WVBilliken Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Saturday I was watching the Gonzaga - Michigan State game. Starting for Gonzaga was sophomore David Stockton (yes, John's son), a walk-on sophomore with very good bloodlines. SLU seemed to get a couple pretty good walk-ons this year. I specifically remember that Jimmy Remke being a pretty good player. For someone who has seen practices, does SLU have a walk-on who might break-thru to play some minutes or are they strictly practice guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Metzinger Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 We can't even get Easy Ed's grandson on scholarship here. The word "Legacy" doesn't mean a whole lot these days. Hey, I'm over it. Also, Rick doesn't "sign" anyone. Rick offers and the kid signs. I think Majerus knows what players fit into his system; maybe Nolan Berry wasn't one of those guys. That's Coach Majerus' call to make. moveon.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsrmajic Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 We can't even get Easy Ed's grandson on scholarship here. The word "Legacy" means nothing to Rick Majerus. But hey, that's why he's the head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens and we are all Monday Morning QBs. Seriously? You think Rick wouldn't sign Berry? Berry doesn't want to come to SLU. Get over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The word "legacy" means a lot more at Notre Dame, where the kids and grandkids of alums get held to a much lower admissions standard than other applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Here I confused this thread title with Reagan's former budget director. I was wondering if we suddenly got some sort of $100M donation. The word "legacy" means a lot more at Notre Dame, where the kids and grandkids of alums get held to a much lower admissions standard than other applicants. I just lived through this twice, and it's not true, at least the "much lower" part. ND sets aside something like 5 percent of its acceptances for legacies, and they're fairly open about that when you go through the dog-and-pony. That would be, at best, 125 acceptances, and I'm pretty sure there are a hell of a lot more legacy applications that that. (One of the years we were thinking of applying there could have been four just from children of my generation of my mother's family. Except mine wouldn't have counted in any event, since they no longer give a good Gotdamn if your grandpappy is an alumni, or even a former faculty member.) I also know or have met at least half a dozen alumni whose kids got the thanks-but-no-thanks-please-tell-dad-to-keep-giving-anyway letter, and I know that several of them had even higher test scores than NH. You may get a very slight advantage as a legacy if you already have 1450+ SAT scores, but given something like 20,000 alumni with the potential of having freshman-age kids, the competition is almost as fierce for legacies as it is for non-legacies. (I could even make a case that it's fiercer because legacies are more likely to apply than the general population.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisSportsStream Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 and I know that several of them had even higher test scores than NH.+1 hehehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For-DaLove Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Here I confused this thread title with Reagan's former budget director. I was wondering if we suddenly got some sort of $100M donation. I just lived through this twice, and it's not true, at least the "much lower" part. ND sets aside something like 5 percent of its acceptances for legacies, and they're fairly open about that when you go through the dog-and-pony. That would be, at best, 125 acceptances, and I'm pretty sure there are a hell of a lot more legacy applications that that. (One of the years we were thinking of applying there could have been four just from children of my generation of my mother's family. Except mine wouldn't have counted in any event, since they no longer give a good Gotdamn if your grandpappy is an alumni, or even a former faculty member.) I also know or have met at least half a dozen alumni whose kids got the thanks-but-no-thanks-please-tell-dad-to-keep-giving-anyway letter, and I know that several of them had even higher test scores than NH. You may get a very slight advantage as a legacy if you already have 1450+ SAT scores, but given something like 20,000 alumni with the potential of having freshman-age kids, the competition is almost as fierce for legacies as it is for non-legacies. (I could even make a case that it's fiercer because legacies are more likely to apply than the general population.) Don't be fooled, anyone with NH's test score will get into ND, especially if they're a legacy. And as of late they have lowered the requirements a tad for legacies because they've seen a decline in legacy applicants. As far as the walk-on thing goes, Stockton wasn't a normal walk-on. He could have been a scholarship player at other places but wanted to follow in his dad's shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youjustgotKMed Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I;m sorry there is nobody on SLU's roster by the name of david stockton, Do we have a deep bench, hell yeah we do, thats why were goin to get a 3 seed WOOT WOOT BELLYDANCE BELLYDANCE p.s. congrats rick on number 500 i really wish you wouldve dropped the towel and done a truffle shuffle though woot woot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Here I confused this thread title with Reagan's former budget director. I was wondering if we suddenly got some sort of $100M donation. I just lived through this twice, and it's not true, at least the "much lower" part. ND sets aside something like 5 percent of its acceptances for legacies, and they're fairly open about that when you go through the dog-and-pony. That would be, at best, 125 acceptances, and I'm pretty sure there are a hell of a lot more legacy applications that that. (One of the years we were thinking of applying there could have been four just from children of my generation of my mother's family. Except mine wouldn't have counted in any event, since they no longer give a good Gotdamn if your grandpappy is an alumni, or even a former faculty member.) I also know or have met at least half a dozen alumni whose kids got the thanks-but-no-thanks-please-tell-dad-to-keep-giving-anyway letter, and I know that several of them had even higher test scores than NH. You may get a very slight advantage as a legacy if you already have 1450+ SAT scores, but given something like 20,000 alumni with the potential of having freshman-age kids, the competition is almost as fierce for legacies as it is for non-legacies. (I could even make a case that it's fiercer because legacies are more likely to apply than the general population.) Times must be changing. Good to hear. When I visited in high school, they flat-out told us all there were two different admission tracks, one for legacies, and one for everyone else. They said the legacy admission rate was approximately twice as high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I;m sorry there is nobody on SLU's roster by the name of david stockton, Do we have a deep bench, hell yeah we do, thats why were goin to get a 3 seed WOOT WOOT BELLYDANCE BELLYDANCE p.s. congrats rick on number 500 i really wish you wouldve dropped the towel and done a truffle shuffle though woot woot I;m sorry there is nobody on SLU's roster by the name of david stockton, Check the golf team's roster................................................ Oops, my bad, we dropped golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The word "legacy" means a lot more at Notre Dame, where the kids and grandkids of alums get held to a much lower admissions standard than other applicants. I know for a fact SLU does the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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