02-06-2017, 01:46 AM
Yale - When I was applying to colleges back in the 20th century, I applied to Yale as well as Stanford. I was a pretty good WR in my home state of New Mexico. That's equivalent to being a pretty good cowboy in Maine. I had no illusions about being a competitive athlete at the D1 level. Ivy - maybe.
I got a nice hand written note from the legendary Yale Football coach, Carmen Cozza. "I hope you will come to Yale and play for us."
I chose Stanford. So I played on the JV squad at Stanford. This was before freshman could play on varsity. On that JV team we had (I think) 8 men who went on to play pro ball. Two were first rounders, James Lofton and Gordy King.
I survived that season with only one concussion. Spent the night at the student health center. The concussion made me forget every class I was taking. Late November and I didn't remember what classes I was taking or what I had learned. I called my room mate and asked him what books were on my book shelf to see if that make me remember. All I remember is asking, "Meteorology, why would anyone take that course?"
Next day everything was back and I knew that I was completely out of my league.
The next week I bluffed my way into playing in the last game against Cal. "Doctors say I am good to go." In reality I had never consulted the doctors at the student health center after I was released. I caught 1 pass. I was in the books.
Ivy's get superior academic and respectable athletes. Stanford gets superior academic and superior athletes. That's a pretty hard screen to pass through. That is why the current recruiting class is so exceptional.
I got a nice hand written note from the legendary Yale Football coach, Carmen Cozza. "I hope you will come to Yale and play for us."
I chose Stanford. So I played on the JV squad at Stanford. This was before freshman could play on varsity. On that JV team we had (I think) 8 men who went on to play pro ball. Two were first rounders, James Lofton and Gordy King.
I survived that season with only one concussion. Spent the night at the student health center. The concussion made me forget every class I was taking. Late November and I didn't remember what classes I was taking or what I had learned. I called my room mate and asked him what books were on my book shelf to see if that make me remember. All I remember is asking, "Meteorology, why would anyone take that course?"
Next day everything was back and I knew that I was completely out of my league.
The next week I bluffed my way into playing in the last game against Cal. "Doctors say I am good to go." In reality I had never consulted the doctors at the student health center after I was released. I caught 1 pass. I was in the books.
Ivy's get superior academic and respectable athletes. Stanford gets superior academic and superior athletes. That's a pretty hard screen to pass through. That is why the current recruiting class is so exceptional.