Meyers Taking His Game To... Princeton?
I'm just saying, don't be surprised at all to hear that Jonathan Meyers will turn down the University of Florida's offer for the challenge of being a two-sport athlete at Princeton University.
I posed the recruiting question to Greenwich head coach Rich Albonizio on Live From the FC (clip). And as I'm listening between the lines, it's sounding more and more like Meyers, who has a 4.3 GPA, is going to be an Ivy Leaguer.
Not a surprise to me... During the summer, a high school lacrosse coach told me Princeton was very interested in the All-America lacrosse player, and would allow him to play football if it meant he'd take their offer.
And I think if Meyers was 100% sold on University of Florida, he would have made the verbal commitment in the summer just to get the decision out of his way.
Here, Meyers would get the best of everything. An Ivy League education, he can keep playing lacrosse, and no doubt he'd be a top threat in the league on either side of the ball.
When you listen to Albonizio speak, you'll hear what I mean. It's almost as if Albonizio was defending Meyers before he came out with the decision to turn the D-I football powerhouses down.
Time will tell, but suddenly, I'm betting Meyers will be a Tiger.
I posed the recruiting question to Greenwich head coach Rich Albonizio on Live From the FC (clip). And as I'm listening between the lines, it's sounding more and more like Meyers, who has a 4.3 GPA, is going to be an Ivy Leaguer.
Not a surprise to me... During the summer, a high school lacrosse coach told me Princeton was very interested in the All-America lacrosse player, and would allow him to play football if it meant he'd take their offer.
And I think if Meyers was 100% sold on University of Florida, he would have made the verbal commitment in the summer just to get the decision out of his way.
Here, Meyers would get the best of everything. An Ivy League education, he can keep playing lacrosse, and no doubt he'd be a top threat in the league on either side of the ball.
When you listen to Albonizio speak, you'll hear what I mean. It's almost as if Albonizio was defending Meyers before he came out with the decision to turn the D-I football powerhouses down.
Time will tell, but suddenly, I'm betting Meyers will be a Tiger.
this is why there are no people in d 1 college because it always seems like all the great players go and take their footballl careers to the ivy league and go to other sub par d 1 schools, not because they cant play at the big d 1 schools its just not on their mind, it would be a shame if meyers turned down the offer that thousands and thousands of kids dream about, hes still going to get a great education from any of the places that are offering him
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talking about players in connecticut
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I think that that comment was a too little narrow minded. Take for instance Stamford they have 8 players that are attending Division I schools and also playing football.
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yea but not the university of florida and im talking abotu players like him and players like jimmy hughes and even alex thomas who is supposedly the best back ever to hit ct who is going to attend yale
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Rhode Island was the best that Jimmy Hughes could do. He is having a great career there also. He wasn't big enough to play at a UCONN or BC. Also there are plenty of other schools that are legit at lacrosse such as VIRGINIA, North Carolina, Duke, and Cuse could all be good fits as well if two sports is what he is really looking to do. By the way no disrespect to SHS but there is a big deal when there 8 1-AA guys, Glades Central in Florida, puts out 20 1-A guys annually. There is also a rumor that Chris Bizanso might also turn down the 1-A schools for G-Town?
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You have to remember though where talking about CT not Florida!
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He's turned both UConn and Temple down, from what Albonizio said in the interview (sorry, I should have made a clip of that), and is also considering Colgate.
I admire both Meyers and Bisanzo for their decisions (or expected decisions as they may be). They have to make difficult decisions that not only affect next fall, but the next 4-5 years and ultimately, the rest of their lives.
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The simple answer is that CT does not have a lot of 1A caliber players...i'd rather go play both at an Ivy and stay at 220lbs than go to Florida and become a guard or dlineman
Once everyone gets over the fact that CT does not have a lot of talent, we'll all be a lot happier...it's still high school football and people care about it...shouldn't that be enough?
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