SI: "FB Meyers chooses Princeton over football powers"

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<p>Some of the nation’s top football factories wanted Jonathan Meyers. Michigan offered him a scholarship. So did Oklahoma. And UCLA. And Florida, among dozens of others. The Greenwich (Conn.) High fullback/linebacker knew the choice would be difficult. And after taking an official visit to Florida in November, where he watched the Gators hammer Florida State, Meyers figured he’d follow in his father’s footsteps – Glenn Meyers lettered at nose tackle at Florida from 1980-82 – and head to Gainesville.</p>

<p>But two weeks after that trip, Meyers took one more official visit, this time to a little school in New Jersey that participated in the first game in college football history. When he returned, Meyers sat down with Greenwich coach Rich Albonizio and discussed his options.</p>

<p>“I think you’ve made the decision already,” Meyers remembers Albonizio saying.</p>

<p>“Yeah,” Meyers replied. “I think I have.” </p>

<p>At that moment, Meyers – who is also a star lacrosse player – decided to turn down the titans of college football. They could keep their huge stadiums, their TV contracts and their training tables. Meyers was taking his speed, tackling ability and 4.4 weighted GPA to Princeton.</p>

<p>“I wanted to be at the best place I could be,” Meyers said. “Whether it was the best in football, the best in lacrosse or the best in academics, I didn’t want to cut any corners.”</p>

<p>So when his fellow blue-chippers sign the first of their one-year, renewable scholarships on Feb. 6, Meyers will instead pledge to attend Princeton. The school will promise nothing back in return – Ivy League schools don’t give athletic scholarships – except an opportunity for an education few are ever offered. </p>

<p>[SI.com</a> - Writers - Andy Staples: FB Meyers chooses Princeton over powers - Friday January 11, 2008 4:19PM](<a href=“http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/01/11/meyers.ivy/]SI.com”>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/01/11/meyers.ivy/)</p>

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<p>[Inside</a> Lacrosse - Q & A with Princeton recruit Jonathan Meyers](<a href=“http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=172701]Inside”>http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=172701)</p>

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<p>overrated
[Jonathan</a> Meyers](<a href=“http://jonathanmeyers.com/]Jonathan”>http://jonathanmeyers.com/)</p>

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<p>Overrated? Don’t see why you would choose this word, but oh well, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.</p>

<p>Maintaining a high GPA while taking honors & AP’s and being an accomplished athlete in 2 varsity sports is no piece of cake. </p>

<p>I can’t understand why some people on this forum, who are obviously intelligent, always end up falling prey to stereotypes.</p>

<p>Good luck at Princeton Jonathan!</p>

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<p>No doubt maintaining a high GPA in honors classes while playing two varsity sports is difficult. But having seen him play both lacrosse and football (and even played lacrosse with him at one point in time) I have never been particularly impressed by his performance on the field. He is defiantly good, but not the god that he is hyped up to be.</p>

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<p>If you know him personally, then I respect your opinion. :)</p>

<p>I don’t know him and have never seen him play. No offense intended, DaFunk!</p>

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<p>I personally saw him at a nike football camp that I was at.
DaFunk is correct in saying that he certainly is not as talented as the hype being created, but it is important to note that his speed is impressive for his size. Because of this combo, he has potential that will be honed at the college level. He’s not quite NFL quality, nor would he be an all-star at a Florida or UMICH, but I’m excited to see how he develops at Princeton.</p>

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<p>The GPA is also not as impressive as it looks…
It has certainly been skewed considering that his SAT was 2020.
I’m not condemning the score; I’m just saying that it doesn’t correlate to a 4.4</p>

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<p>2020 for someone who plays a sport as physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding (and time-consuming) as football (and excels at it) is not something to be looked down upon at all IMO</p>