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Apr 19, 2019
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Pigskin Pete
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I would completely concur with this as someone
who has experienced both BYU and an Ivy League school.
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If Ty’son can’t get into BYU, it is time to fold up the sports program.
idcougarfan
4/18/19 11:57pm
Let’s wait and see.
WizeGuise
4/19/19 12:03am
Ummm.....no.
Thrill
4/19/19 12:34am
Ummmmmm.... why not? Seems like logical thought
Pretorian
4/19/19 5:52am
I been in lots of organizations where we thought the simple things were covered
SwisshQiumi
4/19/19 10:00am
That’s true
Pretorian
4/19/19 10:03am
For undergrads I have no issue with that. Grad school is different.
Thrill
4/19/19 11:40am
Grad school is harder. More demanding. More expected of you.
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 11:45am
RE: If Ty’son can’t get into BYU, it is time to fold up the sports
Zaphod
4/19/19 12:57am
I disagree that sports should be shut down, but
SL12
4/19/19 1:56am
Nearly ever major school (a lot with way more prestige than BYU) figures out how
Lieutenant America
4/19/19 2:10am
I’m not sure if this response was intended for me or the OP, but I agree
SL12
4/19/19 2:45am
I thought you were implying it’s fine if BYU doesn’t admit the kid because they
Lieutenant America
4/19/19 5:42am
Oh no, it was more about BYU as an academic institution as a whole
SL12
4/19/19 9:43am
Take away football and we might as well be BYU-I
PluPerfect
4/19/19 6:33am
There are tens of thousands of students trying to get in to BYU who couldn't
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 9:34am
It is not about the majority of students who don’t care about sports, never has
Pretorian
4/19/19 10:04am
What's that supposed to mean? I love BYU sports, but the whole point of the
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 10:08am
I’m talking about the purpose of BYU sports I.e. football not about the purpose
Pretorian
4/19/19 4:09pm
Totally agree. This guys checks all the right boxes. 4 star african american RB
Manutd
4/19/19 6:41am
maybe he had really crappy grades?
BlueFrog
4/19/19 6:57am
We are talking about a grad school program
Heinz57
4/19/19 7:01am
I think it's time to admit BYU is what it is, we're having trouble with just
franklyvulgar
4/19/19 8:30am
Why is everyone so sure "we're having trouble" getting Ty'Son in? So much
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 9:08am
Does he check the "got good enough grades and test scores" box?
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 9:23am
OK then
charles
4/19/19 7:03am
Sounds good to me. Too many people are making football their religion anyway.
fbguru
4/19/19 7:11am
Friday night during fall season
Heinz57
4/19/19 7:13am
Negator
bigjohn
4/19/19 7:22am
If you can't manage a B average in HS, you will die at BYU, academically.
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 9:09am
Especially if you have to work your tail off for it.
ochobeeguy
4/19/19 9:19am
3.0-3.9 is a very wide range, add athletics, hard to judge
VballDad
4/19/19 10:02am
Right, but if you're not cracking a 3.0 in high school, you're probably not up
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 10:10am
He’s a grad transfer, proven commodity. Like an Executive MBA grades are not #1
VballDad
4/19/19 10:23am
We're talking about undergrad admissions here, I think. But getting bad grads as
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 10:41am
Yes, and every high school is exactly the same difficulty.
abyunobody
4/19/19 11:11am
No, but if you can't manage a B average at most HS, you are not ready for BYU.
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 11:47am
Completely agree
SL12
4/19/19 9:51am
I don't understand why he wouldn't be able to get in to BYU
boxydutch
4/19/19 8:12am
Is the tail wagging the dog? It would be interesting to determine
Dscatdan1
4/19/19 8:27am
Agree if they want to be an ivy league program time to start admit it and charge
johnnybyu
4/19/19 8:52am
You're right...ute fans have wanted to end BYU sports for 100 years....also the
coot20
4/19/19 9:37am
Some of the BYU admin thinks BYU is Ivy League. They are clueless.
Richbyu
4/19/19 9:57am
BYU is actually harder than some ivy league schools. The open secret about ivy
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 10:03am
BYU grads are not as special as most of us believe.
Richbyu
4/19/19 10:09am
I never said we were special. I said that we are well-respected. Which is true.
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 10:11am
I would completely concur with this as someone
Pigskin Pete
4/19/19 10:53am
You are too small of a sample size.
ditch
4/19/19 11:30am
Everyone I know who did both says the same. Everyone I know who went Ivy League
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 11:33am
I think an Ivy leager is trying to convince me that 4 or even 10 biased people
ditch
4/19/19 11:40am
That's all I can give you. Unless you can find some study on academic rigor
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 11:46am
I agree with him. Sample size doubled.
CougarThug
4/19/19 11:34am
Clearly I am not just basing this on my experience.
Pigskin Pete
4/19/19 5:23pm
You sound like you know him and his situation really well! I hope he gets in al
Incentivize
4/19/19 10:12am
Everyone on CB has all the facts all the time.
Throwaway59840
4/19/19 10:14am
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