> Non-Americans may not realize that the Ivy League too is a sporting designation, not an academic one. The Ivy League is absolutely a sports division. But in

> Non-Americans may not realize that the Ivy League too is a sporting designation, not an academic one. The Ivy League is absolutely a sports division. But in practice, it's honestly more of a set of "arms reduction treaties", where the schools have decided to limit the expense and effort put into their football programs. They still want to maintain the image of "well-rounded student athletes." And, you know, beat their rivals. But the the student-athlete image thing is important.