The actual (official) MIT chant:


e to the u, du dx, e to the x, dx;
cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159;
integral, radical, mu, dv;
slipstick, sliderule, MIT! Go Tech!

Reference:  http://mitathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-crewhvy/spec-rel/022406aaa.html


MIT students (and most engineers) generally have a pretty self-deprecating sense of humor.

It's probably not appropriate for me to touch the budget questions, but I will say this:  MIT may have a "huge" endowment, but being a leader in many areas of research is an expensive endeavor.  It's amazing how fast resources are consumed, especially given the current economic situation.

http://mitathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041509aaa.html

New Coach for MIT.

I wasn't disagreeing with your rankings.  Losing Oleinik is big, but the line is not going to tank.  Last year we had an uncharacteristically young D, even for us.  They should improve.

I don't think the coursework hurts us as much as the admission process.  It's just really damn hard to find football players with those kind of academics.  It is especially hard in football, where you need a lot of bodies.  Every school loses guys, it just hurts us more because we're already short.

MIT's O-Line should be ok.  They're returning Boehm, their center, who played in only one game.  The old center will probably kick out to guard, leaving one spot to be filled.

Defensively, they should be better.  They lost only three guys, and they started a bunch of young guys last year.  Plus, they're returning a few good defensive players who sat out last season for academic reasons.

No new coach yet.  Our athletic department is on the ball though, I'm sure they're doing everything they can.

I think we get a little boost during the post season awards for being the "nerd" school and only having 45 guys on the team.