I'm not sure who else you could be directing this at, but I am not bashing the Ivy League (which I didn't bring up in this thread) or Stanford. I'm not sure how to adequately respond without going non-sports, but it is relevant since the context is the possibility of a player going to another college purely because of the prestige of that particular institution. I've read stories about unemployed Ivy League graduates, who seemed to think just going there was going to lead to success in life. It's a valid point to make. Greg McElroy was a Rhodes Scholarship finalist, if anyone think a future employer is going to look at his academic prowess and sneer because he didn't go to an Ivy League school, they are mistaken. How well he performed matters more than where he did it.When did this become a "bash the Ivy League" thread? That's pretty sad...
The idea that just going to a particular school automatically imparts more financial success is largely a false perception, and I demonstrated that earlier. Being accepted, being smart enough to get into a top college does matter, but anyone who thinks merely attending an Ivy League school is a guarantee for success (something I've seen hinted at in this thread, despite studies to the contrary) probably hasn't looked at things closely enough. The most important thing any student can possibly do, is focus on their future, their future profession, any future debt, etc... and then choose their school on the basis of what best serves those goals. It never should be merely about attending the most prestigious institute possible.
As long as the college has the right classes available to a student, they can easily become a success in that field, the degree only gets their foot in the door. No matter where Robertson goes to, if he applies himself academically and chooses a good degree he will have plenty of opportunity for financial success in life. There is simply no evidence at all that he would have greater professional success merely because he chose Stanford over Alabama and that is a valid consideration he should take into account. I guess I'll have to leave it at that, but that's not bashing, that's just explaining reality. I applaud anyone for being accepted into an Ivy League school or Stanford, nothing I said was an attempt to disparage that accomplishment.
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