<p>Good for him! :)</p>
<p>alum - do want to mention that by far and away the best quarterback in No. Va this year was an Asian player. 500 yards a game, he was worth. Could run, play the option, and pass really well. 5'11 and 175 kept him from major college programs (that and the fact that he is a tremendous student with a foremost emphasis on academics). He is playing Div. III next year (a pre-med) and will absolutely dominate at that level. That coach must think he has a gift from the heavens - a 500 yard package of instant offense? Plus he is a great student who is loved by his teammates (and the girls too, it seems). I might add he is super tough too - since the teams that played him did the obvious and threw all 11 at him -- each play. He survived. I mention this because while the stereotypes are real to teenage boys there are certainly enough around like this individual to dispel them And it is great to see a kid so academically sound yet show such a love of the game (ok - he does play the most fun position). And more to the point, Div. III is what college athletics ought to be - as exemplified by this young man - athletics are so out of control at the major universities it is embarassing.</p>
<p>As much as I love football for all it has taught me, he shouldn't play it if his heart is not in it. Football is one of those things that is too difficult and takes up too much time if you don't actually want to be there. (There's nothing wrong with that). On a side note, it might be wise to go for frisbee because high school sports do indeed help on apps</p>
<p>mam - I know well that the stereotypes are not valid across the world. I spend a lot of time in China, personally. I myself as as white as they come, with a great great something who signed the declaration of independence, so maybe it's not my place to bring it up. I only know that among my colleagues are some who have experienced the stereotyping over the years, some for whom it is absolutely not valid, and it rankles.</p>
<p>Looking forward to the Beijing 2008 Olympics:). And a time when it's not so embarassing to be a WASP, with our history of privilege and associated stereotyping of other groups.</p>