@BKSquared I think you mean non headcount sports, correct? If so, I totally agree and that’s why Ivies are a great option in track, where limited scholarship money is often spread thinly (especially for guys).
On the Ivy track athlete issue, I took a look at the Harvard and Princeton incoming classes. Several 2:10, a few sub 4:50 women, a couple top 15 Foot Locker finalists, a 4:05 miler, and several guys close to 9:00, just for starters. I don’t know any of these athletes but no question they had interest from good distance programs (and have better marks than kids I do know currently competing for top 10 programs).
This is not an atypical recruiting year. If anything, past years have been stronger on paper (given that this incoming class did not post senior marks). So I guess if these are what people are saying are the exceptions, then maybe we all agree. But it’s just flat out wrong to say that an Ivy distance runner getting recruiting interest from another strong D1 distance program is the “rare exception”.
I was focused on distance but notice that Princeton has the PAC 12 PV champ coming in as a transfer from UCLA.