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Dec 12, 2019
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TheLost
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ESPN has it 33 UW vs. 31 Tree's... You also get more fan attendance at UW..
Washington - 68,238 avg attendance in 2019
vs.
Stanford - 37,018 avg attendance in 2019
Also... do you want this:
or this:
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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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