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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 519932" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>Yes, there's a tendency among fans to think that what an 18 year old quality football player with visions of the NFL dancing in his head says about his choices are gospel. I take it as read that a lot of the excuses given for one choice or the other boil down to academic rigor.</p><p></p><p>This is understandable. Nobody in their right mind will opt for more work if it can be avoided and the results for #1 are about the same. Combine that with the persistent lack of forward thinking among 18 year olds and you have a fertile ground for what the shrinks call "motivated reasoning"; i.e. thinking tied to a set of restricted inputs that conform with internal preferences that have little to do with the goal the argument is aimed at justifying. This is one reason why, besides QBs who want to be in a spread and RBs who want to be "featured", I don't think there is likely to be a massive tranch of football players who are straining at the bit to go to Tech and were held back by the TO. You don't want your college experience to be a grind and you want to concentrate on football. What's your choice: Biz ad or LMC at Tech or Parks and Recreation at Clemson? If your parents are paying attention and constantly reminding you that a) you are <em>not</em> a God, b) theres a life after football, and c) education counts, then Tech has a chance and has often succeeded. If not, well … it's trainer at Planet Fitness city.</p><p></p><p>I think Coach realizes this scenario and that is why he is so intent on playing up the value of a Tech education and saying "We'll prepare you for the NFL". One line is for the parents and the other helps undermine the arguments the kid is making to himself. We'll see if this strategy succeeds soon enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 519932, member: 265"] Yes, there's a tendency among fans to think that what an 18 year old quality football player with visions of the NFL dancing in his head says about his choices are gospel. I take it as read that a lot of the excuses given for one choice or the other boil down to academic rigor. This is understandable. Nobody in their right mind will opt for more work if it can be avoided and the results for #1 are about the same. Combine that with the persistent lack of forward thinking among 18 year olds and you have a fertile ground for what the shrinks call "motivated reasoning"; i.e. thinking tied to a set of restricted inputs that conform with internal preferences that have little to do with the goal the argument is aimed at justifying. This is one reason why, besides QBs who want to be in a spread and RBs who want to be "featured", I don't think there is likely to be a massive tranch of football players who are straining at the bit to go to Tech and were held back by the TO. You don't want your college experience to be a grind and you want to concentrate on football. What's your choice: Biz ad or LMC at Tech or Parks and Recreation at Clemson? If your parents are paying attention and constantly reminding you that a) you are [I]not[/I] a God, b) theres a life after football, and c) education counts, then Tech has a chance and has often succeeded. If not, well … it's trainer at Planet Fitness city. I think Coach realizes this scenario and that is why he is so intent on playing up the value of a Tech education and saying "We'll prepare you for the NFL". One line is for the parents and the other helps undermine the arguments the kid is making to himself. We'll see if this strategy succeeds soon enough. [/QUOTE]
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