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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]ahhhh, not so fast. The Episcopal kid brought in by Prep was de-committed from Maryland and thrown out of Episcopal due to drug problems. Bullis is not alone with their win at all cost mentality....[/quote]

Please don't even think you can put Prep in the same sentence as Bullis when it comes to athletic recruiting or a win at all cost mentality!

Bullis has been aggressively recruiting for football for the past several years. Admitting kids who were asked to leave other IAC schools for academic or disciplinary reasons has become the reputation of Bullis.  Your football is notorious for bringing kids in the fall for football season who happen to leave after Christmas break, believe me, I have heard this first hand from several current Bullis families who are not happy.

This year alone, Bullis admitted a kid from another IAC school who left on very "rocky" terms and poached St. Andrews starting goalie. Not to mention somehow convinced the #1 recruit in the country to transfer in from over 2 hours away.

GP will not stoop to your level as they don't need to. [/quote]

Exactly!

It's a question of scale.

One or two cases are one thing. But wholesale recruiting of kids across a number of sports is yet another.

I admire the creativity and chutzpah of the Bullis strategy. They are trying to make a traditionally unattractive school more attractive.

But the other schools see how this is done and react accordingly. No one is going to elevate Bullis to being a "Rival" no matter how many games they win.

Bullis is selling these people a bill of goods suggesting that it's just like the other IAC schools. It isn't and never has been.

The Bullis strategy may work and attract more and maybe even better applicants. But the already low opinion of the school among the other schools is going to suffer.

This disapproval in and of itself isn't enough to dissuade Bullis from pursuing a strategy that has worked a lot of other places. Build a winning sports program, get exposure and favorable press, improve campus enthusiasm and then increase academic standards. It's the modern day version of the Notre Dame strategy that elevated a small Catholic college in the wilds of Indiana into something better.[/quote]

Fellas, this is a national trend not limited to the DMV so let's stop complaining about it...btw St Johns has a QB from Hawaii on its roster! Prep with its boarding is able to pull from farther out than Bullis and other local IAC schools. Prep was dominant when its former coach recruited and developed players. Bullis is investing on the academic side of the house with the new STEM building, ironically endowed by a Prep alum who sent kids to Bullis. They are sending kids to good colleges so the formula is working. Why Prep lax is languishing has more to do with itself and less to do with Bullis or any other school.

This is a lax board, so back to lax. The reality is that many kids who have the talent want a chance to play for a strong program, be seen and go to a good college (college prep academics). If you offer those three things, talented kids are going to want to go to your school. Bullis was attractive to several top players the last few years because it offers those 3 things. Btw, just because you have "D-1 commits" does not mean you win...you need coaching and development. No question the Bullis staff outcoached Prep and Landon this year.

Just look at the top 4 seeds in the GEICO Lax Nationals tourney that will play locally in a few weeks (and on ESPN)...Culver, Hill, Salisbury and Bullis. Bullis is in the minor leagues compared to the other 3 when it comes to recruiting student athletes: the other 3 schools pull kids in from across the US and from Canada. Culver sent EVERY SENIOR on its lacrosse roster to a D-1 school last year...do you think that is just serendipity??

Stop griping, water your own grass and make it greener. [/quote]

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