Random drive-by of the site this morning and just stunned to find this discussion.
Agyemang is a great story. Full stop. The D3 angle is a fun, side element, especially to D3 fans like us, but in truth has only a very incidental relevance to the overall story. This should NOT be a story about how self-perceived very savvy middle class and upper middle class parents guide their kids to the most advantageous financial and social outcomes. Could a guy have gone to ITT Tech instead of college, or a more prestigious D3, or a full-scholly D1? Would he already be making 85K as a high end mechanic for a trucking or RV company? Really?
Is there anyone on the planet who believes Duncan Robinson and his parents had an extremely nuanced and brilliant strategy to get him to the Miami Heat and a long, lucrative career in the NBA by going to Williams as a way to get to Michigan as a way to get to the NBA. No, no, no. Absolutely not. Oh, sure, but you said Williams, right? What an opportunity...where you go with a 98% chance to graduate in 4 years with almost 400K of debt in exchange for a 100K+ job that projects to 1.5 million per year inside of 10 years?
First, kudos to @ecsualum who got offended by me and stormed out a couple of years ago. He highlighted Agyemang's exploits and overall story. There is NOTHING to criticize here, EVEN IF ESCU only has a 57% six year graduation rate. What tf are we doing??? The kid was 17, a good athlete, good soccer player, who enrolled at a local college. He and his family might not have even known the difference between D3 and D1. They certainly didn't pick the route because some coach said "come here and your next 40-45 years will be great."
The kid deserves the credit...and congrats to him even if he never earns another dime as a professional and never plays in a WC...and if he merely ends up being the future coach at a ECSU and makes money off camps..or if he chooses to become homeless and live in the woods. Who cares??? He's made it to a point that announcers on a national broadcast of the USMNT are tripping over themselves about this kid's ability abd potential.
All of us defend our choices. We all made the most brilliant decisions in the end, and all of our kids are now excelling at a level that would have been unimaginable but not for our brilliant, savvy decisions. And nothing is more savvy apparently than leaving the world of D1 to find the elite academics and fantastic ROIs that we've navigated them into.
Brilliant goal, btw...literally within minutes of the announcers screaming watch out for this kid.
Agyemang is a great story. Full stop. The D3 angle is a fun, side element, especially to D3 fans like us, but in truth has only a very incidental relevance to the overall story. This should NOT be a story about how self-perceived very savvy middle class and upper middle class parents guide their kids to the most advantageous financial and social outcomes. Could a guy have gone to ITT Tech instead of college, or a more prestigious D3, or a full-scholly D1? Would he already be making 85K as a high end mechanic for a trucking or RV company? Really?
Is there anyone on the planet who believes Duncan Robinson and his parents had an extremely nuanced and brilliant strategy to get him to the Miami Heat and a long, lucrative career in the NBA by going to Williams as a way to get to Michigan as a way to get to the NBA. No, no, no. Absolutely not. Oh, sure, but you said Williams, right? What an opportunity...where you go with a 98% chance to graduate in 4 years with almost 400K of debt in exchange for a 100K+ job that projects to 1.5 million per year inside of 10 years?
First, kudos to @ecsualum who got offended by me and stormed out a couple of years ago. He highlighted Agyemang's exploits and overall story. There is NOTHING to criticize here, EVEN IF ESCU only has a 57% six year graduation rate. What tf are we doing??? The kid was 17, a good athlete, good soccer player, who enrolled at a local college. He and his family might not have even known the difference between D3 and D1. They certainly didn't pick the route because some coach said "come here and your next 40-45 years will be great."
The kid deserves the credit...and congrats to him even if he never earns another dime as a professional and never plays in a WC...and if he merely ends up being the future coach at a ECSU and makes money off camps..or if he chooses to become homeless and live in the woods. Who cares??? He's made it to a point that announcers on a national broadcast of the USMNT are tripping over themselves about this kid's ability abd potential.
All of us defend our choices. We all made the most brilliant decisions in the end, and all of our kids are now excelling at a level that would have been unimaginable but not for our brilliant, savvy decisions. And nothing is more savvy apparently than leaving the world of D1 to find the elite academics and fantastic ROIs that we've navigated them into.
Brilliant goal, btw...literally within minutes of the announcers screaming watch out for this kid.