I didn't know about Gilmore's academic record, but I'm not surprised. Having played for him at Dartmouth, he did indeed come across as an intelligent guy (and yes, super-intense).
But the wisecrack was pretty typical of the fallout from Penn's decision not to implement the AI until the last minute. Penn had to put up with that sort of stuff for pretty much a generation--a lot of it coming from Princeton.
Penn and Needles - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com
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