2020 TE Nick Patterson to Princeton
San Antonio (TX) Christian tight end Nick Patterson, Shea's younger brother, tweeted out that he's "committed to the admissions process" at Princeton. So that ends several months of speculation about whether he would end up in Michigan's class.
Coincidentally, this is the second legacy tight end in recent years to "decommit" for Princeton in recent years, joining Carter Dunaway from a few classes ago. (Dunaway ended up not playing for Princeton.)
February 5th, 2020 at 9:10 PM ^
After thoughtful consideration, I am proud to announce that I am committed to the admissions process at Princeton‼️ ? pic.twitter.com/dKPUBEYhfe
— Nick Patterson (@Nick_Patt80) February 6, 2020
February 5th, 2020 at 11:28 PM ^
but uh what happens if Princeton admissions decommits from him?
i mean
Just saying ...I was committed to the “court Julianne Moore” process but I wasn’t admitted
February 5th, 2020 at 9:10 PM ^
good for him - can't go wrong with that decision
February 5th, 2020 at 9:11 PM ^
Good for him for taking the opportunity to choose a high academic school.
February 5th, 2020 at 11:24 PM ^
he already had
February 6th, 2020 at 10:39 AM ^
yeah, you know - they call Princeton the UM-Flint of the East
February 6th, 2020 at 11:27 AM ^
the main difference being the world's second-largest collegiate chapel
February 5th, 2020 at 9:19 PM ^
Given how hard it is to get into Princeton and they (illogically) consider academics more important than football, all he can say is that he's committed to the admissions process. Unless he has an acceptance letter in hand, there are no guarantees.
February 5th, 2020 at 9:31 PM ^
Most Ivy coaches have three tiers of athletes and the school limits the number in each tier.
tier 1: great athletes that wouldn’t get a second look without sports
tier 2: good athletes, good students
tier 3: ok athletes, great students that raise the teams gpa.
source: I’m a professor at an ivy.
February 5th, 2020 at 10:07 PM ^
this may all be fake news, but there are certainly studies that suggest being a recruited athlete makes it significantly easier to get into an Ivy
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/applying-to-elite-colleges-as-an-athlete/
https://usatodayhss.com/2018/dont-be-fooled-ivy-leagues-do-care-about-admitting-athletes
February 5th, 2020 at 10:19 PM ^
There’s no question. I had a student last semester who had no business being at ANY university, let alone a top 15 worldwide school.
There are definitely a small number of legitimately terrible students on every ivy team that the university cares about (lacrosse and hockey being big ones where I am). There are lots more good ones though.
before people think I’m being harsh to student athletes, I’ll mention that a lot of legacies are as bad as the worst athletes - with some being much worse.
February 6th, 2020 at 10:56 AM ^
No doubt every Ivy has ways to sneak in subpar student athletes for the teams it really cares about. Had an all american lacrosse playing classmate of mine who scored in the 900s on the SATs get into Cornell via its Ag School. Ths was in the early 90's.
February 5th, 2020 at 11:06 PM ^
Co-sign this. Worked admissions for a top university that also has a P5 football program. I'm confident our Tier 1 and 2 had higher percentages than ivies, but we couldn't fill our entire team with tier 1 the way the SEC, OSU, etc. can.
February 6th, 2020 at 8:02 AM ^
Thanks for that, JPC and Ezeh-E. I always suspected that the elite academic schools like the Ivy's and Stanford had elbow-room on admissions for top-echelon athletes but hadn't had anyone working at one confirm it. Good info and +1 to both of you.
February 6th, 2020 at 8:29 AM ^
I had this conversation with my dad a few weeks ago. Private schools are private. They can do whatever they want with their admissions. To think Stanford has 85 Stanford level students on the football team is absurd.
February 6th, 2020 at 10:12 AM ^
Yeah based off of a football recruit I knew who left the Air Force Academy and subsequently ended up at Cornell I would say that is definitely true. That dude was...gifted in other areas besides school.
February 5th, 2020 at 9:20 PM ^
So are they trying to leverage our offer for a bigger one. ? As in were doing then a favor?
February 5th, 2020 at 9:34 PM ^
At least he's sticking with the winged helmet.
February 5th, 2020 at 10:43 PM ^
Very cool. I hope he gets admitted. Must be a very bright student.
February 5th, 2020 at 11:03 PM ^
One wing helmet to another. Congrats on having to the ability to choose between Michigan and Princeton.
February 5th, 2020 at 11:05 PM ^
Princeton is a good school....almost as good as Michigan.
He'll probably get more playing there too.
Best of Luck.
February 5th, 2020 at 11:08 PM ^
Do you mean playing time or play? Having not attended either university, I'd assume the play would be "more" at UM just because it's a bigger school.
February 6th, 2020 at 12:19 AM ^
Haha! My bad...I think he'll get more playing time at Princeton. Play time WOULD be more at M.
February 6th, 2020 at 12:45 AM ^
Don't you mean "tee time"? It worked out well for his older brother...
February 6th, 2020 at 6:41 AM ^
“Almost as good as Michigan”
Clever.
February 6th, 2020 at 8:14 AM ^
Damn bagmen
February 6th, 2020 at 9:23 AM ^
If he's going to Princeton, I have to assume he's bringing his own bag of money.
February 6th, 2020 at 9:23 AM ^
If he's going to Princeton, I have to assume he's bringing his own bag of money.