<p>I don’t know about the Ivies (though I suspect it is similar), but I know that in the case of both Amherst and Williams, they feel much, much more athletic than when I-D and I were there. And the reason for that is simple: when I was in Billsville, there were 1250 male students on campus. Today, there are 900. Yet, the squads for each of the major sports are slightly larger today, and there are a few more sports than there were then. This was accomplished, by the way, with virtually no increase in the percentage of African-American students, and the percentage of students coming from private schools, and those receiveing no financial aid (top 5%ers), is likely slightly HIGHER than 30 years ago.</p>