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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody associates the Ivy league to a sports league anymore. The name is now synonymous with educational excellence and prestige. And for that reason, they will not expand it so as not to dilute the brand. [/quote]

They were considering Army, Navy and Northwestern in the 80s, so it's not impossible. I agree they don't want to dilute the brand, but it's unlikely adding schools like JHU will somehow cheapen the brand.[/quote]
+1 I found this article while googling! https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/10/sports/ivy-league-considers-adding-2-schools.html

Googling because I’m a Colgate alum and this thread made me remember there was a rumor that we were asked to join the Ivy League at some point but declined.

There’s a story indicating that Colgate did participate in the initial talks that led to the formation of the Ivy League, but dropped out before the League was formally established. https://badgerherald.com/news/2003/03/03/origins-of-the-term/

Then Colgate asked to join in the early 70s and the league said they didn’t want to expand. That was pre-Patriot League. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1973/5/9/ivy-schools-deny-colgate-bid-to/

FWIW I think Army and Navy (but not Air Force) are the right answers.[/quote]

I know someone was on the steering committee for when the Ivy League was seriously considering expansion, and West Point, Annapolis, and Northwestern were the only serious contenders.[/quote]

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