I also question why this has been designated a “featured discussion” in the **University of Southern California **forum. It seems more appropriate for the Cafe, Parent’s forum, or even College Search and Selection. If you look at who is posting, it is NOT those who typically post on the USC forum - the posters are clicking in because it is the first “featured discussion” in discussion home and have no input into any of the other USC threads. Much of the discussion in that thread is about UCLA and Clemson, and about the rankings system in general. It seems the topic belongs in a more general forum.
Like menloparkmom, I have no problem with the issue being discussed, I just think it has been placed in the wrong forum. As you say, Lenitus, it goes far beyond the walls of USC.