stars or should. Just because Bronco makes it public that this is his goal is the only difference. Don't we want them to try for a national championship? Don't we want them to be the best? Yes.
I'm a faculty member. Don't I try to write articles for the top journals every time? Yes, but I don't often get into those journals. But when I start a new paper with students I say, 'let's try and write this for the top journal". That's our goal, but I know I won't achieve that goal every time. But I think it's better to try for the goal and to even make it known to my peers that I am trying, then to not.