Quote Originally Posted by allenmurray View Post
some of the more pedestrian large state universities

do not compare, on a mental horsepower basis

You used a lot of words, but it only took a few to show your real purpose and bias. Why don't we just retitle the thread, "Oh, aren't we woonderful". And we wonder why we are precieved to be so full of ourselves.
You have completely misread the purpose of the thread-- you think you have spotted the bogeyman, hiding under the covers, but you have not-- participate in the discussion if you want to, or not... or you can spend your time, taking a few phrases out of context... meantime, I will be focusing on those with actual data to contribute to the discussion.