Actually, I looked up the statistics for the 2009 freshman class for both schools. I'm an UT Alum so naturally I have to defend academics. BOTH schools had an average high school GPA of 3.8 and an average ACT score of 26. Not really too different in the academic arena. And who knows...Va Tech may also feel propelled to cancel school for a National Title game if the opportunity ever presented itself. Hard to pass judgement on a program when you don't have much experience in the area.
No we didn't, I work in admissions, it was a 3.94 and a 1250 SAT. Our school is ranked 29th for Public schools and 71st overall. I am not even sure you are tier 1. What I mean to say is, in the "make fun of Virginia Tech" thread, don't make fun of things we are clearly better than you in like "how do you get a degree, drive through blacksburg."