My oldest is 13. So, yeah, it's possible I'll think differently in a few years.

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Oct 2, 2022
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Remind me - Why do we keep losing blue chip LDS recruits to Standford?

RenoCoug

10/2/22 12:05am

Parents are enamored with the degree

JOPE

10/2/22 12:05am

The connections you make at Stanford are worth it. It’s a no brainer imo

pink22

10/2/22 12:08am

*If you are getting an MBA or Law degree

Dryfire

10/2/22 12:11am

Meh, go there for grad school. Some kids like to win football games.

rivercitycoug

10/2/22 12:11am

Agreed on this one, Stanford's undergrad student population is only about 6,500

RenoCoug

10/2/22 12:14am

You can't get a football scholarship out of HS for grad school.

Genghis Spreads

10/2/22 12:39am

RE: You can't get a football scholarship out of HS for grad school.

rivercitycoug

10/2/22 7:33am

And an undergrad degree in underwater basket weaving from Stanford really isn't worth much.

Dryfire

10/2/22 8:38am

Vast majority of those kids couldnt get into a Stanford grad school

cougfanz

10/2/22 6:34am

Nor could they get into undergrad if they apply as a non athlete.

MVPlayer

10/2/22 9:33am

Nope. That’s why the whole “connections” thing is kind of funny to me

cougfanz

10/2/22 10:34am

Most blue chippers have one thing in common

stansburycoug

10/2/22 12:12am

Debatable. If you want to work in a Fortune 500 company or Silicon Valley maybe.

molodyets

10/2/22 12:14am

So its only better if you want a job in Utah? lol good argument

GigantorCat

10/2/22 2:47am

That’s not what I said, at all

molodyets

10/2/22 9:41am

You can't be serious

Deleted

10/2/22 5:23am

There is a small group of BYU Football focused potential employers that will

NYC and Japan

10/2/22 9:57am

I can see the interview now.

Dryfire

10/2/22 10:12am

I guess my assumption that others, like myself, get degrees in areas you

NYC and Japan

10/2/22 10:16am

Which degrees do you think football players are getting?

Dryfire

10/2/22 10:23am

That's a good question for Stanford. At BYU, I think the majority major in

Great38

10/2/22 10:46am

An assumption based on not knowing anyone, close friends or family, that choose

NYC and Japan

10/2/22 10:39am

Unfortunate that you expect that of LDS recruits. Is that an expectation based

NYC and Japan

10/2/22 10:50am

Nubile lds prospects … smaller selection. Much.

grosven

10/2/22 12:18am

Not for undergrad

AFitisemanu

10/2/22 12:37pm

^^^^^^THIS^^^^ Hopefully after we bear them and win at least 9 games this year

AntiSNOT

10/2/22 4:40pm

Don’t they have an LDS guy on staff that makes a big difference?

mobomanjoe

10/2/22 12:07am

Lance Andersen

mobomanjoe

10/2/22 12:14am

The NIL deals there can't be that great, undergrad degree argument is overrated

RenoCoug

10/2/22 12:09am

Good education and network. Vast majority of D1 players don’t go pro. It’s

BlooCoog

10/2/22 12:13am

Elizabeth Holmes went there, everyone wants to make the next Theranos

Heath Squashwell

10/2/22 12:15am

RE: Elizabeth Holmes went there, everyone wants to make the next Theranos

Loon to the Moon

10/2/22 12:25am

Exactly, no LDS QB, OL, TE can resist the black turtleneck and deep voice

calvindyer

10/2/22 4:52am

Lol I think I read she intentionally changed her voice to be deeper for respect

SwanSong

10/2/22 8:54am

Totally worked. Everyone respects her. Even her voice is a fraud.

Dryfire

10/2/22 8:59am

Oregon beat Stanford by 18, beat BYU by 21. Not a ton a room to talk today.

here's to hoping

10/2/22 4:25am

Condaleeza Rice, that kissing night they have, Mad Dog Madse and his UVU Prowess

calvindyer

10/2/22 4:49am

Are we talking Ballroom Dance, because I believe we still get them? Stanford's

calvindyer

10/2/22 5:01am

RE: Remind me - Why do we keep losing blue chip LDS recruits to Standford?

sah22

10/2/22 6:31am

Who did they actually miss on? We have Hall...don't really need McKee. Damuni's alright. Even historically, you can

mokelembembe

10/2/22 7:18am

Weather, campus, degree, connections

RC Vikings

10/2/22 7:40am

Education, who wouldn’t want a degree paid for from there is crazy. More money

Magneto

10/2/22 7:56am

If you’re planning on grad school. Even then BYU is a great platform for

Armchaircoug

10/2/22 9:07am

Stanford is #3 BYU is 89 USnews ranking. Compares value, education, etc.

Magneto

10/2/22 9:18am

I got into Stanford and BYU

MyTwoCents

10/2/22 9:33am

So only those that went to BYU were able to find a great LDS woman? lol so dumb

GigantorCat

10/2/22 1:14pm

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GigantorCat

10/2/22 1:16pm

Your making it sound like it’s Boston or NYC. Plenty of LDS in California in the

Magneto

10/2/22 2:20pm

Not all Stanford degrees have equal worth.

Dryfire

10/2/22 9:45am

Same with BYU. Law, business and accounting the rest meh

Magneto

10/2/22 9:59am

Cause too many BYU grads still don’t know how to spell Stanford maybe?

Cougz19

10/2/22 8:11am

^^^^doesn't get the joke.

jrifkin48

10/2/22 8:13am

I mean I don’t see a laughing reaction from you on the post. You sure you got

Cougz19

10/2/22 8:34am

^^^Got the joke perfectly. Was being ironic

DCCougFan

10/2/22 8:24am

Clearly not by his response to me. You all need to coordinate better

jrifkin48

10/2/22 9:05am

Taysom Hill

Dr MoBYU

10/2/22 8:25am

I'd probably encourage my kid to go to Stanford if they had the choice. Yes,

Roko's Basilisk

10/2/22 8:28am

😂 “Mormon” shenanigans. I’ll bite.

grosven

10/2/22 9:04am

Do the "Mormon" shenanigans include beginning each class with prayer?

LV Mike

10/2/22 10:13am

A few counterpoints:

troglodyte

10/2/22 11:38am

Tell me more

grosven

10/2/22 12:19pm

Good and smart. Everyone was smart, I remember leaving and shocked

calvindyer

10/2/22 3:24pm

Weird that in my 4 years, I was challenged more than in your 20

cajuncoug

10/2/22 3:30pm

Are you active?

Genghis Spreads

10/2/22 5:10pm

Some kids are optimistically naive. Freshman year the Elizabeth Smart abductor

calvindyer

10/2/22 3:19pm

For real? That’s wild!

kos

10/2/22 5:53pm

Yeah my roommate was from Clairemont (LA)

calvindyer

10/2/22 6:16pm

Send your kid somewhere else and free up a space for someone who will value the spot.

Dryfire

10/2/22 10:17am

How old are your kids? I thought that when I was a younger parent

MVPlayer

10/2/22 1:56pm

My oldest is 13. So, yeah, it's possible I'll think differently in a few years.

Roko's Basilisk

10/2/22 7:08pm

Late to the discussion here, but are you kidding me????

troglodyte

10/2/22 11:25am

Please enlighten us about how Stanford is better environment to find a spouse.

Dryfire

10/2/22 12:07pm

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troglodyte

10/2/22 12:32pm

The crazy thing is I can’t tell if you’re serious or not.

troglodyte

10/2/22 12:38pm

You're the one that made the ridiculous claim that Stanford and similar schools are better in all ways.

Dryfire

10/2/22 12:51pm

Oh - so you are the serious about the spouse thing. What a world. But you don’t

troglodyte

10/2/22 1:37pm

Sure. But why put football aside? That’s the whole point

cougfanz

10/2/22 12:58pm

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troglodyte

10/2/22 1:39pm

"aside from football" seems to be the key to my inquiry here

RenoCoug

10/2/22 1:44pm

No need to be condescending. You value something different. And that’s ok.

grosven

10/2/22 2:20pm

I do appreciate this and will try to do better. But

troglodyte

10/2/22 3:41pm

Haha, yeah, we need to all do better.

grosven

10/2/22 3:57pm

We have competing definitions of “better“

Dr MoBYU

10/2/22 2:54pm

This board is completely delusional, I agree.

Genghis Spreads

10/2/22 3:15pm

RE: Remind me - Why do we keep losing blue chip LDS recruits to Standford?

mokelembembe

10/2/22 12:11pm

RE: Remind me - Why do we keep losing blue chip LDS recruits to Standford?

GangstaLean

10/2/22 12:40pm

RE: Remind me - Why do we keep losing blue chip LDS recruits to Standford?

catchbigtuna

10/2/22 1:44pm

I know that the defensive scheme can be a turn off, it was for one recent big

Sircumference

10/2/22 2:51pm

It's fun to flaunt your pedigree

Burton162

10/2/22 6:07pm

Here are some reminders and reasons...

Swishfromdeep3

10/2/22 9:24pm

RE: Here are some reminders and reasons...

grosven

10/2/22 9:28pm

lol nice! Seeing a 21 point win for Cougs on the Farm this year. Love Shaw but

Swishfromdeep3

10/3/22 1:31pm

3 top 30 classes?

stansburycoug

10/3/22 1:40pm

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