What if he wasn't an above average student?

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Dec 12, 2019
12:58:12pm

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POLL: If your son was going to be an above average College Football player, and had these offers, where would you nudge him to go?

MikeDitka'sStache

12/12/19 12:52pm

It’s all about connections. Stanford in my mind gives him a leg up.

pink22

12/12/19 12:53pm

For what?

Doozj Kanu

12/12/19 2:48pm

Life

pink22

12/12/19 3:21pm

Stanford is a win/win. Go to a quality program, and if you don't make it in FB,

BlueVU

12/12/19 12:54pm

Too bad Harvard wasn't on that list.

StarMan

12/12/19 12:55pm

No scholarships for IVY league schools right?

paulb

12/12/19 1:16pm

There are.

P-Widdy

12/12/19 2:41pm

I believe they are only partial scholarships though

-C9-

12/12/19 2:53pm

1. BYU 2. Stanford 3. ND

Thrill

12/12/19 12:55pm

BYU over Stanford? Come on

run26

12/12/19 1:21pm

That would 100% be my nudge. I think an LDS kids' chances of going on a mission

Thrill

12/12/19 1:28pm

BYU is so cheap to attend, a schollie almost doesn't matter

BlueFrog

12/12/19 2:11pm

People make that choice every year

Gustav

12/12/19 1:28pm

you're half right

run26

12/12/19 1:51pm

Couldn't tell you exact numbers, but it often happens

Gustav

12/12/19 1:58pm

you're going to find very few people outside of provo who

run26

12/12/19 2:16pm

I distinguished between the degree and actual education

Gustav

12/12/19 2:36pm

It's very difficult to asess the actual quality of the "education"

run26

12/12/19 2:43pm

Honestly, I don't want most the jobs that a Stanford degree would get me in the

Doozj Kanu

12/12/19 2:44pm

stereotype much?

run26

12/12/19 2:52pm

No idea what you're talking about

Doozj Kanu

12/12/19 2:53pm

UVA. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

LaVellIfIKnow

12/12/19 3:01pm

If you think it's at all preposterous you need to spend some time at UVA.

Mrs Featerbottom

12/12/19 3:12pm

he knows better. it's an ongoing troll thing he does

run26

12/12/19 3:25pm

I think it depends on what you want to do career-wise.

Mrs Featerbottom

12/12/19 3:17pm

Very Wrong

stansburycoug

12/12/19 3:18pm

tuition is free at Stanford if your parents make less than $150k. Going to a religious school like BYU is very different

HarlemCoug

12/12/19 3:20pm

Regardless of cost, I would nudge my kids to BYU

TheHop

12/12/19 2:19pm

Weber

Sea Chicken

12/12/19 12:55pm

You have to factor in playing opportunities as well. Where will he get snaps?

shammy

12/12/19 12:56pm

This is an important factor to consider

530Coug

12/12/19 1:26pm

I would more than nudge him to Stanford

BlueFrog

12/12/19 12:56pm

What if he wasn't an above average student?

Sea Chicken

12/12/19 12:58pm

C's get (Stanford) degrees.

StarMan

12/12/19 12:58pm

High school Cs flunk out of Stanford

Sea Chicken

12/12/19 12:59pm

But Stanford C students still get Stanford degrees.

StarMan

12/12/19 1:02pm

High School Cs don't even make it into Stanford even if you play football

ManicBlue

12/12/19 1:04pm

stanford doesn't just give offers flippantly. They have very few non qualifiers. They have a very good idea if you

BlueFrog

12/12/19 1:04pm

then he would not get an offer from Stanford

BYUheaven

12/12/19 1:00pm

Stanford or UT.

Texas Hammer

12/12/19 12:59pm

Utah. Top 25 CFB program and still surrounded by lots of Mormons.

WDaddy

12/12/19 12:59pm

Run out of characters? I'm sure you meant 'lots of Mormon Haters'.

ManicBlue

12/12/19 1:04pm

WPOTY

ditch

12/12/19 1:08pm

Half of my friends that went to the U left inactive or anti

MikeDitka'sStache

12/12/19 1:21pm

probably well on their way out prior to attending

BlueFrog

12/12/19 2:03pm

Yeah and they probably just wanted to sin.

Icecat

12/12/19 6:55pm

Crappy college experience

Gustav

12/12/19 1:31pm

RE: Utah. Top 25 CFB program and still surrounded by lots of Mormons.

Icecat

12/12/19 6:23pm

Depends a ton on the specific kid. Not all kids are the same, and the best fit

Scratch

12/12/19 1:04pm

Depends on what he wanted to go into academically, social aspects, playing time

ManicBlue

12/12/19 1:06pm

Based on current state of these programs, it would have to be Notre Dame

The Chelsea Dagger

12/12/19 1:07pm

Vanderbilt

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

12/12/19 1:07pm

Washington is the correct answer.

TheLost

12/12/19 1:09pm

Probably true on academics. Stanford ND and Washington have the same number of alum on NFL rosters (25)

BlueFrog

12/12/19 1:12pm

ESPN has it 33 UW vs. 31 Tree's... You also get more fan attendance at UW..

TheLost

12/12/19 1:20pm

i will take the free 200k education at Stanford

BlueFrog

12/12/19 1:24pm

Your liberal arts degree (Stanford calls it STS) will take you far...

TheLost

12/12/19 1:53pm

sounds good. easy transition into their GSB, law or Med school

BlueFrog

12/12/19 1:56pm

I love this quote..

TheLost

12/12/19 1:56pm

their STS degree avg the same salary as a BYU accounting degree

BlueFrog

12/12/19 2:01pm

How do we get this major added at BYU 🙂

TheLost

12/12/19 2:08pm

Honestly, I’d recommend another sport.

Aircooled

12/12/19 1:13pm

lots of blue goggle responses

BlueFrog

12/12/19 1:16pm

It’s crazy that a bunch of BYU fans think highly of their school

Icecat

12/12/19 7:00pm

BYU is excellent for undergrad; Send him to Stanford for grad school

2FarGone

12/12/19 1:18pm

you get a chance of getting a 200k stanford education (and degree) for free and you turn it down for a 20k BYU one? wow

BlueFrog

12/12/19 1:23pm

No kidding. Horrible advice

pink22

12/12/19 1:57pm

Yes, and to pink22 . . . it's excellent advice

2FarGone

12/12/19 3:08pm

Oh, and Stanford is an excellent school

2FarGone

12/12/19 3:26pm

Maybe Texas if it’s a time when their program is in good shape

JollyGreenGiant

12/12/19 1:19pm

BYU > Stanford > others

Gustav

12/12/19 1:28pm

In what world?

pink22

12/12/19 1:59pm

This one:

Gustav

12/12/19 2:01pm

Seems that list is Harvard>Stanford>BYU so not really supporting your point

pink22

12/12/19 2:07pm

RE: Seems that list is Harvard>Stanford>BYU so not really supporting your

Gustav

12/12/19 2:13pm

So the data is skewed, yes. You can’t argue a degree from BYU is as good as

pink22

12/12/19 2:45pm

Some heavy blue goggles here. Really you would push your kids to BYU over Stan?

ReggaeCoug

12/12/19 2:11pm

My oldest son? Yes. He is a chameleon. My second oldest kid? No. He'd be

Freeloader

12/12/19 2:46pm

Stanford. The degree alone with open a lot of doors for him.

PessimisticCB

12/12/19 2:15pm

BYU, all day and every day, including Sundays.

Doogal McCougar

12/12/19 2:22pm

I have a uncle that went to Yale. His children went to Harvard. My grandpa went

PessimisticCB

12/12/19 2:34pm

UCLA seems like it would be cool

Doozj Kanu

12/12/19 2:45pm

If he wants to go to michigan he is immediately the black sheep of the family

monkeycowboy

12/12/19 2:50pm

Stanford in a landslide. Distant 2nd would be BYU, 3rd Notre Dame

311polo

12/12/19 2:54pm

If my son qualified for Stanford and could play football at Notre Dame I would

JAGA97

12/12/19 3:26pm

couple of data points I think make a difference. ACT score. If my kid got a 21, I wouldn't send him to Stanford. And

HarlemCoug

12/12/19 4:05pm

BYU. Stanford is overrated. Especially by CB for some strange reason.

YIsForBrigham

12/12/19 5:49pm

Overrated in football or academics?

CommodoreCoug

12/12/19 5:59pm

In the question “Would you want your kid to go to BYU or stanford”. Way too many people think its stanford in a

YIsForBrigham

12/12/19 6:29pm

No, I'm sure all those families with Stanford admit kids who choose BYU instead

Gustav

12/12/19 8:58pm

Barely d1 to slightly above average definitely byu.

Orem58thBall

12/13/19 11:07pm

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