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The Cardinal last competed in a major bowl after the 1999 season, and there are those who believe this year’s team is bumping up against an ivory-towered ceiling.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2010

No ivory-towered professor, Randolph Paul is a brilliant technician.

From Time Magazine Archive