Originally Posted by
Dawg Fan
I had the occasion to meet Alana Beard one summer at a basketball camp my daughter was attending. Alana was still a student at Duke at the time. Since Alana is from Shreveport, I asked her why she decided to go to Duke instead of Louisiana Tech. Her answer was a question to me - If given the opportunity to get a free education at Duke or Louisiana Tech, which would you choose? Beard not only graduated from Duke, she also played in the WNBA for 14 seasons.
Now, I realize not every athlete is going to be recruited by Duke and not every athlete is going to choose a school based on the quality of education he or she believes he or she will receive there. I am proud of my BS and MBA degrees from Louisiana Tech and believe an education from Tech is very valuable so I believe Tech should be able to recruit quality student athletes in all sports.