On the topic of chance encounters, this is less entertaining but I didn't have a good place to post it until this thread.
I recently was at lunch next to a table where a former college QB was talking about his recruiting experiences. He looked to be early-mid 20s, but I don't follow recruiting well enough to have recognized him. Was talking with his table about visits to Bama under Saban and ND under Kelly, but he also had some words about his Stanford visit, which pretty much hewed to the stereotypes- the stadium was empty, the tailgates were all fancy wine and cheese, the students didn't care.
None of this was surprising of course but it was interesting to hear still. Clearly some recruits care about the big time college football experience and we probably lose those guys.
I recently was at lunch next to a table where a former college QB was talking about his recruiting experiences. He looked to be early-mid 20s, but I don't follow recruiting well enough to have recognized him. Was talking with his table about visits to Bama under Saban and ND under Kelly, but he also had some words about his Stanford visit, which pretty much hewed to the stereotypes- the stadium was empty, the tailgates were all fancy wine and cheese, the students didn't care.
None of this was surprising of course but it was interesting to hear still. Clearly some recruits care about the big time college football experience and we probably lose those guys.