One of my best friends, a Carolina graduate,
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Ahem...I beg to differ. I turned down a near full ride to Vassar for Gamecock Baseball.
Going to college and playing a sport is a lot different than going to college and watching a sport.Ahem...I beg to differ. I turned down a near full ride to Vassar for Gamecock Baseball.
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Oh I know that all too well, especially being the mother of a future D1 Golfer (hopefully).
But the OP is about a daughter choosing a school because she wants to watch a winning football team, not because she's playing on a team.
And my response was in jest to @atl-cock .
I get it. That's why I think it is foolish to choose a school so you (the daughter in the OP) can watch a winning football team.
Some like to watch winning football. Some (Me. I'm some) need ballplayers in their life. There's more to college than studies.
My daughter couldn't care less about football or any of college sport. She'll use those home games as a good opportunity to have the run of the library.
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I've got a friend who's family is half USC and half ECU fans. After the ECU game this year, his young son says "Dad what should I do if I don't want to cheer for the Gamecocks or the Pirates?" I still chuckle at his reply of "Alabama's a good choice". He's not wrong.
To the OP's point, I chose Carolina because of football. I joined the marching band and enjoyed that for a couple seasons. It worked out too, I've got a BA and a JD from Carolina now.
However, choosing Clemson for any reason whatsoever is a terrible decision and shows that the individual was not thinking rationally at the time.
However, choosing Clemson for any reason whatsoever is a terrible decision and shows that the individual was not thinking rationally at the time.
Did you apply to any schools other than USC?
Way back when, I applied to UVA, William & Mary, Davidson, and USC. I think I was wait-listed at the Commonwealth institutions
A comparison of Davidson vs USC in the late 1970s:
At USC, students preferred exams on Fridays so that they had the weekend to play.
At Davidson, students preferred exams on Mondays so that they had the weekend to study.
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Our daughter was home on spring break last week. She studied, wrote or read some every day. She's a HS junior in the Governor's School in Greenville.
Yes. In another reply to you, I mentioning turning down Vassar. I also had a full ride waiting at Columbia College. Applied, and accepted, to UGA, Richmond, and VT as well.
All due respect, that's either not true or one of the dumbest reasons to pick a school for a non-athlete.
Vassar?! Impressive!!....your dad let you turn that down? My daughter would have a difficult time convincing me that was best. LOL.
I thought that Vassar was a joke.
Nice that you got accepted to a variety of schools. All things being equal, you chose well.
That was all Momma. Daddy wanted Carolina 1000%. And I'm a Daddy's Girl.
Like I'm going to go to a predominantly female Yankee school.
They recruited me really hard. Not sure why. I'm about as Southern as a Southern Woman can get. I would not have done well there.I thought that Vassar was a joke.
Nice that you got accepted to a variety of schools. All things being equal, you chose well.
Just the opposite for me....I didn't have as much influence as I was allowed to believe. Although my wife didn't want my youngest going to Miami U, she preferred CoC.
Carolina was always #1 for me. I'd have turned down a full ride to Harvard for Carolina. Once I received my acceptance to Carolina, all the rest were just formality.
And I'll be honest...my love of Gamecock Baseball (the game, not just ballplayers
) had a lot to do with it. I couldn't imagine not being at Sarge Frye during my undergrad. It was, and still is, too much a part of me.
An aside question, what do think of USC softball?Carolina was always #1 for me. I'd have turned down a full ride to Harvard for Carolina. Once I received my acceptance to Carolina, all the rest were just formality.
And I'll be honest...my love of Gamecock Baseball (the game, not just ballplayers
I went to some games when in school because friends played but have not been since.
No harm no fowl.
I almost posted that spelling but I put my redneck ways in check.
USCALUMNI
See, you were a dyed-in-the-wool Gamecock Girl your entire life. That's a lot different from the "depiction" of the young woman in post #1.Carolina was always #1 for me. I'd have turned down a full ride to Harvard for Carolina. Once I received my acceptance to Carolina, all the rest were just formality.
And I'll be honest...my love of Gamecock Baseball (the game, not just ballplayers
Lol. So what? If she's choosing a school because she wants to be a football "winner" then her priorities are whack anyway. You can get a wonderful education at Carolina, meet life long friends, and get a fantastic student experience despite what the friggin' football team is doing. Football is fun; it's NOT life.
So you base your decision off of a female daughter of your friend . You have any friends that have children at USC ? So I guess all the other schools she had major opportunities at were loses too . Name those schools .
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