That's certainly generally true, however I think we're talking on the margin. Student athletes who if they were to be considered at an Ivy would need to be at or near the top of the list of recruits, yet might not quite be there though on an upward trajectory. Many of these may not have even considered Ivy, others may have decided to take the 'bird in the hand' of a BigLaxU offer made earlier than perhaps the Ivy was ready given the bubble academics. For very strong athletes, it may feel great to be wanted by BigLaxU, a safe bet to be going to a good school plus great lax opportunity, flattering. But if that lax opportunity feels diminished by uncertainty about roster depth, a few of these may be tempted to consider working academically to make the grade for an Ivy down the stretch.renault wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 4:12 amFor the most part, kids who want to go Ivy League do go Ivy League.Ox77 wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 5:40 pm OK hear me out on my recruiting pitch...
Would you rather get an Ivy League education AND have a chance at stepping in and playing at one of the top programs in the nation...
Or...
Would you prefer to go to a school that has a roster of 50 kids, including current (and more expected in the next couple of years) transfers and 5th year seniors who are 21/22/23 yrs old?
I'm tired of hearing how the Ivy League teams are done and I'm looking for something positive out of all of this. That ACC/Big10 log-jam is going to be brutal, and it's clear that top programs are going to go after great transfers and slot them in above existing kids.
For sure the Ivies lost out on a "forever" season, talent-wise, and for sure they're likely to get hurt by loaded teams next year. But doesnt this- in a weird way- make the Ivies more attractive to a lot of top players who have the academics?
Ivy teams don't have real issues selling the schools/programs, they have trouble with their admissions offices.
It's a reasonable pitch, may or may not work, but at least a strategy, IMO.