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New 2015 Commit - Dario Highsmith Jr (Ath) - Middletown HS CT

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The ball is in Diaco's court here. If he really thinks the kid can play, he should pony up the scholarship offer.
 
Any chance of something breaking tonight, or does this all come down to who gets the fax tomorrow?
 
FWIW: Unless things have changed in the past 30 years, a "scholarship" offer to USMA, has nothing to do with $, and there is a 5 year service commitment after graduation. You go in as a 2nd LT I believe from the USMA? There are situations where service commitment time can be reduced, but it's there.

But reason for me writing - if the kid is accepted at the academy, he's not paying for his education anyway. A scholarship offer from a military academy is a basically the fast line through the admission process - still got to get through all the hoops to get in, but don't have to wait in line as long. What it says to me, is that the kid is high level character and potential for leadership, and I like that, and he can play football well enough for Army to want him for their competition on the schedule - which includes us.

If the kid chooses the USMA - he's got nothing but respect from me, and the timing that appears to have happened here, is such that I really, really like the profile of athlete that Diaco is going after - when the USMA is looking to offer guys that want to come to UCONN.

Yet again, a great example of Diaco doing what Edsall did not in his later year, and that is making UCONN a desireable destination- a school with things to offer.
 
2Infinity said:
A 5 year post-grad military commitment is huge. There's no way that this decision is a no-brainer as has been suggested in this thread. He may still take the Army offer, but those aren't strings you see attached to their offer, but rather the huge thick chains you see attached to battleships.
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Army grads do not serve on battleships. Unless he is assigned to administration or education(these are small numbers), he will be in a boots-on-the-ground situation. Who knows where that will be in 5 years?
 
These days, the Army 5-year commitment after graduation can be looked at as a guarantee of a job after graduation. That is actually a plus.
 
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Dogged said:
Army grads do not serve on battleships. Unless he is assigned to administration or education(these are small numbers), he will be in a boots-on-the-ground situation. Who knows where that will be in 5 years?
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Are you for real with this comment? lol Of course Army grads don't serve on battleships! Geez! The example was used only to illustrate the difference between what essentially is NO commitment (no strings) post graduation and the very heavy commitment he'll have afterwards (thick chains) with our military if he attends Army.
 
Dogged said:
Army grads do not serve on battleships. Unless he is assigned to administration or education(these are small numbers), he will be in a boots-on-the-ground situation. Who knows where that will be in 5 years?
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I think he was being metaphorical....
 
2Infinity said:
Are you for real with this comment? lol Of course Army grads don't serve on battleships! Geez! The example was used only to illustrate the difference between what essentially is NO commitment (no strings) post graduation and the very heavy commitment he'll have afterwards (thick chains) with our military if he attends Army.
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I apologize. Didn't mean to touch a nerve. I don't think the kid should go to West Point to play football. He should go there to serve his country and to be fair, he should understand that before he makes his decision. If the football works out, that's great.
 
Dogged said:
I apologize. Didn't mean to touch a nerve. I don't think the kid should go to West Point to play football. He should go there to serve his country and to be fair, he should understand that before he makes his decision. If the football works out, that's great.
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Thought you were serious...those smiley faces can come in very handy when you want to be ironic or sarcastic or whatever. Otherwise...tough to tell from the written word.

As for the discussion topic, there have been many relevant comments posted here about what an Army commitment means...I just hope that Dan Hurley has been getting feedback on all these fronts so he understands that his commitment to Army would be for a lot more than just playing football.
 
2Infinity said:
Thought you were serious...those smiley faces can come in very handy when you want to be ironic or sarcastic or whatever. Otherwise...tough to tell from the written word.

As for the discussion topic, there have been many relevant comments posted here about what an Army commitment means...I just hope that Dan Hurley has been getting feedback on all these fronts so he understands that his commitment to Army would be for a lot more than just playing football.
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:):):)
I thought of that just a moment ago!:oops:
 
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ConnHuskBask said:
Isn't it ironic that after a week of arguing over PWO and "serving your state" a young man is now faced with a decision to do that or accept a full ride to Army and the chance to serve his country.
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I say serve your country, there is no greater honor, but I am biased as a former Marine and a graduate of Hawaii Pacific University (born and raised in CT is my UConn connection!)
 
Bonehead said:
I say serve your country, there is no greater honor, but I am biased as a former Marine and a graduate of Hawaii Pacific University (born and raised in CT is my UConn connection!)
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So you're really not a Bonehead: you:re a Jarhead!
 
Dogged said:
So you're really not a Bonehead: you:re a Jarhead!
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True - we already have a Jarhead 1775 - but I like being the Bonehead of the Boneyard - it leads to easy personal assaults on my postings!!

;)
 
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Setting a great example for future in-state kids.
 
Stairmaster said:
Setting a great example for future in-state kids.
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I disagree with this sentiment. These kids don't owe anything to this state or this program. If they want to go to UConn with or without a scholarship, fantastic. I respect the guys willing to walk-on, but there's no way I would respect him less for choosing Army. I'd argue that a commitment not only to the Black Knights Football program, but also to serve our country in the the U.S. Army is an even better example for in-state kids than choosing to walk-on at UConn.
 
It is great he chose UCONN!! If I'm being honest, I was hoping he would go to Yale. Yale is YALE. That said....Welcome to Husky Nation!!
 
Glad he chose us. Sounds like a great kid if Army and Yale want you in addition to us, as they value full package of athletic skills, grades and character. Hope he performs wells and ends out earning a scholarship in next year or two
 
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Having read most of your comments I suddently remember the bad taste in my mouth when meeting the usual in-State Uconn student- all which they were at Yale. Do you really believe that a D1 FB student will be getting a better educ at .... over Conn? Much of this is just petty boug./intellectual crop. If he has an offer/acceptance from Army it because he applied there and saw it as an alt. to the regular univ. That is, he would like to be an officer. Does he have an offer fr Yale? Obviously Uconn doesnot think he should be given a full scolarship. I may add that many non-athlete students have turned down offers from Ivy schools to attend state schools. Of course they are probably not from Conn.
 
hjoerring said:
Having read most of your comments I suddently remember the bad taste in my mouth when meeting the usual in-State Uconn student- all which they were at Yale. Do you really believe that a D1 FB student will be getting a better educ at .... over Conn? Much of this is just petty boug./intellectual crop. If he has an offer/acceptance from Army it because he applied there and saw it as an alt. to the regular univ. That is, he would like to be an officer. Does he have an offer fr Yale? Obviously Uconn doesnot think he should be given a full scolarship. I may add that many non-athlete students have turned down offers from Ivy schools to attend state schools. Of course they are probably not from Conn.
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What on earth are you talking about? I've read your post a couple of times now and I still don't have the faintest idea what you're trying to say.
 
UConnDan97 said:
It's not for the faint of heart, but 27k is 27k. And that's what it will cost him for the first year at UConn in-state. And that's assuming that he gets a scholly in year 2. If not, the math gets even harder. I don't know what his family situation is like, as to whether or not they can stomach that. But if they can't, the Army scholly starts to look really pretty...
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As a former army officer (not West Point), I would caution the young man to think this thing through very, very carefully. West Point involves a nine-year commitment; four years of school followed by five-years of active duty. Additionally, there are three-years in the reserves. You do get an incredible education on Uncle Sugar's tab including, if it hasn't changed, monthly pay equal to an enlisted E-5. The army is simultaneously rewarding, perplexing, confusing, fun and downright frightening. For the right person, it will seem like the most appropriate job in the world. I would not trade my three years (0ne enlisted, two commissioned) for anything but my family. It's where I and others of my generation grew-up.

But it ain't for everyone. The ticky-tacky rules/regulations, the rigidity and binary/black or white/good or evil nature of the organization can, at times, make for a difficult grind. Most importantly, starting with Vietnam, the reasons fat, old white guys want to send our youth into harm's way don't always seem worth the cost in KIA's/WIA's.

So yeah, I'd tell the young man to think this thing through and be damn sure.
 
Given he is a preferred walk-on the Kid needs his head examined not to go to Yale...Its not like the kid will likely be playing on Sundays.
 
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