Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event

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Alabama.

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Roll tide.

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War Eagle

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look for small FBS schools…Wake and Rice come to mind, but research the list.

That's not what he wants. He'll think the football culture at these schools is a freaking joke.

And he would be right. (Rice grad.)

Fun nevertheless. But not UT or even Tulane.

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Anonymous wrote:Syracuse?

+1. Go Orange!

Notre Dame and Vanderbilt fit what you're describing, but both are tough admits with almost no merit awards.

I know ND has quite a bit of merit, but it goes to lure tippy top kids who were probably admitted to ivies.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Syracuse?

+1. Go Orange!

Notre Dame and Vanderbilt fit what you're describing, but both are tough admits with almost no merit awards.

I know ND has quite a bit of merit, but it goes to lure tippy top kids who were probably admitted to ivies.

ND offers merit only to the top 1-2% of the applicant pool. Do you consider that 'quite a bit'? Seems like a lottery within a lottery to me.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Syracuse?

+1. Go Orange!

Notre Dame and Vanderbilt fit what you're describing, but both are tough admits with almost no merit awards.

I know ND has quite a bit of merit, but it goes to lure tippy top kids who were probably admitted to ivies.

ND offers merit only to the top 1-2% of the applicant pool. Do you consider that 'quite a bit'? Seems like a lottery within a lottery to me.

That statistic is inaccurate. 1-2% of enrolled students have merit scholarships. Not the same thing. ND's yield is about 60% overall; I have no idea of the yield figure for students who have been offered merit.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Syracuse?

+1. Go Orange!

Notre Dame and Vanderbilt fit what you're describing, but both are tough admits with almost no merit awards.

I know ND has quite a bit of merit, but it goes to lure tippy top kids who were probably admitted to ivies.

ND offers merit only to the top 1-2% of the applicant pool. Do you consider that 'quite a bit'? Seems like a lottery within a lottery to me.

It's quite a bit for a school of its stature. My son was invited to apply but ultimately didn't get one. I recall quite a few options at the time. Much more than, say, Boston College.

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Anonymous wrote:Davidson home football attendance is very small.

Smaller than urban Texas high schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Davidson home football attendance is very small.

It’s a small school. 2,000 kids, maybe less. The question is whether a solid percentage of those 2,000 kids make it a priority to attend home games.

Like, if my sports-loving kid were a freshman at Davidson next year, would it be easy for them to find a similarly sports-loving crew to go watch football, basketball, and lax games? And when they’re at football and basketball games, is it fun?

For reference, they’re at a relatively small public high school in New England- 200 per grade, so 800 kids total. The student turnout for home games is loud and very fun. Not huge in terms of numbers because the school is relatively small. But active, loud, and fun.

To use the SEC comparison, of course DC’s football game experience is nothing like the big high schools in Texas! But it’s great for its size/scale/location. Looking for LACs that are similar.

They should just go to a university where people make sports their identity then.

They don’t want a big school.

Their first priority is to go to a small LAC (for academic and other non-sports reasons).

Their second priority is that the LAC they choose has as much school spirit and sports participation as possible given the size and type of school.

Trinity in SA, Rice, or Davidson. Watch ESPN+ this fall and you can check out the empty stadiums at Rice and Davidson. Davidson's coach moved to Rice. Great schools with some great kids who are football players.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Syracuse?

+1. Go Orange!

Notre Dame and Vanderbilt fit what you're describing, but both are tough admits with almost no merit awards.

I know ND has quite a bit of merit, but it goes to lure tippy top kids who were probably admitted to ivies.

ND offers merit only to the top 1-2% of the applicant pool. Do you consider that 'quite a bit'? Seems like a lottery within a lottery to me.

It's quite a bit for a school of its stature. My son was invited to apply but ultimately didn't get one. I recall quite a few options at the time. Much more than, say, Boston College.

BC offers 18 full tuition scholarships. ND offers only 8 full tuition scholarships.

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This thread is so ridiculous. None of these LACs have fun, packed, football games.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Davidson home football attendance is very small.

Smaller than urban Texas high schools.

Suburban*, dallas isd football games are not that well attended lmao.

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NP here - curious as to Denison? Thinking maybe they would have a good turnout at games?

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Anonymous wrote:NP here - curious as to Denison? Thinking maybe they would have a good turnout at games?

Denison an awesome school. Kids normal. Sporty. Social. But football not a thing there either. Just not happening at a lac.

Denison is, however, just outside of Columbus and your son could adopt Ohio state. He’d find someone at Denison who’d be up for going to a buckeye game.

Good luck. But to aren’t finding what you are looking for g for because no one at any lac cares about football.