C.Biscuit97 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 9 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: Top students from all over the country feel differently. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-illinois-students-brain-drain-20180405-story.html http://www.businessinsider.com/ronald-nelson-turned-down-every-ivy-league-school-for-university-of-alabama-2015-5 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/education/edlife/survival-strategies-for-public-universities.html He took the Alabama offer because he got a free ride. But seriously, you deserve a job in PR for Alabama. You should use this topic as your resume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Just now, C.Biscuit97 said: He took the Alabama offer because he got a free ride. But seriously, you deserve a job in PR for Alabama. You should use this topic as your resume. If he doesn’t already work in their PR dept., I’m very concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said: This is the thread that keeps on giving. Never lets me down. I never even cared about Bama until this thread happened. Now #rollovertide Josh Rosen is smarter and better than any qb Alabama has ever produced, including the overrated Broadway Joe!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 US News has them at #110 Nationally. Niche has then at #163. Forbes has them at #264. (#52 in the South though!) Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education has them at #464. #EliteAcademics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 56 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said: US News has them at #110 Nationally. Niche has then at #163. Forbes has them at #264. (#52 in the South though!) Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education has them at #464. #EliteAcademics He doesn't like these rankings so he won't agree with them. VaTech is a school you can make an argument for....they are a top tech school in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Just now, Royale with Cheese said: He doesn't like these rankings so he won't agree with them. VaTech is a school you can make an argument for....they are a top tech school in the country. VT also accepts a high percentage of applicants, as you've pointed out with Bama, but the graduation rates within accepted majors are lower. Their philosophy is to allow students to try and either succeed or flunk out and try something different as opposed to eliminating them right off the bat. When I got accepted there they were #10 in the country for Civil Engineering (my degree). When I graduated they were #8. So that ranking was more applicable to me than their overall ranking. If I had to guess I'd say they're somewhere between 50 and 75 in overall ranking. That said, I know quite a few of the players at Tech personally and I helped a lot of them with their work. I wouldn't call them dumb by any means, but a lot of them would not have passed without some help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 24 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said: VT also accepts a high percentage of applicants, as you've pointed out with Bama, but the graduation rates within accepted majors are lower. Their philosophy is to allow students to try and either succeed or flunk out and try something different as opposed to eliminating them right off the bat. When I got accepted there they were #10 in the country for Civil Engineering (my degree). When I graduated they were #8. So that ranking was more applicable to me than their overall ranking. If I had to guess I'd say they're somewhere between 50 and 75 in overall ranking. That said, I know quite a few of the players at Tech personally and I helped a lot of them with their work. I wouldn't call them dumb by any means, but a lot of them would not have passed without some help. I don't know much about their other programs but I've know for awhile that their tech/engineering programs are high level. I've worked for 2 manufacturing companies and they love VaTech students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, MrEpsYtown said: College football coaches are pretty much all POS in all honesty and Saban is at the head of the pack. They use kids up and spit them out and they don't give a crap about the kids on the team who aren't all that good. Snake oil salesmen all of them. Rosen is right. Look at the way Jim Mora is talking...POS. Brian Kelly threw Kizer under the bus last year. He had no reason to do that other than being a POS. They use kids for their own benefit and the majority of the kids get nothing out of it, except a free education that they usually can't finish That's not the impression I get from JK Scott. He seems genuinely please with his experience at Alabama. Great punter and a greater human being. He graduated in December with a business degree. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1448047841911315&id=301154846600626 Edited April 12, 2018 by Sky Diver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: That's not the impression I get from JK Scott. He seems genuinely please with his experience at Alabama. Great punter and a greater human being. He graduated in December with a business degree. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1448047841911315&id=301154846600626 Why did you use the punter instead of Rueben Foster? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, BuffaloHokie13 said: VT also accepts a high percentage of applicants, as you've pointed out with Bama, but the graduation rates within accepted majors are lower. Their philosophy is to allow students to try and either succeed or flunk out and try something different as opposed to eliminating them right off the bat. When I got accepted there they were #10 in the country for Civil Engineering (my degree). When I graduated they were #8. So that ranking was more applicable to me than their overall ranking. If I had to guess I'd say they're somewhere between 50 and 75 in overall ranking. That said, I know quite a few of the players at Tech personally and I helped a lot of them with their work. I wouldn't call them dumb by any means, but a lot of them would not have passed without some help. VT does have a large 25th - 75th percentile range, 25 - 30. but not as large as Alabama's which is 23 - 32. Alabama also admits students directly into their engineering program, which means a lot of kids get weeded out fairly early on. Depending on the engineering discipline, about 15 - 25% of the students who start in engineering graduate with an engineering degree. Alabama has invested 100's of millions of dollars into their engineering program and has world class facilities. http://news.eng.ua.edu/2014/04/vision-is-reality-with-the-opening-of-the-final-building-ua-ready-for-a-new-era-of-engineering-and-science/ VT is an excellent school. Edited April 12, 2018 by Sky Diver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said: Why did you use the punter instead of Rueben Foster? There is actually a really good chance that Saban didn't even know the punter's name and probably never actually talked to him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: There is actually a really good chance that Saban didn't even know the punter's name and probably never actually talked to him. Haha. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1448047841911315&id=301154846600626 Jonathan Allen on Nick Saban: Edited April 12, 2018 by Sky Diver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 48 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said: Why did you use the punter instead of Rueben Foster? That kid will be cold calling you soon to pump you some penny stocks... "uh, yes sir, I was a National Champion with Coach at Alabama--but more importantly, my Business Degree from Bama has placed me in a unique position to be able to offer a few select potential investors such as yourself this once in a lifetime opportunity to get in on the ground level of this........" Edited April 12, 2018 by Mr. WEO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: Haha. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1448047841911315&id=301154846600626 Jonathan Allen on Nick Saban: Fair enough and I am actually surprised to hear that. I have no problem with Bama. Saban is a great coach, no doubt. My problem is the adults that chew these guys up and spit them out. My point is that the majority of college coaches are the same. Convinced kids to sign on the dotted line, get them in, do little to help them, and move on when they are of no use to them. I would still guess that 70% of the players on the team hate him. They can't come out and say it, but it is what it is. College football is maybe one step up from indentured servitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: Fair enough and I am actually surprised to hear that. I have no problem with Bama. Saban is a great coach, no doubt. My problem is the adults that chew these guys up and spit them out. My point is that the majority of college coaches are the same. Convinced kids to sign on the dotted line, get them in, do little to help them, and move on when they are of no use to them. I would still guess that 70% of the players on the team hate him. They can't come out and say it, but it is what it is. College football is maybe one step up from indentured servitude. I'm not close to the program, but I haven't heard much negative about him. I heard he cracks a lot of jokes with the players in the film room. He's obviously a perfectionist. I've heard that even at kids camps he pulls kids aside and coaches them up. Former players seem to like him. https://www.seccountry.com/alabama/nick-saban-10-years-anniversary-alabama-football-players-tribute-crimson-tide Students run into him at mass and I've heard that he is gracious. I think he is different personally than his public persona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Forbes' 2018 #1 Best Value University is none other than UCLA: Berkeley a ‘best value’ university in new Forbes rankings Josh Rosen says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) Really nice letter from Minkah Fitzpatrick regarding his experience at Alabama. Amazing player and seems like a genuine guy. There are some insightful comments about Nick Saban. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/minkah-fitzpatrick-thank-you-alabama 12 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Forbes' 2018 #1 Best Value University is none other than UCLA: Berkeley a ‘best value’ university in new Forbes rankings Josh Rosen says There are a lot CA kids at UA. Berkeley is about $140K for in-state studends for 4 years and for kids that have a min 33 ACT and 3.5 GPA, Alabama is about $60K. Plus not all CA students get into Berkeley. If you can get into Berkeley and pay for it without massive student loans, it's a great choice. Edited April 12, 2018 by Sky Diver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Such a great Program. I wonder what Foster graduated with? Criminal Justice? Or Women Studies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Diver Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 Lemon face challenge, lol. https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/alabama-football/watch-nick-saban-accepts-lemonface-challenge-support-young-alabama-fan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Sky Diver said: Really nice letter from Minkah Fitzpatrick regarding his experience at Alabama. Amazing player and seems like a genuine guy. There are some insightful comments about Nick Saban. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/minkah-fitzpatrick-thank-you-alabama There are a lot CA kids at UA. Berkeley is about $140K for in-state studends for 4 years and for kids that have a min 33 ACT and 3.5 GPA, Alabama is about $60K. Plus not all CA students get into Berkeley. If you can get into Berkeley and pay for it without massive student loans, it's a great choice. Tuition room and board at Alabama for in state kids is 25,000. At UCLA (and Berkeley) it's 29,000. About an extra 5,000 in incidentals at both. Edited April 12, 2018 by Mr. WEO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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