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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not as easy as you’re making it out to be for a kid to get recruited to an ivy fb team(or most any sport for that matter) much less the p5 schools you mentioned, Duke, Uva, BC.  I think you are underestimating &/or not appreciating & understanding the dedication & athletic ability & potential it takes to be recruited at that level. [/quote]

Seriously. Duke, UVA, and BC all have real football teams. And then you look at schools like Vanderbilt, Northwestern, and Stanford. Those guys are getting crushed every Saturday by much bigger and stronger football players. Particularly Vandy in the SEC. If you see how they stack up against schools like Georgia or Alabama, the size difference is ridiculous.

It's one thing if you're going to play in a rinky dink conference like the Ivy League or at a SLAC. But at the bigger schools in stronger conferences, I would never encourage a boy to seek that avenue for an admission. Four years of high school, and then four years of playing against much bigger and stronger players is going to have consequences. The CTE is always there. It's the accumulation of micro-concussions and head hits. But it's also the rest of it. Look at an offensive or defensive line, which are the majority of positions, and you'll see that every single one of them are wearing knee braces and the like. And the skill positions are the ones that get the real devastating hits. Unless you have a 6'6 280 giant, wouldn't recommend. Because that's what they're going to be playing against in everything but the fluff conferences.    [/quote]

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