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[quote author=washingtonismoney link=topic=7821.msg61562#msg61562 date=1366914034]
We're #3 in this Emory study of producing NFL talent 2007-12 (adjusted relative to our share of elite talent): https://t.co/c0WlnDMQFp

Great post, WIM!  This is something I've been wondering about, as I've sensed this anecdotally. The other factor being the greatest leap from the college to the pros: the mental aspects of the game, both in terms of grasping the complexity of the schemes as well as the willpower for excellence.
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This is akin something we used to say when I was on a (secondary) varsity team at Stanford a couple of decades ago...
Stanford: where All-State athletes go to become All-Americans
Notre Dame [or whatever the applicable peer may be in your sport]: where All-American athletes go to become All-Conference

[LuckE2Bhere]

[quote author=washingtonismoney link=topic=7821.msg61562#msg61562 date=1366914034]
We're #3 in this Emory study of producing NFL talent 2007-12 (adjusted relative to our share of elite talent): https://t.co/c0WlnDMQFp

Great post, WIM!  This is something I've been wondering about, as I've sensed this anecdotally. The other factor being the greatest leap from the college to the pros: the mental aspects of the game, both in terms of grasping the complexity of the schemes as well as the willpower for excellence.
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This is akin something we used to say when I was on a (secondary) varsity team at Stanford a couple of decades ago...
Stanford: where All-State athletes go to become All-Americans
Notre Dame [or whatever the applicable peer may be in your sport]: where All-American athletes go to become All-Conference