Recruitment of .... Four-Star QB Who Chose Princeton Over Alabama

[Ursa Major]

Vernon Adams played for this kid's high school coach.

"Obviously, Princeton doesn’t have the same reputation for developing NFL talent as the reigning national champs, but it has had three players drafted in the past five years and some other notable alums, including a Tigers quarterback who spent over a decade in the NFL: Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett. Last week, White spoke with Garrett, who served as the backup QB on two Super Bowl teams.

“His message to me was to really hone in on what you want in a college experience and the fact that Princeton will provide you a gateway to meet a whole bunch of different people from different backgrounds, a big diverse group of people go to Princeton,” White says. “And those relationships that you make there will be life-long and they’re gonna open up plenty of different paths in life that you may want to take.

“He said the Ivy level of competition has gotten a lot better from when he was there. So more Ivy kids have a better shot to make it into the league. That was eye-opening, but if you’re good enough the NFL will find you.”

Marty Morninweg's son Skylar played his last 2 years in the Ivies at Columbia, after transferring from Florida. Even when I played in the Ivies, the NFL was recruiting the Ivies. Dallas had taken Calvin Hill a few years before I graduated, and Ed Marinaro was the first pick of the Vikes. Dick Jauron was drafted out of Yale in the 4th round by the Lions. George Starke of Columbia was drafted by the Redskins and played in 3 Super Bowls. There were others drafted. The NFL found me too, and agreed with my decision to go to law school.

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:lol: :lol: :lol: That’s funny! Nice work, PR!

 

[argh!]

Congratulations & best of luck young man, you made the right call.

No doubt! Always fall back on Princeton education. If he's good enough, they will find him.

True, but maybe he will won't to do other things other than play in the NFL. Two Dartmouth quarterbacks, Jay Fielder and Jeff Kemp, had very successful years in the NFL. So did Marty Domres of Columbia and Fitzpatrick of Harvard.

While the early 70's were another time, I had no interest in trying to play in the NFL. I wanted to go to law school. A number of people on my team felt the same way. One of my teammates did a Rhodes scholarship and went to Stanford law school, despite being drafted. A Dartmouth o-lineman in recent decades, who had been projected to be a top 2 round pick, opted to do other things. Tony Hinz of CMR high and Harvard was drafted, did well in camp, got hurt, was encouraged to come back the next year, but opted to go to med school. The son of a friend of mine, who had been an all-American soccer player and had played a year of professional soccer for the Carolina team, opted last year to go to med school despite being offered another soccer contract.

An education at a top school like the Ivies and Stanford, and contacts made in school, offers a lot of advantages for life and life after football. Dartmouth changed my life, and I will be forever grateful.

I got some letters and talked to some scouts. Took a test administered by the Cowboys. I had no interest. I knew Stanford law school was the place for me, not an NFL camp. They didn't really tell me that.

you still blathering about those second tier schools you went to, greenie(bqm) if you are a good boy, some day i will tell you all about those trips punting up the cam with my nobel prize winning buddy while i was at cambridge, so you can hear about how the top tier does it.

 

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No doubt! Always fall back on Princeton education. If he's good enough, they will find him.

True, but maybe he will won't to do other things other than play in the NFL. Two Dartmouth quarterbacks, Jay Fielder and Jeff Kemp, had very successful years in the NFL. So did Marty Domres of Columbia and Fitzpatrick of Harvard.

While the early 70's were another time, I had no interest in trying to play in the NFL. I wanted to go to law school. A number of people on my team felt the same way. One of my teammates did a Rhodes scholarship and went to Stanford law school, despite being drafted. A Dartmouth o-lineman in recent decades, who had been projected to be a top 2 round pick, opted to do other things. Tony Hinz of CMR high and Harvard was drafted, did well in camp, got hurt, was encouraged to come back the next year, but opted to go to med school. The son of a friend of mine, who had been an all-American soccer player and had played a year of professional soccer for the Carolina team, opted last year to go to med school despite being offered another soccer contract.

An education at a top school like the Ivies and Stanford, and contacts made in school, offers a lot of advantages for life and life after football. Dartmouth changed my life, and I will be forever grateful.

I got some letters and talked to some scouts. Took a test administered by the Cowboys. I had no interest. I knew Stanford law school was the place for me, not an NFL camp. They didn't really tell me that.

you still blathering about those second tier schools you went to, greenie(bqm) if you are a good boy, some day i will tell you all about those trips punting up the cam with my nobel prize winning buddy while i was at cambridge, so you can hear about how the top tier does it.

I didn't realize that Stanford was a second tier school.

 

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True, but maybe he will won't to do other things other than play in the NFL. Two Dartmouth quarterbacks, Jay Fielder and Jeff Kemp, had very successful years in the NFL. So did Marty Domres of Columbia and Fitzpatrick of Harvard.

While the early 70's were another time, I had no interest in trying to play in the NFL. I wanted to go to law school. A number of people on my team felt the same way. One of my teammates did a Rhodes scholarship and went to Stanford law school, despite being drafted. A Dartmouth o-lineman in recent decades, who had been projected to be a top 2 round pick, opted to do other things. Tony Hinz of CMR high and Harvard was drafted, did well in camp, got hurt, was encouraged to come back the next year, but opted to go to med school. The son of a friend of mine, who had been an all-American soccer player and had played a year of professional soccer for the Carolina team, opted last year to go to med school despite being offered another soccer contract.

An education at a top school like the Ivies and Stanford, and contacts made in school, offers a lot of advantages for life and life after football. Dartmouth changed my life, and I will be forever grateful.

I got some letters and talked to some scouts. Took a test administered by the Cowboys. I had no interest. I knew Stanford law school was the place for me, not an NFL camp. They didn't really tell me that.

you still blathering about those second tier schools you went to, greenie(bqm) if you are a good boy, some day i will tell you all about those trips punting up the cam with my nobel prize winning buddy while i was at cambridge, so you can hear about how the top tier does it.

I didn't realize that Stanford was a second tier school.

it is. it goes like this: first tier - oxbridge schools, second tier - harvard, stanford, etc...