[fyao]

Montgomery, a 4-star WR and one of our earliest commits, is now listed as a soft verbal.  This isn\'t good news, as we really need good receivers in our pipeline as Ryan Whalen is a senior.  Does anyone know what\'s up?

[fyao]

Montgomery, a 4-star WR and one of our earliest commits, is now listed as a soft verbal.  This isn\'t good news, as we really need good receivers in our pipeline as Ryan Whalen is a senior.  Does anyone know what\'s up?

[Redrum]

They actually showed interest in Montgomery early and haven\'t given up despite his verbal to us.  And, he\'s visited, which Scout\'s software automatically interprets as a "soft verbal."

Best spin:  this is just your typical position-covering  by a commit who has not yet been admitted.  Nothing special about Montgomery doing likewise.  If Montag speaks favorably,  UGA vaporizes.

Less best spin:  Somebody else on the Booty reminded us of this:  As a school that absolutely depends on a national reach for recruiting success, we are more vulnerable than most to "family" issues.  Usually spelled M-O-M.  How do the parents feel about not seeing their kid play in person, not being able to hug him, having him half a continent away?  If the parents aren\'t on board with the value of the Stanford education,  the lower our chances.   Now, in Montgomery\'s case, he\'s a Texas kid so its harder to figure the close-to-home argument.  Might boil down to where aunts, uncles and in-laws live.

[Redrum]

They actually showed interest in Montgomery early and haven\'t given up despite his verbal to us.  And, he\'s visited, which Scout\'s software automatically interprets as a "soft verbal."

Best spin:  this is just your typical position-covering  by a commit who has not yet been admitted.  Nothing special about Montgomery doing likewise.  If Montag speaks favorably,  UGA vaporizes.

Less best spin:  Somebody else on the Booty reminded us of this:  As a school that absolutely depends on a national reach for recruiting success, we are more vulnerable than most to "family" issues.  Usually spelled M-O-M.  How do the parents feel about not seeing their kid play in person, not being able to hug him, having him half a continent away?  If the parents aren\'t on board with the value of the Stanford education,  the lower our chances.   Now, in Montgomery\'s case, he\'s a Texas kid so its harder to figure the close-to-home argument.  Might boil down to where aunts, uncles and in-laws live.

[washingtonismoney]

Also bad spin: Georgia is a real cesspool right now. The fans hate Richt and given the team\'s performance this season, it\'s not hard to see why. Given that, why the interest?

[washingtonismoney]

Also bad spin: Georgia is a real cesspool right now. The fans hate Richt and given the team\'s performance this season, it\'s not hard to see why. Given that, why the interest?

[fullmetal]

Hm.  I wonder if the alumni club in Dallas needs to chip in with a few college counseling chats.  I\'m heading up there in two weeks...

[fullmetal]

Hm.  I wonder if the alumni club in Dallas needs to chip in with a few college counseling chats.  I\'m heading up there in two weeks...

[jacketree]

Georgia is a real cesspool right now.

Fixed.

[jacketree]

Georgia is a real cesspool right now.

Fixed.

[slide]

per Montgomery in a recent recruiting update, Stanford is his clear #1 but he is worried about admissions.

[slide]

per Montgomery in a recent recruiting update, Stanford is his clear #1 but he is worried about admissions.

[tmswope]

I live in Dallas, about five minutes from his school.  Would it be illegal if I took him out to dinner...?

Kidding.  But St. Mark\'s is a great school.  I would think that they\'d be able to get him in, based on the competitiveness of his school.  But I don\'t know what his ACT/SAT scores are...

[tmswope]

I live in Dallas, about five minutes from his school.  Would it be illegal if I took him out to dinner...?

Kidding.  But St. Mark\'s is a great school.  I would think that they\'d be able to get him in, based on the competitiveness of his school.  But I don\'t know what his ACT/SAT scores are...

[Spiny_Norman]

Here is a neat story about a current Stanford student-athlete from St. Marks.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan...rstory.pdf

He graduated as valedictorian from St. Mark’s School in Dallas with a 4.47 grade-point average and a perfect 1,600 on the college  boards. He also was captain of the volleyball, tennis and junior engineering teams, and president of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Club.

If Montgomery has a similar profile, then admissions should be no problem.   ;)

[Spiny_Norman]

Here is a neat story about a current Stanford student-athlete from St. Marks.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan...rstory.pdf

He graduated as valedictorian from St. Mark’s School in Dallas with a 4.47 grade-point average and a perfect 1,600 on the college  boards. He also was captain of the volleyball, tennis and junior engineering teams, and president of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Club.

If Montgomery has a similar profile, then admissions should be no problem.   ;)

[Redrum]

this guy was getting his jollies in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Club.

[Redrum]

this guy was getting his jollies in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Club.

[fullmetal]

I find it kind of remarkable that a top-notch men\'s volleyball player would come out of Texas.  Men\'s volleyball just doesn\'t get much press around here--the tall kids end up in football or basketball.  Another niche sport St. Mark\'s has is rowing.  Not many of the rowers are tall enough, it seems to me, to make it at top rowing schools.

Less remarkable is the hip disease research :p  

(Well, his dad did help him land the research position...and that\'s pretty much half of the battle with such projects.)

[fullmetal]

I find it kind of remarkable that a top-notch men\'s volleyball player would come out of Texas.  Men\'s volleyball just doesn\'t get much press around here--the tall kids end up in football or basketball.  Another niche sport St. Mark\'s has is rowing.  Not many of the rowers are tall enough, it seems to me, to make it at top rowing schools.

Less remarkable is the hip disease research :p  

(Well, his dad did help him land the research position...and that\'s pretty much half of the battle with such projects.)

[Redrum]

that Asian-heritage rowers come out of Texas.  ;)

After a while, you just have to accept: We live in a world of miracles, fullmetal.  

[Redrum]

that Asian-heritage rowers come out of Texas.  ;)

After a while, you just have to accept: We live in a world of miracles, fullmetal.  

[fullmetal]

don\'t forget the armchair-QB/coach aspect, although that in itself is almost required for most Texans :)

can\'t wait to see how the UCLA/UW game turns out.  that\'ll be a nice little circle of death if UW beats UCLA...who beat Texas, who beat Nebraska, who beat UW.

also, i wish oregon state\'s receivers wouldn\'t have found out about their lethal case of dropsies until we played them.

[fullmetal]

don\'t forget the armchair-QB/coach aspect, although that in itself is almost required for most Texans :)

can\'t wait to see how the UCLA/UW game turns out.  that\'ll be a nice little circle of death if UW beats UCLA...who beat Texas, who beat Nebraska, who beat UW.

also, i wish oregon state\'s receivers wouldn\'t have found out about their lethal case of dropsies until we played them.

[washingtonismoney]

Actually, we\'ve already got a good circle of death going:

UW > USC > Cal > UCLA > Texas > Nebraska > UW...

[washingtonismoney]

Actually, we\'ve already got a good circle of death going:

UW > USC > Cal > UCLA > Texas > Nebraska > UW...