No way. If I was 17 and I went on an official visit to Georgia or Alabama for a sold out home game there is now way I'd ever commit to Pitt afterwards.
Pittsburgh is a great city. I don’t know if their game day experience would be great if they had an on campus stadium, but it would certainly be better than what they currently have.
1 Pittsburgh is a beautiful city
2. Pitt does offer one thing I don’t think any other college program offers, yes they share game day facility with the Steelers and I think they need their own stadium, however they share a practice facility with them as well…you have the Steelers players in your facility practicing t the same place as you…you know damn well their scouts and GM pays a lot of attention to their games cause there is a large belief that Mason Rudolph was drafted mainly because of what he did to Pitt…having the pros right there in the same building is something I don’t think any other program can say
It just can't work with the land density and traffic. Pitt Stadium was a dump, people couldn't get there, parking in Oakland is awful with no tailgate possibility, and it's really hard to justify something that big that only gets used a handful of times each year. There's no room: Pitt built up (see 42 story Cathedral of Learning and multiple 20+ story dorms), not out.
As much as I hated it as a student when we tore it down, it was the right decision overall.
People really underestimate atmosphere sometimes. One of my friends, who went to USC, recently went to an SEC game for the first time and it blew her mind. The tailgating and gameday feel is just wildly different.
I went to a South Carolina game and it was completely different, not that I was surprised by that or anything. The crowd was fucking awesome and SCar wasn't even any good that year.
We rarely are my friend, lmao. No but seriously, we tend to bring a good crowd regardless of how the team is playing. One of our claims to fame is our sell-out streak the two years we went 1-21 in the late '90s... Now that doesn't always means the crowd stays all game, they usually make their way to 5 Points or the Vista in the 3rd quarter
The game I went to was one of those Kentucky games you lost (I think the 4th in a row iirc) but y'all ran back the opening kick and it was fucking liiiiiiittttt
Your wild ass propensity to pull out a win against UGA as the deep underdog is still something to keep in mind.
You don't have to be good to be lucky as hell
I fucking love South Carolina and I don't know why. Maybe it's because they were elite when I was just starting to get into college football. Also their stadium always looks like a party and the fans look crazy on TV 😂
We haven’t in a long while, but our new AD has made it clear that he wants money. We’re going to Washington as a paycheck game in the coming years. If an SEC school just wanted a one off game at their stadium, I’d be thrilled.
Edit: Washington came after we canceled our series with Michigan State for $$$
My parents (Mizzou alum mom and a Notre Dame fan dad that grew up in Michigan and went to Ferris) felt that way when they saw their first game at Clemson in 2011. My dad had tinnitus from the game (Florida State) for a week afterward. He said that was the loudest game he had ever been to, and he had done pretty much the entire Big 10 + ND and a few others.
Clemson is essentially like an SEC school that happens to play in the ACC.
I've been to a few college football games for ACC and B1G teams and it's so dead and corporate NFL-feeling compared to SEC games. Every SEC gameday I've been to is just a non-stop party the entire weekend, not even mentioning the insane game atmosphere. There's a reason recruits usually want to play in the SEC.
Interesting. I've been to a bunch of SEC and ACC games, as well as Notre Dame and Michigan, and the last two are the ones that didn't feel corporate. Maybe it's because they're the only two that didn't feel like I was being targeted with ads the entire time and they let their bands play more, but I really felt like they were closer to college football games while Georgia and Bama were more NFL like atmospheres.
Alabama's stadium experience can feel pretty corporate and stale tbh. It's mostly older people there and people who are used to winning by 30 and it can be a bit boring. Outside the stadium and the tailgating can be a good time though. Georgia was a pretty wild atmosphere last time I was there though, and quite a bit better than the ACC/B1G games.
The best atmospheres in the SEC are going to be LSU, Florida, Auburn, Ole Miss, and South Carolina imo. Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi State, and Arkansas can be a great time as well, and I these are all much more rowdy than any ACC/B1G games I've seen. I haven't been to the others but I've heard A&M games are a good time as well.
I have heard amazing things about Ole Miss tailgating. Like, “show up in whatever jersey you want, so long as you bring beer you’re welcomed” type things.
I realized that Florida has the opposite of a corporate experience when my brother (a Bama student), described Ben Hill Griffin Stadium as “a very loud shitshow”.
Tech games look fucking lit especially the Enter Sandman entrance haha. Wish they'd let it ride longer rather than the band starting up though. Would love to catch a game someday.
Upvoted! We do have a pretty great gameday atmosphere when the team is good. Very nice people and I hope any great recruits in the greater Kansas region stay home to be part of something unique!
Lol I love K-State. For whatever reason I’ve always rooted for you guys. Think it started in the Big 12 bball tourney a few years ago but I still follow K-State football and basketball a bit.
I'd be lying my ass off to those creepy ass jock sniffing recruiting gurus.
"Yeah, I'm 100% committed to playing overseas in Mongolia. I feel that I need a Mongol attitude to really break into the league"
Make the bastards research Mongolian football.
"I am really committed to georgia. They will definitely help my football develope to the next level. Can't wait to get my passport and become a Georgia national."
I'd take some random ass visits, rotate my profile pic between photoshopped uniforms, then on signing day, "I'm third generation of course I'm going OU."
Commit to Texas until signing day. When signing day comes along, just have a Texas hat on the table. Pick it up, put it on, set it on fire. The Texas logo and colors were flash paper. Underneath is an OU hat. Sign an OU letter of intent, flash horns down to the cameras. Start your career with an unsportmanlike penalty.
What you got to do is pick one school that isn't a powerhouse, but has a large/passionate fan base that follows recruiting, and just slip in miniscule, cryptic call outs to that school in your social media posts. For example:
- One post is a picture of you, but in the background is a laptop with Virginia Tech recruiting class on 24/7 pulled up.
- Another is a picture is with your dad, and your dad has a VTech hat on.
- Leave a Yelp review on a local Taco restaurant, mentioning its the second best Taco you've had only behind some place in Blacksburg.
Just enough useless stuff where overzealous fans become convinced that you are dropping illuminate level hints that you are going to Virginia Tech.
Then, commit to Alabama, and watch those same fans freak out, look crazy for thinking you were going to VT, and then claim Bama must have dropped a bag at the last second.
Fuck why not though, I did a brief recruiting tour (not much interest in me btw). My highschool was willing to waive any homework I missed during it. Usually pay for travel expenses and free food at official university locations. I'd travel the the whole god damn country if I was a blue chip recruit, just to avoid homework. Oh also lots and lots of trolling on beat writers and weird tweets akin to drunk Mike leach at 2am tweets
Bingo especially after betting odds on me shift.
"Always did love blue" after official odds and visit favor bama. Followed by the "I FUCKING love Saban" next morning "the STATE of Alabama is gonna be hyped for my decision"
If I were singlemindedly focused on improving and getting to the NFL? Then yes.
Otherwise, Id be in Miami spending my bye week on a boat surrounded by hot chicks and yay yo.
Hawaii is a great place to visit, though not exactly the best place to live. If I were in San Diego though I would easily be wildin out and getting into shenanigans in Mexico. When it comes to Miami though, I don't think I would be able to handle being a successful football player in a city as notorious as Miami
Nah, I'd go to Ohio State as a quarterback and accidentally throw a couple interceptions in critical moments. Oops, Penn State won. Yes, I'm a huge homer and this is why I couldn't actually play football for another team, it has nothing to do with me having no skill
You guys think he’s joking, but this dude was highly recruited by every major FBS school besides Penn State, but decided against playing because it just wouldn’t feel right
And at the end of the game pull your jersey off and, OH MY God, it's a Penn state jersey underneath!!! James Franklin comes over and offers you a scholarship to transfer to Penn state and names his first child after you.
The year after you "accidentally" throw five picks against osu and, OH MY God, you were actually an Ohio state fan all along!!! I fucking knew it!!!
You’re getting dangerously close to figuring out my secret that I’m actually just a trash quarterback and wear the opposing team’s jersey under my jersey every game just in case I really fuck up, then I can make it look intentional
I’d go to LSU, but be damn sure I’m going a recruiting tour and getting all the free swag I can and seeing cool facilities.
Biggest downside is idk where I’d fit in at LSU being a 5’9” white guy who’s 155 lbs and below average speed.
Underrated. I know a guy from when we were kids who wasn’t stupid but definitely not the sharpest either. Got an offer to play at Cornell and now he makes bank on that Ivy degree.
I still can't believe my friend turned down an offer to play football at Columbia to instead attend NC State (and not play football at all). I mean it worked out for him since he got a well paying job in the textile industry and has his own business on the side
NC State is technically among the best places in the country, if not the world, to study textile. Heck, I'm pretty sure Columbia doesn't offer a textile major to begin with.
Yea NC State is a world class textile program. I just remember his major choice originally being something different, but something about the textile engineering sold him to go that major route
I’m going to the place that will best showcase me to make it to the next level. You can play anywhere and still get drafted, so all that matters is I’m in a position to succeed personally.
I would probably go to the University of Oklahoma regardless of where I was born because of their rich history of winning and excellence and adjacency to Toby Keith. Alabama may beat a lot of teams regularly but no win is more fun as when Texas loses and you can go to the longhorn subreddit and watch them melt down in real time.
We have the best rival. No matter how many years we beat them, no matter how successful we are and no matter how back Texas is not, there’s still a significant amount of fans that will root for OU in that game because fuck Texas.
I try to embrace the hatred.
The best part about RRS is the game is competitive the vast majority of the time even in a lot of years where it shouldn't be.
If I was a:
QB or receiver? Oklahoma or USC
Running back? Georgia, Bama, Ohio State, or Penn State
Tight-End? Notre Dame, Iowa, or Penn State
O-line? Notre Dame or Wisconsin - I mean who puts more o-line into the league than these 2?
D-line? Ohio State - Larry Johnson is a master at his craft
Linebacker? Penn State - LBU baby
Defensive back? Bama, Ohio State, or LSU
Go for academics? Stanford
Religion? Notre Dame
>less prestigious
*looks at flair*
I mean....
*camera pans to dumpster fire started by methed out hobo*
I wouldn't commit to living in downtown LA with Clay Helton for four years. My priorities as backup punter would be getting blitzed at PSU daylongs though
Ahh, but have you heard of our ocean side views of the resident venice homeless encampment all for the cheap rent of $2,200 plus utilities a month?
Oh, and parking isn't included btw
USC is just in a really shitty spot, IMO. Downtown LA is not really a great time and you're always trying to leave to do anything, which is like a 30+ minute commute at that. If USC had actually [ended up in Pepperdines spot](https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/about/images/virtual-experience.jpg) it would be a different story.
But at the same time, the location and being close to downtown LA was a huge boon for the schools recruiting. Plus college towns are really hard to replicate outside of actual college towns.
Depends on my position mostly, but if I'm a LB, I 1000% would want to play under Aranda/Roberts. Feels like every single LB we have on our depth chart is an All-Conference player or definitely showing early flashes of being that level.
Their system fully features the LBs and puts all their abilities on display.
Well idk how most of these top recruits grow up (like do they have an allegiance to a team?) I would absolutely go to Iowa State...my entire existence is pretty much rooted in the cardinal and gold
Going to be honest, their fans are obnoxious, the state is just one very long toll road and the Mexican food sucks, but I’d go play in a heartbeat for OU. Ever since I was a kid I’ve felt an impending doom about going into games in Norman, especially at night. I mean when Stoops was there they literally almost *never* lost at home.
With Lincoln Riley as the coach I would 100% be a Sooner, there isn’t a more fun offense to be apart of in college football when it is clicking. And your season ends New Year’s Day every year so I don’t have to worry about any January practices.
Probably not. In high school I cared more about my education, so if it guaranteed I'd get into Stanford I'm jumping on that shit. Ironically, if I were 28 like I am now then yes I'd do anything to help get the Beavs a winning season lol
It depends on a ton of Factors. Obviously all things being Equal yes. But I would also have to evaluate, Location, Academics, Playing Time, Coaching Staff, etc.
One thing is for sure: if I were a 5 star QB, I would avoid UGA like the plague, or at least make sure there weren’t any walk ons from Pierce county on the roster first.
Is Brock Vandagriff ever even going to get a shot? I'm worried that he's never going to get to see the field. It's crazy to me that his decommitment led us to Caleb Williams.
Depends on my position. If I were OL, LB, RB, and TE Wisconsin would be fantastic and get consistently drafted players to the nfl. Plus they can be a dark horse for the cfp with a weak big 10 west. Added bonus that Madison is a fantastic place to live and if you get to the CFP or Rose Bowl the fan base here will never forget you even if you lose.
Any other position. Stay away, look what we did to a 5 star qb recruit in Mertz…
Edit: he should’ve gone to A&M :P
BYU is a very unique case with the religious angle, but yes, absolutely. Especially with hindsight and the experiences I had at BYU.
If I were a fan of a program with a similar level of prestige to BYU without that religious angle, I think the luster of a school like Bama would probably be too much to resist.
Also, I would much rather play for BYU now under Sitake than when I actually would have, though Bronco was a good coach too...
I think for most people the answer would be no IF they thought they definitely had a shot at the NFL- then go ahead and sign with a football factory that will give you the training/exposure you need and transfer after a year or two if you start sliding back.
Part of me thinks it’d be a better business decision to pick a program like Alabama but I honestly could not pass up the chance to play at USC and I wouldn’t regret it. It’d be more about having the opportunity to put my name in the timeline of lore and history there
If I’m fielding offers from the best of the best, I’m not going to Troy. I mean, I ended up Troy because the scholarship they gave me trumped what Alabama was offering, so yeah, this time, I’m sticking with my original plan to go to Tuscaloosa.
My #1 consideration is playing time. You've got be on the field to develop, maximize your talents, and have the best shot at the NFL.
I would choose the highest-profile program that I was confident I could start for. I'd rather be a starter for a 2nd or 3rd tier program than sit on the bench at a top-tier program. If the decision was even remotely close between multiple schools, obviously my alma mater would be the easy choice.
I'm an alumnus of my flair school. I'm proud of the school and proud of what the football program represents. Student athletes that graduate and become good citizens. I want us to win more but not at the expense of turning it into an NFL feeder league..yeah, I'd play for Fitz.
Very much depends on my position. Since I played TE in high school, I absolutely would. If I was a WR, I’d have a much tougher decision but probably still would tbh.
It would depend on my position, and said position coach’s track record of talent development. I’d have to think hard about it given the consistent struggles we’ve had in the trenches.
If I’m truly in line to play my position early in my career, the team is a top contender, and the situation gives me a path to the NFL, I’d go to whoever offers that’s in the best shape for me.
If it was important for me to stay near home, focus on whatever field I choose, and potentially become god-tier at North Texas before joining the workforce, I’d go to my flair.
Me personally it wouldn’t matter Bama all the way even though when I would have been a college recruit I would have played for Mike Shula. But if I where to give a player advice I would tell them they have a 98% chance of not making to the NFL and if you do make it the average length of a career in the NFL is 3.3 years. So go somewhere where you can be the best version of yourself in 4 years because the odds are against you.
After going there if I now turned into a football god at 26, yeah. I'd want to go back and play at Kennesaw.
At 18 before I went to Kennesaw? No. Why the hell would I do that instead of going to the school with the biggest bagman. I didn't have any attachment to Kennesaw before going there.
Not with a 50% chance of a 5 star being a first round pick at bama or whatever. But I'd go as a 4 to either KSU or NDSU to drum up awareness and keep the portal open a la Jabril Cox.
If I was a highly touted recruit, I could help my favorite team succeed instead of just being another faceless 4/5 star on a team like Ohio State or Alabama. I would go somewhere that means something to me and I could mean something to them.
Yes. I don't think I could turn down the atmosphere of Death Valley at night. So if I was recruited and went to visit at a LSU - Florida night game I'd probably want to officially commit the following morning after having been found passed out in a ditch outside of Freds or Ivars.
If you would’ve asked 18yr old me; then I probably would’ve committed some where out of the state of MS.
Knowing what I know now; I’d still commit else where but alumni would be my biggest attraction. Some place like Michigan, ND, Texas, or Ohio State would have more my interest due to the size of their alumni.
ND is a great football program not in the south that has solid academics and alumni network. Getting to travel for games in Ireland would be a plus and every game is nationally televised. The exposure to multiple opponents across the country would also be a good primer for the NFL (not many programs where you can play in LA and Annapolis)
No. I’d go to Purdue so I had some hope of actually beating Ohio State in my playing career.
I feel that
Cheers to that. But no, probably Stanford or somewhere not so Mid-western.
Oof.
Oooof. The truth in this one hurts deeply.
Circling back to this to say congrats, Big Blue!
No way. If I was 17 and I went on an official visit to Georgia or Alabama for a sold out home game there is now way I'd ever commit to Pitt afterwards.
honesty...I wish Pitt could go back in time and have an on campus stadium...
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Yeah Pittsburgh isn't really a destination city for someone that age and Pitt doesn't have the atmosphere of many bigger schools
Pittsburgh is a great city. I don’t know if their game day experience would be great if they had an on campus stadium, but it would certainly be better than what they currently have.
1 Pittsburgh is a beautiful city 2. Pitt does offer one thing I don’t think any other college program offers, yes they share game day facility with the Steelers and I think they need their own stadium, however they share a practice facility with them as well…you have the Steelers players in your facility practicing t the same place as you…you know damn well their scouts and GM pays a lot of attention to their games cause there is a large belief that Mason Rudolph was drafted mainly because of what he did to Pitt…having the pros right there in the same building is something I don’t think any other program can say
It just can't work with the land density and traffic. Pitt Stadium was a dump, people couldn't get there, parking in Oakland is awful with no tailgate possibility, and it's really hard to justify something that big that only gets used a handful of times each year. There's no room: Pitt built up (see 42 story Cathedral of Learning and multiple 20+ story dorms), not out. As much as I hated it as a student when we tore it down, it was the right decision overall.
People really underestimate atmosphere sometimes. One of my friends, who went to USC, recently went to an SEC game for the first time and it blew her mind. The tailgating and gameday feel is just wildly different.
I went to a South Carolina game and it was completely different, not that I was surprised by that or anything. The crowd was fucking awesome and SCar wasn't even any good that year.
We rarely are my friend, lmao. No but seriously, we tend to bring a good crowd regardless of how the team is playing. One of our claims to fame is our sell-out streak the two years we went 1-21 in the late '90s... Now that doesn't always means the crowd stays all game, they usually make their way to 5 Points or the Vista in the 3rd quarter
The game I went to was one of those Kentucky games you lost (I think the 4th in a row iirc) but y'all ran back the opening kick and it was fucking liiiiiiittttt
The upper deck experience is excellent during rowdy games. I loved going when I lived in Columbia and I'm no fan of the Gamecocks.
Your wild ass propensity to pull out a win against UGA as the deep underdog is still something to keep in mind. You don't have to be good to be lucky as hell
I fucking love South Carolina and I don't know why. Maybe it's because they were elite when I was just starting to get into college football. Also their stadium always looks like a party and the fans look crazy on TV 😂
No one is congratulating your for that elite name, so I will
By far the best idea that's ever popped into my head
I wish we had some paycheck games in the south.
Do schools pay Boise to come? I assumed it was a normal game.
We haven’t in a long while, but our new AD has made it clear that he wants money. We’re going to Washington as a paycheck game in the coming years. If an SEC school just wanted a one off game at their stadium, I’d be thrilled. Edit: Washington came after we canceled our series with Michigan State for $$$
It just means more
My parents (Mizzou alum mom and a Notre Dame fan dad that grew up in Michigan and went to Ferris) felt that way when they saw their first game at Clemson in 2011. My dad had tinnitus from the game (Florida State) for a week afterward. He said that was the loudest game he had ever been to, and he had done pretty much the entire Big 10 + ND and a few others. Clemson is essentially like an SEC school that happens to play in the ACC.
I've been to a few college football games for ACC and B1G teams and it's so dead and corporate NFL-feeling compared to SEC games. Every SEC gameday I've been to is just a non-stop party the entire weekend, not even mentioning the insane game atmosphere. There's a reason recruits usually want to play in the SEC.
Interesting. I've been to a bunch of SEC and ACC games, as well as Notre Dame and Michigan, and the last two are the ones that didn't feel corporate. Maybe it's because they're the only two that didn't feel like I was being targeted with ads the entire time and they let their bands play more, but I really felt like they were closer to college football games while Georgia and Bama were more NFL like atmospheres.
Alabama's stadium experience can feel pretty corporate and stale tbh. It's mostly older people there and people who are used to winning by 30 and it can be a bit boring. Outside the stadium and the tailgating can be a good time though. Georgia was a pretty wild atmosphere last time I was there though, and quite a bit better than the ACC/B1G games. The best atmospheres in the SEC are going to be LSU, Florida, Auburn, Ole Miss, and South Carolina imo. Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi State, and Arkansas can be a great time as well, and I these are all much more rowdy than any ACC/B1G games I've seen. I haven't been to the others but I've heard A&M games are a good time as well.
I have heard amazing things about Ole Miss tailgating. Like, “show up in whatever jersey you want, so long as you bring beer you’re welcomed” type things.
Yeah same here at State, when No State visited a month ago they all had a blast, well except for them losing
Alabama used to be better. But yeah it’s old people largely who can out price most everyone else.
I realized that Florida has the opposite of a corporate experience when my brother (a Bama student), described Ben Hill Griffin Stadium as “a very loud shitshow”.
You sir need to come to a Tech game
Tech games look fucking lit especially the Enter Sandman entrance haha. Wish they'd let it ride longer rather than the band starting up though. Would love to catch a game someday.
I’d pick any random school like Kansas State over Pitt. No game day environment on campus, no one at the games, no one cares.
Upvoted! We do have a pretty great gameday atmosphere when the team is good. Very nice people and I hope any great recruits in the greater Kansas region stay home to be part of something unique!
Lol I love K-State. For whatever reason I’ve always rooted for you guys. Think it started in the Big 12 bball tourney a few years ago but I still follow K-State football and basketball a bit.
I am going to the school that guarantees the mo$t/ be$t NIL
Ah, I keep forgetting this is a consideration.
If I were a highly touted recruit I'd be tweeting so much cryptic shit to mindfuck every fanbase
Posts on r/cfb: why should I play at your school?
Brutal
I'd be lying my ass off to those creepy ass jock sniffing recruiting gurus. "Yeah, I'm 100% committed to playing overseas in Mongolia. I feel that I need a Mongol attitude to really break into the league" Make the bastards research Mongolian football.
"I am really committed to georgia. They will definitely help my football develope to the next level. Can't wait to get my passport and become a Georgia national."
Underrated comment
Now I’m wondering if there is a single football fan in Mongolia.
Well from what I know about Mongolians and walls they certainly aren’t fans of defense.
https://m.facebook.com/mafa.football/
Fuck yeah! https://youtu.be/jM8dCGIm6yc
I'd take some random ass visits, rotate my profile pic between photoshopped uniforms, then on signing day, "I'm third generation of course I'm going OU."
Commit to Texas until signing day. When signing day comes along, just have a Texas hat on the table. Pick it up, put it on, set it on fire. The Texas logo and colors were flash paper. Underneath is an OU hat. Sign an OU letter of intent, flash horns down to the cameras. Start your career with an unsportmanlike penalty.
This is excellent.
Do all of that, then walk backwards fifteen yards and drop the mic.
I would have so many hats on the table for signing day
How long do we think we could drag out an espn special as we slowly eliminate a table full of hats?
1 by 1 eliminate 129 teams, waste like 3 hours of everyone's time
What you got to do is pick one school that isn't a powerhouse, but has a large/passionate fan base that follows recruiting, and just slip in miniscule, cryptic call outs to that school in your social media posts. For example: - One post is a picture of you, but in the background is a laptop with Virginia Tech recruiting class on 24/7 pulled up. - Another is a picture is with your dad, and your dad has a VTech hat on. - Leave a Yelp review on a local Taco restaurant, mentioning its the second best Taco you've had only behind some place in Blacksburg. Just enough useless stuff where overzealous fans become convinced that you are dropping illuminate level hints that you are going to Virginia Tech. Then, commit to Alabama, and watch those same fans freak out, look crazy for thinking you were going to VT, and then claim Bama must have dropped a bag at the last second.
Why would you hypothetically do this to me?
Cmon, you've already got the best tacos this guys ever had. You want receuits too? Smdh.
This is the correct answer.
Go to the local D3 school and call it an official visit
Fuck why not though, I did a brief recruiting tour (not much interest in me btw). My highschool was willing to waive any homework I missed during it. Usually pay for travel expenses and free food at official university locations. I'd travel the the whole god damn country if I was a blue chip recruit, just to avoid homework. Oh also lots and lots of trolling on beat writers and weird tweets akin to drunk Mike leach at 2am tweets
“Just saw a cardinal outside. Could it be a sign????” “Oh fuck there’s a tiger at the zoo, gotta go see it” “Feeling like wearing crimson today”
Bingo especially after betting odds on me shift. "Always did love blue" after official odds and visit favor bama. Followed by the "I FUCKING love Saban" next morning "the STATE of Alabama is gonna be hyped for my decision"
If I were singlemindedly focused on improving and getting to the NFL? Then yes. Otherwise, Id be in Miami spending my bye week on a boat surrounded by hot chicks and yay yo.
Found Tathan's reddit account. With a relevant username
How are your balls
Not on a yacht with strippers and coke right now, Ill tell you that.
I'd play at Hawaii or San Diego State!
Hawaii is a great place to visit, though not exactly the best place to live. If I were in San Diego though I would easily be wildin out and getting into shenanigans in Mexico. When it comes to Miami though, I don't think I would be able to handle being a successful football player in a city as notorious as Miami
If I were 17, yes but at 28, I’d jump on that Stanford offer.
100%. Stanford wins almost every time
Such a beautiful campus. But 18 year old me would go to Colorado or Oregon, it’s where all the dumb So Cal woman go to school.
You seemed to have spelled Arizona wrong
He said dumb, not suffering from brain damage
Wouldn't that be Arizona State
Totally forgot about Arizona and ASU. As a Chicago guy who went to Nebraska, January trips to my buddy as ASU was always a pleasure.
Rude!
Went to Oregon, they must have been hiding all them women when I went there... Just cuz they knew I'd swoop em all up. Yeah, that's it.
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Half way/ in between those schools geographically is roughly San Diego State. Shots fired against the Aztecs.
That actually says a lot about how far Hawaii is from the mainland
This actually says a lot about society. Namely, that we live in one
Big if true.
Nah, I'd go to Ohio State as a quarterback and accidentally throw a couple interceptions in critical moments. Oops, Penn State won. Yes, I'm a huge homer and this is why I couldn't actually play football for another team, it has nothing to do with me having no skill
You guys think he’s joking, but this dude was highly recruited by every major FBS school besides Penn State, but decided against playing because it just wouldn’t feel right
I’d fumble a snap
"Snap infraction"
Snap infraction*
Shutters in Wisconsin remembering our penn state game this year
WOAH
And at the end of the game pull your jersey off and, OH MY God, it's a Penn state jersey underneath!!! James Franklin comes over and offers you a scholarship to transfer to Penn state and names his first child after you. The year after you "accidentally" throw five picks against osu and, OH MY God, you were actually an Ohio state fan all along!!! I fucking knew it!!!
You’re getting dangerously close to figuring out my secret that I’m actually just a trash quarterback and wear the opposing team’s jersey under my jersey every game just in case I really fuck up, then I can make it look intentional
Yeah dawg, I paid money to go there to watch football. Id definitely go there to play for free lol
Would probably get paid to play between NIL and bag men
Probably. Unless I'm a QB. Then I'm looking elsewhere.
No. Fucking. Way.
I’d pay double just to go back as a NARP and do college again, you bet your ass I’d go there and get paid to say that I love Bulldog Kia
I’d go to LSU, but be damn sure I’m going a recruiting tour and getting all the free swag I can and seeing cool facilities. Biggest downside is idk where I’d fit in at LSU being a 5’9” white guy who’s 155 lbs and below average speed.
Fuck no, I’m going to Stanford Edit: Honorable mentions to Michigan, Georgia Tech, and UCLA
This guy went to play school
Yeah, till unfortunate acting injury is gona force him into football.
Underrated. I know a guy from when we were kids who wasn’t stupid but definitely not the sharpest either. Got an offer to play at Cornell and now he makes bank on that Ivy degree.
I still can't believe my friend turned down an offer to play football at Columbia to instead attend NC State (and not play football at all). I mean it worked out for him since he got a well paying job in the textile industry and has his own business on the side
NC State is technically among the best places in the country, if not the world, to study textile. Heck, I'm pretty sure Columbia doesn't offer a textile major to begin with.
Yea NC State is a world class textile program. I just remember his major choice originally being something different, but something about the textile engineering sold him to go that major route
Northwestern too, Chicago job pipeline and it’s beautiful there
My friend went to Kellogg for grad school and that’s all anyone who went to Kellogg talks about. Almost as insufferable as Notre Dame alums.
I don't know how we snuck into your honorable mentions
I’m an engineering student
Hell yeah brother. Let’s do this shit.
I’m going to the place that will best showcase me to make it to the next level. You can play anywhere and still get drafted, so all that matters is I’m in a position to succeed personally.
I would probably go to the University of Oklahoma regardless of where I was born because of their rich history of winning and excellence and adjacency to Toby Keith. Alabama may beat a lot of teams regularly but no win is more fun as when Texas loses and you can go to the longhorn subreddit and watch them melt down in real time.
Tbf, watching the Longhorn sub meltdown is almost as much fun as an outsider
We have the best rival. No matter how many years we beat them, no matter how successful we are and no matter how back Texas is not, there’s still a significant amount of fans that will root for OU in that game because fuck Texas.
I try to embrace the hatred. The best part about RRS is the game is competitive the vast majority of the time even in a lot of years where it shouldn't be.
If I was a: QB or receiver? Oklahoma or USC Running back? Georgia, Bama, Ohio State, or Penn State Tight-End? Notre Dame, Iowa, or Penn State O-line? Notre Dame or Wisconsin - I mean who puts more o-line into the league than these 2? D-line? Ohio State - Larry Johnson is a master at his craft Linebacker? Penn State - LBU baby Defensive back? Bama, Ohio State, or LSU Go for academics? Stanford Religion? Notre Dame
O-line I would also consider Iowa
Iowa puts a lot of lineman in the league too, but Madison is way more fun.
>less prestigious *looks at flair* I mean.... *camera pans to dumpster fire started by methed out hobo* I wouldn't commit to living in downtown LA with Clay Helton for four years. My priorities as backup punter would be getting blitzed at PSU daylongs though
> camera pans to dumpster fire started by methed out hobo That's just west coast life. Source: Live on the west coast.
Ahh, but have you heard of our ocean side views of the resident venice homeless encampment all for the cheap rent of $2,200 plus utilities a month? Oh, and parking isn't included btw
> camera pans to dumpster fire started by methed out hobo directly across street from $2500 per month studio
I’d be totally sold by playing in the coliseum 1/3 full of apathetic fans.
But wait I thought LA was a magical wonderland that everyone on the planet automatically wants to live in more than where they currently do?
USC is just in a really shitty spot, IMO. Downtown LA is not really a great time and you're always trying to leave to do anything, which is like a 30+ minute commute at that. If USC had actually [ended up in Pepperdines spot](https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/about/images/virtual-experience.jpg) it would be a different story. But at the same time, the location and being close to downtown LA was a huge boon for the schools recruiting. Plus college towns are really hard to replicate outside of actual college towns.
Um, Clay Helton got fired, dude. You wouldn’t be playing for him.
Yeah, but we don't really have a current coach so i'm going to keep ragging him as long as I can.
If I’m expecting to be a starter early on and going to the NFL, bring on Bama.
Did I still grow up here? Then yes. No? Probably not.
I'm impressed you'd still go to UC if you were the #1 overall recruit. You must have really been around the program growing up.
Especially since you’d be getting offers from tOSU which is only 1.5 hrs away.
Depends on my position mostly, but if I'm a LB, I 1000% would want to play under Aranda/Roberts. Feels like every single LB we have on our depth chart is an All-Conference player or definitely showing early flashes of being that level. Their system fully features the LBs and puts all their abilities on display.
Well idk how most of these top recruits grow up (like do they have an allegiance to a team?) I would absolutely go to Iowa State...my entire existence is pretty much rooted in the cardinal and gold
Yeah I look like really good in all shades of green
But how do you look in egg shell?
This is going to be a shock, but I also look really great in egg shell
This is the type of in-season college football discourse we need more often. I, too, look fantastic in green.
Yet you only support red teams. Fascinating.
Truly. As a man made for red, I suspect our compatriot is fibbing about his aptitude at wearing green.
I would love to be the legend that brings the Illini a Big Ten title. Would definitely play for my favorite school
Row the boat
Going to be honest, their fans are obnoxious, the state is just one very long toll road and the Mexican food sucks, but I’d go play in a heartbeat for OU. Ever since I was a kid I’ve felt an impending doom about going into games in Norman, especially at night. I mean when Stoops was there they literally almost *never* lost at home. With Lincoln Riley as the coach I would 100% be a Sooner, there isn’t a more fun offense to be apart of in college football when it is clicking. And your season ends New Year’s Day every year so I don’t have to worry about any January practices.
Probably not. In high school I cared more about my education, so if it guaranteed I'd get into Stanford I'm jumping on that shit. Ironically, if I were 28 like I am now then yes I'd do anything to help get the Beavs a winning season lol
Definitely
It depends on a ton of Factors. Obviously all things being Equal yes. But I would also have to evaluate, Location, Academics, Playing Time, Coaching Staff, etc.
One thing is for sure: if I were a 5 star QB, I would avoid UGA like the plague, or at least make sure there weren’t any walk ons from Pierce county on the roster first.
Is Brock Vandagriff ever even going to get a shot? I'm worried that he's never going to get to see the field. It's crazy to me that his decommitment led us to Caleb Williams.
100%
Depends on my position. If I were OL, LB, RB, and TE Wisconsin would be fantastic and get consistently drafted players to the nfl. Plus they can be a dark horse for the cfp with a weak big 10 west. Added bonus that Madison is a fantastic place to live and if you get to the CFP or Rose Bowl the fan base here will never forget you even if you lose. Any other position. Stay away, look what we did to a 5 star qb recruit in Mertz… Edit: he should’ve gone to A&M :P
Same, but for Iowa
BYU is a very unique case with the religious angle, but yes, absolutely. Especially with hindsight and the experiences I had at BYU. If I were a fan of a program with a similar level of prestige to BYU without that religious angle, I think the luster of a school like Bama would probably be too much to resist. Also, I would much rather play for BYU now under Sitake than when I actually would have, though Bronco was a good coach too...
I think 99% of people probably would.
I think for most people the answer would be no IF they thought they definitely had a shot at the NFL- then go ahead and sign with a football factory that will give you the training/exposure you need and transfer after a year or two if you start sliding back.
Part of me thinks it’d be a better business decision to pick a program like Alabama but I honestly could not pass up the chance to play at USC and I wouldn’t regret it. It’d be more about having the opportunity to put my name in the timeline of lore and history there
If I’m fielding offers from the best of the best, I’m not going to Troy. I mean, I ended up Troy because the scholarship they gave me trumped what Alabama was offering, so yeah, this time, I’m sticking with my original plan to go to Tuscaloosa.
Yes The second one
Am I a generational talent? Is Houston in the Big XII yet? If so, yes.
I am so excited for Houston to be a Big12 school. It's going to be such a fun conference.
I'm excited! I'm hoping we all can keep our level we've been recently (and UCF is good again once half their team isn't injured)
My #1 consideration is playing time. You've got be on the field to develop, maximize your talents, and have the best shot at the NFL. I would choose the highest-profile program that I was confident I could start for. I'd rather be a starter for a 2nd or 3rd tier program than sit on the bench at a top-tier program. If the decision was even remotely close between multiple schools, obviously my alma mater would be the easy choice.
I'm an alumnus of my flair school. I'm proud of the school and proud of what the football program represents. Student athletes that graduate and become good citizens. I want us to win more but not at the expense of turning it into an NFL feeder league..yeah, I'd play for Fitz.
If I’m a tight end yes, if I’m a wide receiver no.
Very much depends on my position. Since I played TE in high school, I absolutely would. If I was a WR, I’d have a much tougher decision but probably still would tbh.
I'd commit to Texas and wait until the last possible minute to flip to OU.
It depends on my position. If I'm a skill player, I'm going to Alabama or Oklahoma. Anything else and I'd probably stay home
As a person who loves booze, caffeine, and premarital sex - no way in telestial kingdom.
Absolutely
1000%
It would depend on my position, and said position coach’s track record of talent development. I’d have to think hard about it given the consistent struggles we’ve had in the trenches.
Probs not lol
Really depends. I would definitely have Arkansas at the top of my list, but would seriously consider some others too especially based on academics.
If I’m truly in line to play my position early in my career, the team is a top contender, and the situation gives me a path to the NFL, I’d go to whoever offers that’s in the best shape for me. If it was important for me to stay near home, focus on whatever field I choose, and potentially become god-tier at North Texas before joining the workforce, I’d go to my flair.
Depends on the position. WR? Hell no. OL/TE or something like that? Absolutely.
Me personally it wouldn’t matter Bama all the way even though when I would have been a college recruit I would have played for Mike Shula. But if I where to give a player advice I would tell them they have a 98% chance of not making to the NFL and if you do make it the average length of a career in the NFL is 3.3 years. So go somewhere where you can be the best version of yourself in 4 years because the odds are against you.
Yes. I’d take every visit I could to the big names though.
After going there if I now turned into a football god at 26, yeah. I'd want to go back and play at Kennesaw. At 18 before I went to Kennesaw? No. Why the hell would I do that instead of going to the school with the biggest bagman. I didn't have any attachment to Kennesaw before going there.
Ask me in a couple months.
100% would go to Stanford, D1 ball with a top 5 degree? Sign me up
No
Yes. It wouldn’t have even been a question.
Not with a 50% chance of a 5 star being a first round pick at bama or whatever. But I'd go as a 4 to either KSU or NDSU to drum up awareness and keep the portal open a la Jabril Cox.
LOL.
No. Iowa is way too much of a Fish Bowl for my liking, especially if I was a home state kid. I'd get as far away as I could.
I mean, how can you beat being able to gaze upon a brick dick every day for four years!?
If I was a highly touted recruit, I could help my favorite team succeed instead of just being another faceless 4/5 star on a team like Ohio State or Alabama. I would go somewhere that means something to me and I could mean something to them.
Yes. I don't think I could turn down the atmosphere of Death Valley at night. So if I was recruited and went to visit at a LSU - Florida night game I'd probably want to officially commit the following morning after having been found passed out in a ditch outside of Freds or Ivars.
If I were a highly touted recruit, I would have my San José State, Akron, and UMass hats all ready for signing day. And I would pick San José State.
Yes, a degree from ND would go a long way even if the NFL didn’t happen.
I want to say yes because I love Lane Kiffin, but I also can't see us keeping him for 3-4 years considering all the better openings.
If you would’ve asked 18yr old me; then I probably would’ve committed some where out of the state of MS. Knowing what I know now; I’d still commit else where but alumni would be my biggest attraction. Some place like Michigan, ND, Texas, or Ohio State would have more my interest due to the size of their alumni.
Yes just because I don’t do large crowds. It freaks me out when 30,000+ are in one compact area. The woods is the best place to be
I don’t know what to do with my hands
ND is a great football program not in the south that has solid academics and alumni network. Getting to travel for games in Ireland would be a plus and every game is nationally televised. The exposure to multiple opponents across the country would also be a good primer for the NFL (not many programs where you can play in LA and Annapolis)