You absolutely highlight the differences, the most positive aspects about ND, not downplay them. Freeman is challenging the recruits to understand and accept why you chose ND.
I grant that he would have been wiser to not mention a specific school but pretending there isn't a difference is a self-inflicted wound. But you bet these things are being said in the one-on-ones with the recruits and their parents.
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