Book smarts v. Street Smarts would have worked if they had cast some great people...when I originally heard the idea, I thought it was good. But, the "book smarts" weren't really that book smart, if you look at their resumes, they didn't go to very impressive schools. ...and the street smart guys were mostly buffoons that no viewer would take seriously..... if they had gotten some David Geffen shark types as street smart guys or the top guys from Harvard to go head to head...it would have been different. But, it was basically just people with a 4 year education v. people that didn't finish high school.
Also, as far as Bill being the only one that stayed with the job...I get the feeling that the job is mostly a "show" position. The real "protege" jobs Trump probably gives to his children and those that have been sharks in the industry. Why would he give someone that has basically no experience in his type of business huge responsibilities to run an entire company. The winners probably figured this out in their job and realzied that the job isn't what it was cracked up to be.
I too would prefer to see the best of the best who are real dog eat dog on the show...rather than "personalities" Omarosa wannabes that just annoy me every week. I just think the suspense is gone...I don't really care about the board room...I just want to see more exciting challenges and guys/gals thinking on their feet.