OT - Your Commitment on Signing Day (hypothetical)
If you were good enough to get offers from any D-1 football program, which one would you choose (Michigan is not an option) and why.
I think I would choose Stanford. It seems like an environment which does not put too much pressure on the kids to win. You still get to play in big games in big venues (Rose Bowl, LA Coliseum, Notre Dame). I could go for some of that west coast weather.
Honorable mention: UCLA, Washington, Boston College
December 17th, 2009 at 4:12 PM ^
Either the Naval Academy or the Air Force Academy. I'm pretty sure graduating one of those schools would have me prepared for a lifetime of success.
I certainly enjoyed my time at Michigan and Indiana, and feel I got a great education. But given the chance to do it all over again I would have attended that Senator dinner and gone to the academy.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:26 PM ^
Informative Header please.
UPDATE: Thank you sir.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:16 PM ^
I had the choice to play at Akron, Toledo, Indiana, Bowling Green, and Kentucky and didn't choose to play. But looking back I probably would've chose Kentucky.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:32 PM ^
Probably either USC or Texas. Great weather, good schools, huge fanbases, consistent NT contenders.
EDIT: In a surprise decommitment, I just got ZOOKED! to Illinois.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:29 PM ^
C'mon this is easy. Pete Carroll just has fun with his players. Plus they pay the best
December 17th, 2009 at 4:30 PM ^
Not because of Pitt, but because of the wannstache.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:34 PM ^
I would give up football and move to Tibet.
Take Michigan off the table and life isn't worth living.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:39 PM ^
My point in taking Michigan off the table is that most people on the board went to Michigan. So its kind of a fun way to discuss what people think about other schools. In a perfect hypothetical world I would invent a time machine, go back to the mid 90s, be a badass football player and play along with Charles Woodson as his safety.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:44 PM ^
But that does not change my stance.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:44 PM ^
Can I still take my recruiting visit to Tennessee? If Mark Mangino promises me a place at his food table I am there. Use me, abuse me just give me that creme brulee.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:48 PM ^
Seriously though, who knows where you'd end up? Too many factors involved that most of us have no concept of.
I would think that Florida, California, and UCLA would be high on my list. Warm weather schools with solid academics. I love Florida's campus. The atmosphere at the swamp on game day is pretty amazing too. UNC and Clemson could also be up there.
Edit: For the record, these would all fall well behind Michigan.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:47 PM ^
Arizona State, for the trim. But not before 2-3 visits to Tennessee.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:56 PM ^
i'd have to go with hawaii.. because its hawaii...
December 17th, 2009 at 5:06 PM ^
Even WITH Michigan on the table. Now this is a fun thread, but when can we all go back to playing with our GI Joes, Transformers, and chemistry sets?
December 17th, 2009 at 5:06 PM ^
for my hypothetical school of choice:
High chance of playing for national title during 4-5 years
Big time schedule/Big time games
Attractive female student body
Academics
Warm weather
Some powerful alumni that could open some doors for me post-football
Schools in the following order:
1) Texas
2a) USC
2b) Florida
December 17th, 2009 at 5:11 PM ^
If you've ever spent time in Austin, you would understand why.
December 17th, 2009 at 5:20 PM ^
Cal >>>>> Stanford.
Berkeley is a much better place to live than Palo Alto. Also you'd get to wear blue and gold instead of red.
December 17th, 2009 at 5:24 PM ^
1.) Georgia - awesome fan base, great facilities, Athens is a great college town
2.) Tennessee - minus Lane Kiffin, Knoxville is awesome
3.) Texas A&M - tradition, 12th man, College Station
4.) Clemson
5.) Auburn - War Eagle
I see a theme? And.....I chose UGA.
December 17th, 2009 at 6:22 PM ^
I would take as many trips to Tennessee
I would fly out to Texas, USC and Florida
I would take visits to night games at LSU, Miami, Georgia
Piss on Notre Dame, and the dome
Visit Oregon to see what jerseys they wear
Come back in time for the Michigan vs. Ohio State game...
Make my annoucement after the game that I will be attending Michigan in the fall.
Hypothetically!!
It's all about the "U"....seems pretty fun, might end up in jail though.
December 17th, 2009 at 6:37 PM ^
I would love to commit to Michigan, but their system doesn't fit me. I play the lanky-Jewish-guy offense. Besides, they had Cone (not a Jew AFAIK, but has the name), and look at how much playing time he got. Sorry Coach Rod.
That said, I choose South Carolina. I like their QB-a-week offense
December 17th, 2009 at 6:48 PM ^
If not Michigan, UNC. Up and coming program that plays a fun style of football, a student body that would get over any performance hiccups once basketball season rolls around, 60% female, good social scene, great academics including my area of study (business), get to play a wide variety of teams and schemes, decent weather, and I still get to wear blue.
December 17th, 2009 at 7:00 PM ^
Yeah, but it's not good blue.
December 17th, 2009 at 6:49 PM ^
... you can guess why.
December 17th, 2009 at 6:50 PM ^
USC because they pay the most.
If I could choose then any school my visits would be Miami of the 80's, Mt Union , Alcorn State McNair days, Oklahoma State T Thomas/ B Sanders days, and Washington from the Don James era.
December 18th, 2009 at 2:25 AM ^
Are you talking about taking official visits, or traveling through time?
December 17th, 2009 at 7:04 PM ^
I'd go 1aa and pick harvard. if i was limited to 1a, stanford. if im good enough to go pro, im gonna go pro regardless of where i attend school.
December 17th, 2009 at 7:13 PM ^
I would be such a dick, attention whore recruit. I'd milk the usage of hostesses, $, commit-decommit everywhere and such, flirt with all the coaches. confuse fanbases and just make a mockery of it all. but i'd go to Texas/Penn State/USC/Stanford/Washington/Oregon. The Pac-10 has great schools and laid back football atmosphere.
Stanford has great academics and campus, Washington has the most beautiful campus i've ever seen, Penn State with that fanbase, JoePa and Texas because Austin is awesome.
I pick Washington
December 17th, 2009 at 7:25 PM ^
Colorado. Hands down. Especially if I was a blue chip and had the possibility of being part of a huge turn-around for the program. Love everything about that school.
December 17th, 2009 at 7:39 PM ^
OU or Georgia, like the coaches.
December 17th, 2009 at 8:42 PM ^
So am I not allowed to pick UVA also?
Somewhere northern or northern-ish so I don't have to go through fall camp in 95 degree weather. Somewhere not in the Big Ten or ACC so I don't have to suddenly be a rival of my favorite schools. Somewhere in the BCS. Somewhere with a really nice campus, academics that don't totally suck, and football tradition that doesn't totally suck. Somewhere with good-looking uniforms. And somewhere that doesn't play football in a dome.
I think that about narrows it down to Colorado, Washington, or Nebraska. Think I'd go with U-Dub.
December 17th, 2009 at 8:50 PM ^
gotta love those winged helmets, regardless of the color.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:02 PM ^
If I were a rb or a wr I would go to Miami; Qb I would go to Pitt or Tenn; anything on D I would go to Michigan. These teams are just a couple of players away from being great. I could be that guy.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:03 PM ^
Oregon.
Go read the SI article a few years back about their athletic facilities, end of story.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:47 PM ^
Cal, Stanford, Virginia. I don't think my 5'11" very white frame has a chance at the NFL, so I'll just take my top degree and go out to the working world, thanks.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:00 PM ^
I would decline all other offers and walk-on at Michigan.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:21 PM ^
Who doesnt want to be a banana slug?
December 17th, 2009 at 10:23 PM ^
I'd probably choose a PAC-Ten school, maybe U-Dub, Stanford, Cal, or Oregon. Oregon would be the final choice, the uniforms have grown on me and their facilities are incredible. Autzen is agreat stadium, and I'd love sticking it to USC. The only problem would be facing M in the Rose Bowl... maybe pull a Bobby Boucher and give the ball to the other team?
December 17th, 2009 at 10:35 PM ^
Considering I almost went there this year instead of U of M, probably Texas.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:02 PM ^
Hypothetical elite athlete me is presumably still me in all other departments, so keep me away from the beer until after draft day. Also, there are a lot of hot Mormons, and some of them stray.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 PM ^
Big time athletics. Another public ivy like UM. Great weather. 3 hours to the beach and the mountains. Stanford a close second. Cal third.
December 18th, 2009 at 12:15 AM ^
Central Michigan or Northern Michigan. Yeah I know not big time programs.
December 18th, 2009 at 12:29 AM ^
Maybe I'm spoiled, but the weather in Palo Alto isn't all that great. Better than MI most of the year, but if you're going to pick a school for the weather, there are a ton better than NorCal.
December 18th, 2009 at 1:09 AM ^
ACC: Florida State
Big 12: Texas
Big East: UConn?
Big Ten: Penn State
MAC: Western Michigan
Pac-10: USC
Overall I'd go with Texas. Tradition and a fun college town.
December 18th, 2009 at 1:14 AM ^
I mean, if I can't get into UM, I might as well work for someone who did
December 18th, 2009 at 9:29 AM ^
Florida or Texas, great football programs and great weather.
December 18th, 2009 at 11:39 AM ^
Could you imagine being a D-1 recruit and not getting the offer you want, to Michigan of course??? Talk about life givin' you the ol' rochambeau...
With that being said, I'd probably still want to be a Big Ten athlete, or at least stay in the general vicinity of the Midwest and/or Northeast.
After giving it some long hard thought, I'd probably settle on Boston College, Virginia, or make my family happy and be homer for PSU.
And probably regret it for the rest of my life.