Darnay Holmes top 4
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Thought someone said weeks ago his dad released a top 4 and nu wasn't in it? That's good if we have made it back. And if education is really important, leading the nation in academic AA's is a good thing. Ignorant on this aspect but is a degree from UCLA or ohio st carry that much more weight than a Nebraska degree? Obviously USC is top dog there.
The mention of great academic support keeps our hat in the ring.
Not for a professional football player though. I kind of took his response as being which school will do more for him academically by helping him stay on track, which Nebraska is second to none on. Just hoping for the best
Exact reason you don't freak out over a pessimistic husker posting on a message board, because they have no facts just emotions
Bottom of the list priority for kids who play the hat game..
Wasn't fresking out, that was the list released by Darnay's father and was widely reported.
I agree if you are only worried about going to "The League" that grades and academic prestige don't matter but Siebo indicated that a degree from UCLA or OSU were on par with Nebraska and one from USC was better. That is blasphemy ....for a prospect that does value education, a degree from UCLA is right up there with USC if not better. We are talking about one of the top Public Schools in the nation, right up there with Michigan, Virginia, North Carolina ect.....so to call that basically a wash with what he would receive at Nebraska or Ohio State is crazy
Siebo did indicate a USC degree is better. However, Siebo did not indicate that a degree from UCLA or osu was on par with Nebraska. Hence the ?
Here again, this is an example of not really knowing until the recruit actually comes out and says what he's thinking. I don't know our chances of getting Holmes, but I'm glad we're still in the race.
Concerning college educations and strictly UNDERGRADUATE degrees, I've seen two opinions.
1st - depending on the degree you're getting one school will be ranked over another (journalism, physics, business, etc.). Certain corporations/business entities will farm certain schools for a variety of reasons. It could be based on endowments/investments in research, location, school ranking in the particular discipline, or even alma mater of executives.
2nd - It's an undergraduate degree, it doesn't matter.
Concerning college educations and strictly UNDERGRADUATE degrees, I've seen two opinions.
1st - depending on the degree you're getting one school will be ranked over another (journalism, physics, business, etc.). Certain corporations/business entities will farm certain schools for a variety of reasons. It could be based on endowments/investments in research, location, school ranking in the particular discipline, or even alma mater of executives.
2nd - It's an undergraduate degree, it doesn't matter.
I've gone through a lot of school in my day, guys. I currently work for a college. I can tell you that a degree from UCLA is on par with or better than a degree from USC, and that both are better than Nebraska. tOSU has more recently become a more prestigious diploma, but its more likely viewed as between Nebraska and those two California schools.
How much this matters to a football player, though, is anybody's guess. Some players frankly don't care about the education and just want to perfect their trade do not look at the academics very closely. That is a fair point, and supports the idea that maybe our college football programs need to more closely model the baseball farm system or the academy system used for soccer players in Europe and quit the notion of being so closely affiliated with academics.
On the other hand, some players really like the idea of finishing with a degree, particularly if they are the first in their families to graduate from college, come from a minority background that values education, or any other number of reasons (i.e., Richard Sherman, who has a Stanford degree and is also a highly successful NFL player).
In Nebraska's favor, I would say that we're a better-than-average public university with wonderful athletic tradition that does a good job of supporting our athletes, particularly if they have some deficiencies, in being successful and graduating if they choose to. On top of that, we're a great football program that regularly has our top players enter the NFL. So, we're not UCLA or USC, but as an overall college experience, we're pretty well rounded. On top of that, we recently joined the Big Ten, which has, outside of the Ivy League, the best academic reputation in America. That will only help to raise our profile over time.
Just my two cents.
How much this matters to a football player, though, is anybody's guess. Some players frankly don't care about the education and just want to perfect their trade do not look at the academics very closely. That is a fair point, and supports the idea that maybe our college football programs need to more closely model the baseball farm system or the academy system used for soccer players in Europe and quit the notion of being so closely affiliated with academics.
On the other hand, some players really like the idea of finishing with a degree, particularly if they are the first in their families to graduate from college, come from a minority background that values education, or any other number of reasons (i.e., Richard Sherman, who has a Stanford degree and is also a highly successful NFL player).
In Nebraska's favor, I would say that we're a better-than-average public university with wonderful athletic tradition that does a good job of supporting our athletes, particularly if they have some deficiencies, in being successful and graduating if they choose to. On top of that, we're a great football program that regularly has our top players enter the NFL. So, we're not UCLA or USC, but as an overall college experience, we're pretty well rounded. On top of that, we recently joined the Big Ten, which has, outside of the Ivy League, the best academic reputation in America. That will only help to raise our profile over time.
Just my two cents.
I'm with you LLM, his dad clearly had a list that didn't include Nebraska. I still don't think Nebraska is being considered, but having 4 hats looks cooler than having just 2
Why? Then USC > UCLA, well one guy says UCLA . So much is perception and location. One thing that should be realized; is there are many departments at any given school. Before being absorbed, U on N at Omaha was one of the top few business colleges in the country, recognized and graduate rewarded. Because of " grade inflation " ; the Ivy league was facing down grades at one point in the past ( speculation it was a reward for paying the high costs ). I am not sure what the stat is now, but when I was graduating from high school; it was said the average Ivy league graduate never made up the difference in tuition over a public graduate. You can get anywhere from N; and imo, with the support our players get, have a much better chance of doing so.
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