it would depend on what my son wanted to major in. I am that guy who emphasizes

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Feb 19, 2018
8:11:59am

DJROSS All-American

it would depend on what my son wanted to major in. I am that guy who emphasizes

my children's educational goals. There is always the potential that my son isn't good enough to make it to the NFL or worse he gets injured and can never play again. I would help my son base his decision on what he wants out of the educational component of his college experience.

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POLL: If your son was a 4-5* FB player this year w/ STRONG aspirations and potential to go to the NFL...

Traveshamockery

2/18/18 5:52pm

I'd have a hard time saying no to Chris Peterson or David Shaw.

2/18/18 5:53pm

Good coaches, but I'd go P4. Dabo would be #1 option

Ulysses14

2/18/18 5:56pm

I have a west coast bias (and in particular a UW bias) but that'd be great too.

2/18/18 7:47pm

Yep Coach Pete develops talent

Coogar2

2/19/18 12:06pm

His choice of any top 20 program? Is this a trick question?

mosterlow

2/18/18 5:57pm

Offers from the usual top 20 programs.

Traveshamockery

2/18/18 5:58pm

if his goal is the nfl, I would encourage him to chose a top 20 school that he

mosterlow

2/18/18 6:06pm

The spot thst fits his style the best and would give him the best chance.

blueaussie

2/18/18 5:58pm

I wonder what percentage of 4 or 5 * players who don't go to a UT college go inactive.

HarlemCoug

2/18/18 5:58pm

A high percentage

donnerstag

2/18/18 6:01pm

Even at Stanford it is high

2/18/18 9:27pm

please tell Bountiful Coug. U are wrong. 6 RM's- I heard all striving @Stanford

2/19/18 12:23am

Going to be very hard to reach level desired if we don't get some to come...

coug10278

2/18/18 5:58pm

There are too many doofuses on the top teams like USC, Alabama, Ohio State

donnerstag

2/18/18 5:59pm

All those schools you mentioned are good academically aren't they?

Pasadena

2/18/18 7:42pm

Good not great

donnerstag

2/18/18 7:54pm

But better than BYU?

Pasadena

2/18/18 8:24pm

This seems contradictory

JadonY

2/19/18 7:42am

What I am saying is that many athletes who go to top schools

donnerstag

2/19/18 9:54am

I’d want him to pick Notre Dame

SL12

2/18/18 6:01pm

Great school, but it almost has no LDS support system

donnerstag

2/18/18 6:03pm

I have three nephews who have all attended there on academic scholarships who

wcj99

2/18/18 7:30pm

It's different if you're married

donnerstag

2/18/18 7:51pm

I dunno, heard Math and Science nerds at ND looooooooooooove to party...

icecougar

2/18/18 7:52pm

Not true. Just not the place to find a spouse.

Cougstreak

2/18/18 9:47pm

No singles ward = dealbreaker for most kids

donnerstag

2/18/18 10:00pm

First I'd let the kid decide

shakarocks

2/18/18 6:06pm

Of course. That's why I said opinion.

Traveshamockery

2/18/18 6:07pm

There is much I cannot stand about the U, but frankly, all of these viable

cajuncoug

2/18/18 9:55pm

I don't think the BYU experience is what it was

shakarocks

2/18/18 10:16pm

Great post

JadonY

2/19/18 7:57am

It’s a funny question because as a parent there are many experiences I would

BYUCLA

2/18/18 6:07pm

The priority for all my kids is not shortterm fame and fortune. As a parent my highest priority is for them to develop

Zenoch

2/18/18 8:06pm

BYU IF (big IF) I have a reasonable amount of confidence in the coach.

WizeGuise

2/18/18 6:13pm

I don’t think this is a fair poll, because I wouldn’t “recommend” just one. I’d

ray ray

2/18/18 6:17pm

Alabama, Stanford, UCLA, UW, WSU

2/18/18 6:22pm

Blue goggles off...that’s funny

gwill

2/18/18 6:23pm

So...a guy like Fred Warner who is a projected 2nd round pick?

Thrill

2/18/18 6:27pm

Well I hope the people who are saying BYU have a bunch of 4 and 5 star kids

2/18/18 6:30pm

Yeah, Ziggy would've had a much higher draft status elsewhere

Carlos E. Queso

2/18/18 9:26pm

Meh

shakarocks

2/18/18 10:18pm

How do you get much higher than #5 in 1st round? Remarkable w/ so little exp -

MajorPain

2/19/18 1:06pm

It’s the coaches and staffs job to sell me not going elsewhere and

2/18/18 6:31pm

Given their track record in the past 18 months

2/18/18 6:32pm

Or needs to end.

2/18/18 6:33pm

A fourth option should be to advise him to do what he thinks would be best.

Ned Schneebly

2/18/18 6:38pm

That's a given.

Traveshamockery

2/18/18 6:38pm

I wouldn't send any such son to BYU right now. In Bronco days, I'd have sent LB,

Cashmeousside

2/18/18 6:42pm

Sadly, it probably wouldn't be BYU right now

Byu_1988

2/18/18 7:17pm

Honestly, it doesn't matter if he has NFL aspirations and is that good.

2/18/18 7:59pm

Stanford, then BYU.

2/18/18 8:01pm

Depends on which position he played.

2/18/18 8:02pm

If you’re truly good, you’ll get solid play time at BYU and get noticed

Heath Squashwell

2/18/18 8:50pm

BYU rarely to never gets these guys.

2/18/18 9:11pm

BYU: Great education, big pool of females to find a wife and unique environment

cougarnw

2/18/18 9:15pm

This is the only logic that makes sense to me, well put.

Pretorian

2/19/18 8:22am

That's only a portion of what athletes look at

shakarocks

2/19/18 11:54am

How is the third option even a thought to 19 of you.

Pobs

2/18/18 9:27pm

their board sucks so they have to read ours....

HarlemCoug

2/18/18 10:17pm

RE: their board sucks so they have to read ours....

displacedute

2/19/18 12:20am

Amen

Pretorian

2/19/18 8:22am

The player will make NFL with work, not the school.

Count Cougar

2/18/18 9:38pm

That's not entirely true. Playing with better talent around you helps a player

BigBrotherUte

2/18/18 10:24pm

Not to mention being taught good technique

displacedute

2/19/18 12:21am

Just saw a mock draft with Josh Allen from Wyoming going #2

Count Cougar

2/20/18 2:11pm

Priority Number 1 would be to get my son on a mission, then ...

2/18/18 10:48pm

BYU isn't just a school

Bob Vance

2/18/18 10:57pm

What do you mean "blue goggles off"? There's nothing outside BYU — NOTHING.

ArchbishopMitty

2/18/18 11:32pm

Stanford... the rest aren't even close... but after that it would be

jomo

2/19/18 1:02am

Any BYU fan that marked "UofU" in the poll should be disbarred from CB and have

CObluezone

2/19/18 4:37am

RE: Any BYU fan that marked "UofU" in the poll should be disbarred from CB and

displacedute

2/19/18 6:19am

He should be disbarred.

CObluezone

2/19/18 8:49am

Would've said Stanford...

wilsdad

2/19/18 4:59am

To me Stanford is the best the secular world has to offer, from both a football

2/19/18 7:19am

I think culturally I find more in common with the South

wilsdad

2/19/18 8:46am

Some kids will want BYU regardless, others will go wherever they feel comfortabl

Cyclogist

2/19/18 7:51am

it would depend on what my son wanted to major in. I am that guy who emphasizes

DJROSS

2/19/18 8:11am

i wouldn’t want my kid to go to the nfl with out the foundation of the BYU

Pretorian

2/19/18 9:22am

I'd probably go a more conservative route....get into the best undergrad

Nat Gas Man

2/19/18 10:07am

does Stanford MBA allow football players?

HarlemCoug

2/19/18 10:16am

not sure...it would be weird to not allow those that can do the work and grades

Nat Gas Man

2/20/18 1:54pm

I used to say BYU but can’t with Kalani as coach. He is killing talent like

Coogar2

2/19/18 12:11pm

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