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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2019, 06:07:40 PM »
25 young men, or about seven percent of UNL's NFL draftees — came into the program with no scholarship and no promise of playing time.

Out of thousands and thousands of football players that have been through the program, Nebraska has had 354 players selected in the NFL draft.
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2019, 06:16:53 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 28, 2019, 05:12:27 PM
So, no substantive difference at all then.
If--and I don't know if it is--preferred walk on also comes with admissions help, that's a big difference.
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« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2019, 06:21:34 PM »
not at UNL
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2019, 06:36:49 PM »
Quote from: SFBadger96 on January 28, 2019, 06:16:53 PM
If--and I don't know if it is--preferred walk on also comes with admissions help, that's a big difference.
Not at UW.
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #18 on: January 28, 2019, 06:54:16 PM »
I credit them with following their dreams, especially if they can manage the costs.  The poorer kids likely do not have this as an option.  
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #19 on: January 28, 2019, 07:18:24 PM »
A lot of times it is the son or grandson of a famous alum. Archie Griffin's kid, or Chic Harley's great grandson, for example. 
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #20 on: January 28, 2019, 09:22:31 PM »
I know for a fact UM does, and I'm 99% sure MSU does
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #21 on: January 28, 2019, 09:28:30 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 28, 2019, 03:49:18 PM
Can someone explain this to me?

https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Bulldogs-add-Brandon-Bunkley-Cody-Carder-JC-Vega-as-preferred-walk-ons-128393904/?fbclid=IwAR1GY4vibdPiNxNFikEqQhCczgAgP-9UFqBXl2SD3Kgzs5e4IwUQ_W_FmkQ

Option 1:  Free college at Tennessee State (or some FCS school).,

Option 2: Work your butt off while paying for college at a P5 school while likely rarely seeing the field.


Some reasons, good, bad or indifferent. 
-Kids have been told their whole lives that hard work has brought them success. This is half true, sometimes less than half true, but kids believe it. Many believe they will get there and it will be like HS. They're wrong, but it happens.
-They might not be paying full freight. Big public schools often give some breaks to in-state students.If you have good grades, might not be so pricy.
-Some people just really want to be part of say the Georgia Bulldogs. They get to be around big college football. They get to run onto the field at a big ole stadium to raucous cheers. They might even get in. There's some personal value to that as compared to say playing in a smaller stadium in the Ohio Valley conference. (I recall hearing about a kid did just that in another state. He grew up rooting for a team, whole family did. And he ended up getting to wear that jersey, run out on that field and got his engineering degree just the same)
-Some kids just want to go to one kind of school over another. I could've gone to Cal State East Bay for not much money. Shoot, I probably could've gone to a private school for a little less (they throw money at some folks). But I wanted a particular experience. 
-There's a certain level of value if you A. want to get into coaching or B. Want to work in business in your state. If you're selling insurance, waving around your Georgia athletics ring and sharing Richt stories might be pretty helpful. Boosters with businesses might like you and help you out. Plus, if you endear yourself to your coaches, and having a nationally famous millionaire as a reference would be good. 
So in the end, there's reasons. There's nothing wrong with being a guard for Tennessee State either, but there's no guarantee you'll play there either. And if you're just some backup guard at TSU (and someone is doing that), you're not playing and you're not getting the perks of a Bulldog. (Granted, you live in Nashville, which sounds fine.)
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #22 on: January 29, 2019, 05:53:13 AM »
UGA does offer Hope Scholarships, but I think if a kid gets one, it counts against the football quote also.

It did when I was there anyway.  The Hope Scholarship program has majorly driven up the admissions requirements at UGA.

https://www.admissions.uga.edu/prospective-students/first-year/fy-profile

Average SAT scores are 1400 and ACT average is now 30, which is pretty solid.
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #23 on: January 29, 2019, 08:23:02 AM »
That's Big Ten level standards right there.
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #24 on: January 29, 2019, 10:02:16 AM »
For most kids in state, they get tuition paid for by a Hope Scholarship, so kids who otherwise may have gone elsewhere now have a good reason to stay in state (the same is true for Georgia Tech, which started at a more elevated standing anyway, so the impact there was less).

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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #25 on: January 29, 2019, 10:08:41 AM »
It's kinda funny that my wife and some other ladies created a "Hope" Scholarship here in town, for the local college. It's for women - bridges the gap from Harper to their 4 year school of choice.


Very successful so far.
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #26 on: January 29, 2019, 10:42:26 AM »
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Re: Preferred Walk Ons
« Reply #27 on: January 29, 2019, 01:13:45 PM »
My understanding is that Georgia is (rightfully) enjoying a renaissance in its reputation. 
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