I apologize for posting this in a separate thread in advance, but did not want it to get lost. By no stretch of the imagination is Ivy basketball or are Ivy sports for that matter, a joke or a poor stepchild to academics.Consider that until Jordan Bruner of Yale, who was being sought by virtually every Power 5, decided to go pro, five out of the top 10 fifth years were Ivies.Seth Towns will end up at Ohio State, Michigan or Kansas.
Bryce Aiken is the missing piece who would jettison Rutgers to a Top 15 or better team next season. Columbia's Patrick Tape and Mike Smith are serious studs. Ivies have won as many, if not more National Championships over the past 10 years than most Conferences. And before someone says squash and field hockey,it includes hockey, soccer and lacrosse. How do I know about Ivy hoops? I have seen or been to every Rutgers game this season and have seen, been to or commentated every Yale game this season and over the past five seasons. I love this Rutgers team as much as anyone on this board, but don't think it would run through an Ivy season unscathed. I would predict 12-2 or 11-3. Last, there is no such animal as Ivy's basketball.It is Ivies to the uninitiated.
Bryce Aiken is the missing piece who would jettison Rutgers to a Top 15 or better team next season. Columbia's Patrick Tape and Mike Smith are serious studs. Ivies have won as many, if not more National Championships over the past 10 years than most Conferences. And before someone says squash and field hockey,it includes hockey, soccer and lacrosse. How do I know about Ivy hoops? I have seen or been to every Rutgers game this season and have seen, been to or commentated every Yale game this season and over the past five seasons. I love this Rutgers team as much as anyone on this board, but don't think it would run through an Ivy season unscathed. I would predict 12-2 or 11-3. Last, there is no such animal as Ivy's basketball.It is Ivies to the uninitiated.