Hopkins looking for a conference, now found.

[Trotsky]

fencing (I had to check that this was an NCAA sport)

I hope Rob doesn't know where you live...

Who is "Rob"?

Have I lost my mind or isn't Rob Newman always talking about fencing?

(Note this is not an exclusive or.)

[KeithK]

fencing (I had to check that this was an NCAA sport)

I hope Rob doesn't know where you live...

Who is "Rob"?

Have I lost my mind or isn't Rob Newman always talking about fencing?

(Note this is not an exclusive or.)

Your memory is fine for everything except for spelling. (And I was in a particularly petty/snarky mood when I posted that.)

[Scersk '97]

I think the way the Ivies "joined" the ECAC was a little different from what you suggest.

Which is why I wrote "join together with" rather than "join," so as not to suggest what you suggest I did.  I'm fully aware that we did not "join" the ECAC.  Rather, the ECAC coalesced; through a process of subtraction and accretion, what coalesced has morphed into the ECACHL as we know it.

I think it's much less likely for the Ivies to join up with other schools these days given the way conferences operate now. Particularly joining up with schools that have a very different philosophy about sports.

Just to be contrarian, I'll mention that neither lacrosse nor hockey operate or will operate in the "typical way" within either conference, e.g., the B1G doesn't usually invite associate members; in most sports, all schools in a conference participate.  I'll also mention that I don't find the philosophy regarding athletics at the B1G schools, outside of the obvious outliers of basketball and football, to be that different from the Ivy philosophy, with the obvious exception of athletic scholarships.  Whereas many basketball players and football players at B1G institutions are (often demonstrably) not there for the academics, I would not say the same about the men's hockey players, men's lacrosse players, or women's anything players, at least not any more than I would say the same about some at Ivy institutions.

[Robb]

fencing (I had to check that this was an NCAA sport)

I hope Rob doesn't know where you live...

Who is "Rob"?

Have I lost my mind or isn't Rob Newman always talking about fencing?

(Note this is not an exclusive or.)

Your memory is fine for everything except for spelling. (And I was in a particularly petty/snarky mood when I posted that.)

Ooh, ooh.  Do I get added to the spelling guide now? :-D

This one time, at fencing camp...

[Robb]

in most sports, all schools in a conference participate.

Without being able to provide a shred of statistical evidence, I would be surprised if this is true.

In most conferences, where schools often offer 10 or fewer varsity teams, it seems very unlikely that there would be 100% overlap in "most sports."  I could be wrong, of course...

[Trotsky]

Ooh, ooh.  Do I get added to the spelling guide now? :-D

Yes, you come just before syphilis.

Edit: Goddamnit, Schafer fucked up that joke.

[Scersk '97]

in most sports, all schools in a conference participate.

Without being able to provide a shred of statistical evidence, I would be surprised if this is true.

In most conferences, where schools often offer 10 or fewer varsity teams, it seems very unlikely that there would be 100% overlap in "most sports."  I could be wrong, of course...

Nah, I think you're right.  Indeed, the Ivy League is something of an outlier, I would think, with more than usual "overlap."

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

fencing (I had to check that this was an NCAA sport)

I hope Rob doesn't know where you live...

Who is "Rob"?

Have I lost my mind or isn't Rob Newman always talking about fencing?

(Note this is not an exclusive or.)

Your memory is fine for everything except for spelling. (And I was in a particularly petty/snarky mood when I posted that.)

Ooh, ooh.  Do I get added to the spelling guide now? :-D

This one time, at fencing camp...

I just pictured "American Pie" except with an epee.  Ouch.  ::bugeye::