krc1995
Donor
One example of why I don’t like early enrollees. Lots of maturing is done in that final 6 months.
unless they’re local of course.
Early Enrollee Discussion
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unless they’re local of course.
Atbone95
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Almost like there is a coming to terms with leaving one phase of life and entering another in that last 6 months. Some kids think they can just skip it, and a decent amount of the time it works. But some kids aren't ready to make that jump like they think.
krc1995
Donor
Can you imagine no prom, no graduation walk, no senior skip day (ok- maybe that’s a bad example)? And then just the general wrapping up of your childhood life. Then add in pictures on social media.
of course Covid removed those things for this year’s grads, but the shut down and the fear of an unknown virus might have been pretty lonely and isolating. Still, I think it was much ado about nothing. Glad he’s on our side
MyBloodIsRed16
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Some kids are different. I didn't go to prom as I thought it was a waste of money. Didn't get to participate in senior ditch day as my dad worked at the school. I think I would have been fine skipping the last part of my senior year to get a head start at playing
krc1995
Donor
were you an early enrollee that moved 2000 miles to not to do those things with people older than you?
Not being snarky, but I think your situations are probably pretty different.
Mavric
Yoda
I'm sure it's not easy for some guys.
But what percentage of early enrollees have we lost after one semester in the last 10 years?
krc1995
Donor
how about after two practices- that would be at least one and hopefully not two. Of course this situation is novel and that info would not yield anything useful. I was wondering if there is an easy way look up data specific to early enrollees. Not sure if anyone tracks this. I guess just getting a list of enrollees and googling them would work too.
I would like to see graduation rates from Nebraska for early enrollees. And maybe cross compare with recruiting coaches.
Mavric
Yoda
I don't remember any other early enrollees leaving after one semester. Or anyone not making it through at least one season for anything other than disciplinary reasons.
So I think this is a pretty isolated incident that probably doesn't have anything to do with being an early enrollee.
krc1995
Donor
So what are the benefits of being an early enrollee?
It’s hard to gauge if arriving to campus early affects the athlete’s long term success, both as a student and as an athlete. You’d have to comparing them against the same recruiting class, and maybe even against the same recruiting class and recruiting stars. Maybe even against other the early enrollees of other teams and I would argue against different geographical location. Nebraska winters can only be experienced. And then it’s still a guess.
for me, I’d be curious to know how many graduated from N or left early to enter the pros- not to many of those I know. I don’t even care about playing time or other metrics of quality participation. Really, I suspect once you gather and compare this data, the benefits of being on campus early would be negligible.
flatwaterfan
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I remember going to college at UNL and the first semester was exciting and full. It flew by. The 2nd semester was a lot harder. Tougher to walk to class. Less outdoor activities. Classes were harder. I scheduled too many . Not fun. I definitely got homesick during that semester.
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Decked
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runningblind
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The post did ask how many make noise right away, not just can you name one. The answer in 2019 was 1/7, or 14% made a significant impact. 28% (2/7), total got a lot of playing time with Nelson also.
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Mavric
Yoda
Getting started earlier on weight training, nutirition, playbook and practice.
Getting acclimated to college life for a semester before you hit the craziness of balancing classes while practicing five days a week with games every week.