CJ Alatini to Snow College?
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CJ Alatini to Snow College?
Heard that CJ Alatini (our #2 recruit) cannot academically qualify for any FBS school right now and is probably headed to Snow College.
Anyone else heard anything?
Not landing him drops our recruiting class ~12 places to ~#91.
Anyone else heard anything?
Not landing him drops our recruiting class ~12 places to ~#91.
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Re: CJ Alatini to Snow College?
I was hearing that is why he didn't sign early. He may have to prove himself at Snow grades-wise and transfer later if it works out.
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Re: CJ Alatini to Snow College?
I wonder when the last time was that we got a recruit back when they had to go to Snow first.
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Re: CJ Alatini to Snow College?
Especially one that couldn't make the basic requirement of a 2.3 GPA in core courses in high school.
It's not that Alatini didn't make BYU's more stringent standard (3.3 GPA with 19 ACT) -- he didn't make the lower floor to play at ANY D-1 school---Dixie State isn't even an option.
Not holding my breath that he qualifies for BYU after Snow.
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Re: CJ Alatini to Snow College?
Where did you see those numbers for BYU?
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Re: CJ Alatini to Snow College?
I've actually heard it's 3.5 now (increased during Bronco's couple of seasons), but I went with 3.3 because it's the only one I could verify through a reputable source--in this case, the Deseret News:
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/700 ... emics.html
Should be noted that the numbers are "flexible", but only with give-and-take. If you have a higher GPA, you can have a slightly lower ACT score and vice versa.
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Re: CJ Alatini to Snow College?
I work at BYU, and I can confirm the give-take thing, and I’ll also add that it IS possible to throw your weight around and get BYU to admit someone that doesn’t pass its usual standards, but then you (if you’re the head of their area of study) take on 100% responsibility for their academic success and your program has to support them financially as well. The paperwork and follow-up is a huge pain, and we’ve been burnt before for getting talented people into our program that couldn’t succeed at BYU academically. So when you see a case like this, it means that not only a lack of confidence by the BYU administration, but a lack of confidence by the coaches.
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Re: CJ Alatini to Snow College?
ouchSammich wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:58 am I work at BYU, and I can confirm the give-take thing, and I’ll also add that it IS possible to throw your weight around and get BYU to admit someone that doesn’t pass its usual standards, but then you (if you’re the head of their area of study) take on 100% responsibility for their academic success and your program has to support them financially as well. The paperwork and follow-up is a huge pain, and we’ve been burnt before for getting talented people into our program that couldn’t succeed at BYU academically. So when you see a case like this, it means that not only a lack of confidence by the BYU administration, but a lack of confidence by the coaches.
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Re: CJ Alatini to Snow College?
If he's below 2.3, there's no give-and-take to be had. He cannot play D1 sports or receive a scholarship.
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Re: CJ Alatini to Snow College?
2.3...that's pretty bad, especially in this day and age where they hand out A's like they are candy.
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