define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); mac irvin – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:54:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Morning Five: 12.27.11 Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/27/morning-five-12-27-11-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/27/morning-five-12-27-11-edition/#respond Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:05 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=53176

With the ascension of Harvard from an also-ran into a borderline top 25 and the 2010 Sweet 16 run of Cornell it has become apparent that Ivy League is no longer the pushover it once was on the basketball court. For years, many have cited the conference’s rule against athletic scholarships as a reason for their poor performance against other schools in major sports, but it appears like the schools have found a way around that restriction by offering “substantially enhanced financial aid for all admitted students”. While this decision affects individuals coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds regardless of athletic [...]]]>
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