Yale has been playing well, and Duke hasn't. 

YukonRon

Giving Duke the YukonRon Kiss of Death. I am picking Duke, big. If this turns out to be like my other picks in my dumpster fire, train wreck bracket, Duke has no chance. I have to get one right eventually

JohnInCarolina

http://mobile.nytimes.com/redirect?to-mobile=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/19/sports/ncaabasketball/basketball-primer-for-yale-from-duke-its-a-lot-like-squash.html?smid=tw-share&referer=

YukonRon

That brought a wry smile.

lousubcap

@JohnInCarolina - thanks for the link.  An enjoyable and not far off the mark read.  

JohnInCarolina

Grayson Allen is single-handedly beating Yale.

tgs2401

JohnInCarolina said:

http://mobile.nytimes.com/redirect?to-mobile=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/19/sports/ncaabasketball/basketball-primer-for-yale-from-duke-its-a-lot-like-squash.html?smid=tw-share&referer=

This is great. Thanks for the post!

lousubcap

He must have a direct line to HRC  

tgs2401

Go Duke!

henapple

Go Yale 

tgs2401

Whew! 

JohnInCarolina

Nice to see something finally work out for those scrappy underdogs from Duke.

Foghorn

JohnInCarolina said:

Nice to see something finally work out for those scrappy underdogs from Duke.

Yep. Survive and advance. But I'll be surprised if they advance any further. Lots of weakness to exploit - rebounding, depth to name 2.

henapple

Being butt heads is another. 

Wolfpack

I just spit my beer- that was funny

JohnInCarolina

Hats off to Yale though.  They made it a game after that first half.