BYU signees

[myboynoah]

FWIW, if I were an authority figure to X, I'd urge him to sign with Stanford. I don't know why anyone recruited by Stanford doesn't go there.

Perhaps because Standford doesn't rate high enough in the product of all their priorities.

[SeattleUte]

Perhaps because Standford doesn't rate high enough in the product of all their priorities.

What puts it in perspective is considering that every year Stanford rejects a lot of kids with 4.0's and perfect SAT's. If your scores are anything at all less than perfect and you're not in the youth orchestra or student body president or the like your odds of being admitted are long.

Any adult who doesn't steer a kid recruited by Stanford to Stanford does him a huge disservice. It's as close as it gets to having it all. Competitive in the Pac 10 and academics absolutely shoulder to shoulder with Harvard and Yale.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=11757

So far we have:

Jordan Atkinson
Remington Peck
Terry Alleto
Fono Vakalahi

Two centers, a TE and a JC LBer. Is Atkinson a worthwhile get? He sounds like he was going to be a Cougar given his history/family tradition... can he contribute?

Where's the next Cliff Doman or Ned Stearns in this year's recruiting class? BYU just doesn't get those kind of athletes anymore.

[myboynoah]

What puts it in perspective is considering that every year Stanford rejects a lot of kids with 4.0's and perfect SAT's. If your scores are anything at all less than perfect and you're not in the youth orchestra or student body president or the like your odds of being admitted are long.

Any adult who doesn't steer a kid recruited by Stanford to Stanford does him a huge disservice. It's as close as it gets to having it all. Competitive in the Pac 10 and academics absolutely shoulder to shoulder with Harvard and Yale.

I don't dispute any of this, but we have the luxury of 20-30 years of experience upon which to draw. For most of these kids, and their parents, I suspect the biggest priority is exposure and playing at the next level. It's hard for Stanford to compete in that arena.

BYU and Stanford, standing shoulder to shoulder as outliers in a "get mine now" materialistic world.

[il Padrino Ute]

What puts it in perspective is considering that every year Stanford rejects a lot of kids with 4.0's and perfect SAT's. If your scores are anything at all less than perfect and you're not in the youth orchestra or student body president or the like your odds of being admitted are long.

Any adult who doesn't steer a kid recruited by Stanford to Stanford does him a huge disservice. It's as close as it gets to having it all. Competitive in the Pac 10 and academics absolutely shoulder to shoulder with Harvard and Yale.

Like MBN said, "perhaps because Standford doesn't rate high enough in the product of all their priorities."

[MarkGrace]

He sounds like he was going to be a Cougar given his history/family tradition... can he contribute?

And what a great family he has!

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

His dad would kick him out of the house if he signed with BYU.

Most college players don't live at home, in fact I am pretty sure part of the scholarship includes housing.

[venkman]

Are the two JC corners any good? Or is this Saulsberry/Pringle part deux.