On the Fact that While There Exist Numerous Examples of Private Enterprises Falling from the Top to Second Tier or Even Worse (Motorola, Sears, Polaroid, Toys R Us, IBM, Compaq, etc.), it Never Seems to Happen to Prestigious Colleges Such as Harvard, Cornell, Yale, Duke, Vanderbilt, NYU, Georgetown, etc. as They've Continued to Reign Supreme for Over 100 Years

It seems a mite suspicious, doesn't it? I mean, you'd think that at least a couple of 'em would take a tumble but, no, hasn't happened. Must have some friends in high places, I guess.