Allure of Performing for Power-Conference Member Poisons Ivy League

Well-endowed Harvard, which should have been more concerned about school ties to sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, accepted admonition about rejecting millions of dollars from Small Business Administration's PPP. Meanwhile, it isn't business as usual for the Crimson and fellow Ivy League members as well-endowed PPPs (Productive Premium Players) leave their programs; especially after conference cowered in fetal position in ivory tower corner because of coronavirus.

The Ivy League is recognized as the nation's most academically prestigious NCAA Division I conference. But as the previously-idealistic Ivy League accepted more athletic exemptions, including transfers from other institutions, the alliance also exponentially increased the number of prominent players leaving the Ivy to learn about playing at the highest athletic level. Ten different All-Ivy players in the previous six seasons transferred to a power conference before Jimmy Boeheim bolted Cornell to join his father and brother with Syracuse. Following is an alphabetical list of players who left the Ivy League for a power-league member:

Transfer Player Position Ivy League School Power-League Member
Quinton Adlesh G Columbia 16-19 Southern California 20
Bryce Aiken G Harvard 17-20 Seton Hall 21
Paul Atkinson F Yale 18-20 Notre Dame 22
Joe Beaulieu C Harvard 77 Boston College 79-81
Ryan Betley G Penn 17-20 California 21
Jimmy Boeheim F Cornell 18-20 Syracuse 22
Evan Boudreaux F Dartmouth 16-17 Purdue 19-20
Jordan Bruner F Yale 17-20 Alabama 21
Brian Buckelew G Harvard 81 Connecticut 82
Jaron Faulds F Columbia 18 Michigan 20
Danny Feldmann F Columbia 11 Missouri 13-14
Stone Gettings F Cornell 16-18 Arizona 20
Christian Gore G Brown 12 Texas Christian 14-15
Tony Hicks G Penn 13-15 Louisville 17
Max Hooper G Harvard 12 St. John's 14
Jeremiah Kreisberg C Yale 11-13 Northwestern 15
Makai Mason G Yale 15-18 Baylor 19
Shonn Miller F Cornell 12-15 Connecticut 16
Grant Mullins G Columbia 13-16 California 17
David Onuorah F-C Cornell 14-16 Connecticut 18
Will Scott G Cornell 05 Louisville 07-09
Mike Smith G Columbia 17-20 Michigan 21
Ben Spiva C-F Penn 88 Memphis State 90-91
John Stovall F Penn 86-87 Boston College 89
Patrick Tape F Columbia 17-19 Duke 21
Seth Towns F Harvard 17-18 Ohio State 21
Pax Whitehead G-F Cornell 93 Vanderbilt 95-97