<p>Excellent post, except that the academies were never “offered” admission to the Ivies. The league was not formed until the mid-1950’s, so the putative offer of membership a century ago ot Army and Navy did not happen then nor at any time, nor could it have. In addition, I take exception to the quality of athletics at Georgetown; the school admits basketball players on a completelly different track and does well in that sport. It does not excel in any other major sport, and its football team is worse than most or all of the Ivies.</p>