'15 NC RB Bryce Love

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Dust10 said:
I'm pretty sure he was agreeing with you that the service academies are a great place to get an education...
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Yes, I reread his post and I think your right, but there are many on here that don't get where I'm coming from at all, I just assumed he was one of them. I'm sorry if I misunderstood his intentions.
 
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Volnerd said:
A degree from Stanford will get you some knowledge. So will a degree from UT. Neither one will guarantee that you are set for life. That depends on what you do with that knowledge.
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A degree from Stanford pretty much gets your foot in the door for an interview anywhere. It's of course up the individual then but a degree from Stanford is more impressive than a degree from UT to prospective employers.
 
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PowerOrange said:
He left a free education at Standford behind, because he didn't like the views and values over there? It's four years! Grind that out.
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If you know anything about a baseball ride they are rarely free, he was getting about 75 percent paid and it still cost more than most places including UT. So he didn't give up that much. Baseball and Football rides are completely different. He did go on to complete his degree elsewhere, and I'm sure he saved a lot of money too by leaving his ride at Stanford. He wasn't happy there with the education he was getting so he left.
 
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gunner said:
If you know anything about a baseball ride they are rarely free, he was getting about 75 percent paid and it still cost more than most places including UT. So he didn't give up that much. Baseball and Football rides are completely different. He did go on to complete his degree elsewhere, and I'm sure he saved a lot of money too by leaving his ride at Stanford. He wasn't happy there with the education he was getting so he left.
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Thanks, didn't know that. I'm clueless when it comes to baseball.
 
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One of my best friends from HS went to Stanford on a swim scholarship. I went to a football game out there a few yrs back and it was one the lamest atmospheres I've ever been in.
 
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gunner said:
Yes, I reread his post and I think your right, but there are many on here that don't get where I'm coming from at all, I just assumed he was one of them. I'm sorry if I misunderstood his intentions.
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Why would a guy with possible nfl talent want to go to a service academy and have to serve instead of play ball sounds dumb
 
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smashmouth98 said:
your joking right??? you regard a degree from Navy higher than Stanford?? maybe you should put down that green leafy substance...
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You are right. I have a niece at the Naval Academy now and she says that high school was harder ( a private school ). She has not been challenged at all academically so far. I'm sure Stanford would not be that easy.
 
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Why do people continue to say...you decide how good your education is so you can learn just as much at college 'x' as you can at college 'y'? That shows a lack of understanding of the infrastructure of the business world. You will learn a VAST majority of you job skills, on the job! Your degree had one primary purpose. Get the job for you on the front-end. And guess what, a degree from some colleges will get you more job opportunities. Bottom line. You can debate whether you like it or not. But it is reality.
 
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I'm a veteran and I have nothing against the service academies. I feel you can get a very good education there. However they are not in the same class as Stanford, MIT, and the like. To say they are is just wrong.
 
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therickbol said:
Why do people continue to say...you decide how good your education is so you can learn just as much at college 'x' as you can at college 'y'? That shows a lack of understanding of the infrastructure of the business world. You will learn a VAST majority of you job skills, on the job! Your degree had one primary purpose. Get the job for you on the front-end. And guess what, a degree from some colleges will get you more job opportunities. Bottom line. You can debate whether you like it or not. But it is reality.
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What this guy said.

Besides that, though, some colleges just have better professors. The student's willingness to learn can be affected by external factors, one of those being the environment he is put in. That includes his piers and the faculty. Teachers matter.
 
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BigOrangeLoyalist said:
I don't know why anyone would put anything before themselves, let alone service, liberty, honor, family, ... it's just un-American.
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Different strokes for different folks. One of my all time favorite NFLers is Chad Hennings. Great story. If you're Christian you'll especially enjoy his story and where he is now.
 
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I posted it in another thread, but from what I'm hearing Tennessee is not really a factor for Love anymore. Stanford is the likely choice, but I'm still hearing that deep down he wants to go to UNC.

Either way, as I said in the post, chances with Love are slim to nil and if he does end up signing with us, I will eat my crow, hang my hat, and be a lurker.

Just passing info along, but we're feeling pretty good about Jaason Lewis, and Kelly, though torn, will likely end up with Harbooger at Michigan.
 
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kmkemp11 said:
What this guy said.

Besides that, though, some colleges just have better professors. The student's willingness to learn can be affected by external factors, one of those being the environment he is put in. That includes his piers and the faculty. Teachers matter.
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I'm skeptical. If one's piers contribute to their education, then how is Princeton one of the best colleges in the country? I learned from Always Sunny that the piers in Jersey are not happy places, and that the education you get there is not Ivy League caliber.

Edit: In all seriousness, the quality of the institution does make a noticeable difference. I have been an undergrad at UT, a graduate student at UW-Seattle and UT, and I have taught at both UT and UW. The students at UW were significantly brighter and better prepared that the students I've had at UT (for the most part). They understood the material more easily, and they were able to grapple with it much better. And, outside of my department (I am in one of those where the difference is negligible if at all existent), the faculty was generally better too.
 
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85SugarVol said:
Yes, the education provided at Annapolis & West Point is some of the best offered in the nation.
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I have a nephew that's been working hard to get in Annapolis. The kid's grades are on point and he has been jumping through what ever hoops they throw at him but it's just one thing after another. I had no idea how hard it was to get in. He's a good kid and I want nothing but the best for him and I'm glad he's going after what he wants.
 
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turambar85 said:
I'm skeptical. If one's piers contribute to their education, then how is Princeton one of the best colleges in the country? I learned from Always Sunny that the piers in Jersey are not happy places, and that the education you get there is not Ivy League caliber.
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That may be so, but the karma sutra lessons you can find there, and the information about drugs and diseases, is second to none.
 
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BigOrangeLoyalist said:
That may be so, but the karma sutra lessons you can find there, and the information about drugs and diseases, is second to none.
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You know, you're right. It's the school of hard knocks (and hard bangs). That's some stuff that you won't find in any of your elitist ivory tower classrooms or expensive college textbooks.
 
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If he's all about academics, he'll go to Stanford. If he's all about staying close to home, he'll choose UNC. We're the compromise. IMO, he's Stanford bound.
 
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LA Vol said:
If he's all about academics, he'll go to Stanford. If he's all about staying close to home, he'll choose UNC. We're the compromise. IMO, he's Stanford bound.
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Where in the heck is football in all of this? While we may lack the educational opportunities or pedigree of Stanford (or UNC, bracketing the recent controversy), and while we may not be as close to home, we are a heckuva lot better when it comes the the thing that Love specializes in.
 
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