<p>Alexandre - I agree about the athletics statement but Sparkeye, like most flagship alums continued to cite it as a reason. </p>
<p>“having #1 Fan Base in the Land certainly would not hurt Ohio State’s connection, whereas many of the top liberal arts colleges mentioned above such as Clarkson & Jusdon would have people outside of its Alumni network second guess whether their graduates are on par with the top publics in terms of value or quality imho.”</p>
<p>“Ohio State is hard to beat as it offers excellent combination of academics and athletics”</p>
<p>I compare it to the NYU undergrad students that cite Sterns and the success of Sterns grads as proof of how great it is to attend NYU as an undergrad. We all know this isn’t true. </p>
<p>You call it Cronyism while the biggest group of employers (small businesses under $100M in revenue) would just say they are ensuring business success. Business is a lot about trust and relationships.</p>