Very very cool! I think the nominations are the hard part. So many people get multiple nominations that the acceptance rate after the nominations is pretty high. And the football thing is a good thing (being a recruited athlete is likely what got me into USAFA and why I only got into the Naval Academy Prep School.). Congrats to him and you.
Yes, I ordered Showtime just to watch it. My son got a kick out of the “Ring Poop.”
“Oh my gosh, sir! What a beautiful ring! What a crass mass of brass and glass! What a bold mold of rolled gold! What a cool jewel you got from your school! See how it sparkles and shines? It must have cost you a fortune! May I touch it, may I touch it please, sir?”