It might be behind a paywall. I was just post the first couple of paragraphs to highlight the point.
Twelve years ago, Max Browne was on top of a world that he had spent his entire life preparing for. Recruiting services like Rivals.com ranked him the #1 high school quarterback in the country and he was being wooed by every top tier program in the country.
He eventually signed with the University of Southern California, and expected his time at USC to be spent preparing for the NFL stardom so many “experts” had predicted for him.
It turns out that the “experts” (yes, those are scare quotes) were wrong. It turns out that the “experts,” including many parents, are often wrong about the kids.
Then, a few years after he left college, the same Rivals.com that had anointed him as the best high school quarterback in the country labeled him “one of the biggest busts of the 2010s.”
Let’s be clear what exactly the label “bust” means: Browne was a failure because he didn’t live up to the expectations Rivals.com and others had created for him when he was 17 years old. The only failure, if there was one, was theirs, not his.
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Twelve years ago, Max Browne was on top of a world that he had spent his entire life preparing for. Recruiting services like Rivals.com ranked him the #1 high school quarterback in the country and he was being wooed by every top tier program in the country.
He eventually signed with the University of Southern California, and expected his time at USC to be spent preparing for the NFL stardom so many “experts” had predicted for him.
It turns out that the “experts” (yes, those are scare quotes) were wrong. It turns out that the “experts,” including many parents, are often wrong about the kids.
Judging the kids
Within a year of signing with USC, he was told that he would never start. His response was to work even harder. It didn’t make a difference, at least on the field. Then came injuries, and a period of emotional turmoil. In five seasons — four at USC and one at Pitt — he started only eight games and threw only seven touchdown passes.Then, a few years after he left college, the same Rivals.com that had anointed him as the best high school quarterback in the country labeled him “one of the biggest busts of the 2010s.”
Let’s be clear what exactly the label “bust” means: Browne was a failure because he didn’t live up to the expectations Rivals.com and others had created for him when he was 17 years old. The only failure, if there was one, was theirs, not his.
Roberto Rivera: The Pitt quarterback wasn’t a bust — the adults were cruel
Twelve years ago, Max Browne was on top of a world that he had spent his entire life preparing for. Recruiting services like Rivals.com ranked him the...
www.post-gazette.com
