I’m not offended by the old digs of Univ of Spoiled Children. It is what it is. I’m a Cal grad and we used to mock Stanfurd as being full of rich preppy kids. To them, we were Bezerkley. The statement that “and nobody thought very much of it” is an assumption that because some (nobody?) thought much of it, it must be fact. Rivalry chants and nicknames are exaggerated insults that are not meant to be taken literally.
My previous response was to the claim that applicants and their parents were duped because of manipulated rankings. That is again, the writer’s opinion and not a fact. Personally, I think it is inappropriate statement and is offensive to applicants and their parents who do their due diligence before applying and accepting a spot at any college.