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We lost a QB recruit from nearby Tucker to Harvard a few years ago.
That is one (of a very few) recruiting battle that I don't mind losing. can't fault a kid picking an Ivy education.
We lost a QB recruit from nearby Tucker to Harvard a few years ago.
Slugboy, that was DIRECTLY stated by at least one poster, and I quoted his/her post and challenged it previously. Multiple others have chimed in with the 'private institution' argument, insinuating the same- that because they are private they are doing things in terms of admissions that Tech can't get away with. Yes, we should be proud of our student athlete academics, but 1) stop using it as a crutch to say we can't recruit any better and 2) stop feeling the need to act like 'woe is me, it's just tougher at Tech than anywhere else because of these d*mn academic restrictions we have'. Techster nailed it with the Stanford differences from us, but as I've said before, we can learn from their model of success because of our similarities IN A BROADER SENSE. It's nonsense to talk about being UGAg or Bama. It's also pretty much nonsense to talk about being Notre Dame because of the alumni and fan base they have. However, Stanford is an example of a school that was hampered for years in football because of their tough academic standards that found a way. We are not a service academy.I don’t think that’s what anyone is saying. Who is saying that they would lower their admission standards to compete with an Auburn or an Oklahoma State?
A poster was saying that we’re taking Stanford’s academic rejects. Based on their curriculum, they should have at least as much admission flexibility as we do. We may exercise it for some recruits that they don’t, but I think it’s more of a matter that they’re recruiting stronger classes and don’t feel the need to make as many exceptions.
Hopefully, we get to the same state soon.
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Do you ever read the quotes from the recruits?
All the players think that,for the most part,except those in Army,Navy,Air Force,the Citadel or VMIEvery recruit talks about academics. Doesn’t matter if they are going to Bama or Harvard. They also all believe they are going to make the NFL.
Quit with the hero worship.
Yes they all talk about it but not in the same way. For a lot of kids, they are the only member of their family to ever go to college. For our kids, they talk about being set for life if football doesn’t work out. You can tell they’ve been sold on the forty year plan and that it really means something to them. With the factory kids it’s pretty apparent it’s window dressing.Every recruit talks about academics. Doesn’t matter if they are going to Bama or Harvard. They also all believe they are going to make the NFL.
Quit with the hero worship.
Yes they all talk about it but not in the same way. For a lot of kids, they are the only member of their family to ever go to college. For our kids, they talk about being set for life if football doesn’t work out. You can tell they’ve been sold on the forty year plan and that it really means something to them. With the factory kids it’s pretty apparent it’s window dressing.
If you want to go on telling yourself that our kids are the same as all the rest go ahead. Academics is a big selling point in our recruiting pitch, not so much with the factories. It has to be, if the kids aren’t interested in academics, they’re never going to make it through.
We are far closer to a service academy than we are to a Stanford.Slugboy, that was DIRECTLY stated by at least one poster, and I quoted his/her post and challenged it previously. Multiple others have chimed in with the 'private institution' argument, insinuating the same- that because they are private they are doing things in terms of admissions that Tech can't get away with. Yes, we should be proud of our student athlete academics, but 1) stop using it as a crutch to say we can't recruit any better and 2) stop feeling the need to act like 'woe is me, it's just tougher at Tech than anywhere else because of these d*mn academic restrictions we have'. Techster nailed it with the Stanford differences from us, but as I've said before, we can learn from their model of success because of our similarities IN A BROADER SENSE. It's nonsense to talk about being UGAg or Bama. It's also pretty much nonsense to talk about being Notre Dame because of the alumni and fan base they have. However, Stanford is an example of a school that was hampered for years in football because of their tough academic standards that found a way. We are not a service academy.
Harvard is not what it used to be. Most of the Icy league now is about making connections,not getting a stellar education.That is one (of a very few) recruiting battle that I don't mind losing. can't fault a kid picking an Ivy education.