September 11, 2020
Published by Stuart Nachbar at September 11, 2020
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No Football, No Fraternities. Does That Make a Better College?

I had not given a thought to this until recently, but I’ve been a few schools that have neither a football team nor social fraternities with houses. Drew University, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Skidmore College, St. Mary’s College of Maryland and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) have no […]
June 10, 2020
Published by Stuart Nachbar at June 10, 2020
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College Football Recruiting: A Look Back at the Past

Right now college football recruiting is in a dead period.” But  college football recruiting is literally a second sport after football in many states.  I though that I would take a moment to show how it was done in the past. I picked up a biography of Harold “Red” Grange, […]
November 3, 2016
Published by Stuart Nachbar at November 3, 2016
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How Great an Academic School is the University of Alabama?

Today the New York Times ran a story about the growing popularity of the University of Alabama, not in the sports section, but in Education Life entitled How The University of Alabama became a national player. The thought behind the story is that excellent students from other states, even far […]
December 29, 2015
Published by Stuart Nachbar at December 29, 2015
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An Academic Look At the ‘Football Schools’ of 2015

I’m rare among college admissions advisors in that I am also a serious college football fan. Since politicians and pundits off pooh-pooh the idea that a “football school” can also be a serious academic institution.  I decided to take a quick look at the leading “football schools” in the U.S., […]
November 18, 2015
Published by Stuart Nachbar at November 18, 2015
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The Good That Comes from Major College Football

Among college counselors I would take it as a complement if I was considered to be the “pro football” counselor. That does not mean that I am a fan of the NFL, though I am. It means that I understand that college football brings considerable good to the life on […]
September 1, 2015
Published by Stuart Nachbar at September 1, 2015
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What if a College Does Not Play College Football?

I just finished reading a very interesting book about college football, Billion Dollar Ball, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gilbert Gaul. This book talks about the costs of college football to larger universities, especially to fans, students and their families. This book will help anyone who hates college football to make a […]