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<blockquote data-quote="jojatk" data-source="post: 541030" data-attributes="member: 2627"><p>You are correct that the limited number of degree programs and the requirement for calc of some kind are limitations to some kids. And yes, there are a great many who don't want to "play school," as you put it. But I think you've under-estimated how many needles there are out there and what a coach and his staff can do to uncover some of those needles that didn't even know they were needles before. I'm not saying there are just oodles and oodles of kids out there who are suddenly going to be able to hack it at GT. What I'm saying is that there's quite a lot of help available to help athletes get through GT. And if our coaches efforts can help convince some kids who have good work ethic that it's worth expending some of that on using the help available to them academically then you'll see a lot more talented kids wanting to come to GT. I'm not necessarily talking about ready-made NFL kids. I don't doubt that you're right that a large percentage of those kids who are highly graded 5* kids won't be interested in what we've got but I think there are going to be those who are mid to high level 4* kids who will be interested but haven't been given any reason to feel it's worth it. And our new coaches are working extremely hard to start changing that perception. I think there are plenty of kids who have a lot of football talent (again, I'm not talking about the kids that Bama, Clemson, UGA, Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio State, etc... are all fighting for who are ESPN top 100 kids) who are willing to put in work to get interesting degrees and play in ATL with the vision of being relevant in college football.</p><p></p><p>I thought Brent Key's way of summing up what's cool about getting a degree from GT was fantastic. Did more than half of the room get it? Probably not. But when Brent Key, former GT player and former Alabama coach says it it carries weight and some kids listen. And possibly more importantly those mentors from the high schools and the programs where these kids go to get seen are listening. When they see kids that would fit they will be more likely to get them thinking about GT and that's huge. I should say that for the last 5 years I've had a kid in HS (and will for another 3 years) that produces a number of D1 players every year and both my kids have known and know some of those players. Some of them definitely fit the description of the kids who don't want to "play school" but some of them don't. So I'm basing my thoughts on what I see from the outside but also what I hear from talking to my kids about their friends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jojatk, post: 541030, member: 2627"] You are correct that the limited number of degree programs and the requirement for calc of some kind are limitations to some kids. And yes, there are a great many who don't want to "play school," as you put it. But I think you've under-estimated how many needles there are out there and what a coach and his staff can do to uncover some of those needles that didn't even know they were needles before. I'm not saying there are just oodles and oodles of kids out there who are suddenly going to be able to hack it at GT. What I'm saying is that there's quite a lot of help available to help athletes get through GT. And if our coaches efforts can help convince some kids who have good work ethic that it's worth expending some of that on using the help available to them academically then you'll see a lot more talented kids wanting to come to GT. I'm not necessarily talking about ready-made NFL kids. I don't doubt that you're right that a large percentage of those kids who are highly graded 5* kids won't be interested in what we've got but I think there are going to be those who are mid to high level 4* kids who will be interested but haven't been given any reason to feel it's worth it. And our new coaches are working extremely hard to start changing that perception. I think there are plenty of kids who have a lot of football talent (again, I'm not talking about the kids that Bama, Clemson, UGA, Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio State, etc... are all fighting for who are ESPN top 100 kids) who are willing to put in work to get interesting degrees and play in ATL with the vision of being relevant in college football. I thought Brent Key's way of summing up what's cool about getting a degree from GT was fantastic. Did more than half of the room get it? Probably not. But when Brent Key, former GT player and former Alabama coach says it it carries weight and some kids listen. And possibly more importantly those mentors from the high schools and the programs where these kids go to get seen are listening. When they see kids that would fit they will be more likely to get them thinking about GT and that's huge. I should say that for the last 5 years I've had a kid in HS (and will for another 3 years) that produces a number of D1 players every year and both my kids have known and know some of those players. Some of them definitely fit the description of the kids who don't want to "play school" but some of them don't. So I'm basing my thoughts on what I see from the outside but also what I hear from talking to my kids about their friends. [/QUOTE]
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