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Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: Gregory [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 13:03:38 05/09/24 Thu In reply to: An Observer 's message, "Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life" on 12:42:37 05/09/24 Thu Good points and I personally agree, but here are a few other considerations: 1) In his personal culture a prestigious degree may not mean the same thing as it does to you. Not everyone in America views a top Ivy League degree as the highest achievement, or even a worthy goal. 2) One cannot underestimate the extent to which Mr. Collins may feel that he doesn't fit in to the culture on the Princeton campus (pure conjecture). Going to his new institution close to home may be his personal 'safe space'. 3) He may be struggling academically (pure conjecture). 4) Not sure this weighs on Mr Collins, but the prestige of the top universities has been eroded this Spring with the protests (Some more than others. Columbia has been destroyed). A Princeton degree may not mean as much now or in the future as it has in the past. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: An Observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:25:33 05/09/24 Thu I would guess that it's mostly (1) and I am not here to say that everybody in America or anywhere else should share my values. I am here to say, however, the probability is fairly high that young Mr Collins wakes up one day at age 22 or age 25 or age 30 and says to himself, "I wonder if having a degree from Princeton might have made a difference in my life." Maybe age 50 or age 60. I'm getting near the age where my peers, academic and professional, are confronting the decisions they have made over the course of their lives. One thing I realized early on that some of them are now realizing is: You Don't Need to Make All Good Decisions in Your Life, But You Better Have A Good Batting Average on the Few Important Decisions.

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: Ghost [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:38:15 05/09/24 Thu He's an athlete, correct? Has a limited time to complete his athletics experience? Not a bad place to do it https://catamountsports.com/sports/2018/6/19/211718866.aspx

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: An Observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:01:58 05/09/24 Thu I can't opine on the basketball opportunity at WCU and of course there is some chance (conjecture) that Mitch Henderson told young Mr Collins, "I gotta be honest with you. I love having you here and on the roster, but I doubt you'll actually see the court during games." But who faces more pressure over the next two years? Danny Wolf who left a great academic institution in Yale, but is going to a premier athletic institution in Michigan with big crowds and Fox Sports/BTN coverage where the education is also top flight. . . . *OR* Vernon Collins who left a great academic institution in Princeton, but is going to Western Carolina? If Danny Wolf never suits up in the NBA, at least he can say, "I gave it a shot." And if Wolf makes it to the NBA, he will have justified his decision. What's the upside scenario for Vernon Collins? Can he be a star at WCU? I don't know and that's where Henderson's assessment comes in. But I don't know if a guy who can't crack the line-up at Princeton is going to star for the Catamounts. Don't forget that Princeton just said they're going to maintain a legacy preference. Someday, Collins will need to justify this decision to himself. . . and maybe his kids.