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03-12-2007, 07:13 PM
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| Wow, who would have thunk it........
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03-12-2007, 07:15 PM
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| | smh
| The number is going to be low across the NCAA, with lots of one-and-dones. It's got more to do with big-headed five star athletes going to schools like Ohio State with no intention of staying around. Put in two good academic terms then high-tail it to the league. | |
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03-12-2007, 07:18 PM
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| i think it is wrong. Why call them students?? I meant they have to pass a bunch of easy freshmen courses that all go over what they learned in high school.......What a joke!!! | |
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03-12-2007, 07:26 PM
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| They are students, and their major is Basketball.
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03-12-2007, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by checkerboard_charly  i think it is wrong. Why call them students?? I meant they have to pass a bunch of easy freshmen courses that all go over what they learned in high school.......What a joke!!! | Then all the easier for them on their way to the NBA. This is the reason why I don't pay any attention to graduation rates for major basketball programs. | |
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03-12-2007, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by checkerboard_charly i think it is wrong. Why call them students?? I meant they have to pass a bunch of easy freshmen courses that all go over what they learned in high school.......What a joke!!! | Actually, there is no incentive whatsoever to pass anything second semester. Tell me exactly why Kevin Durant should be going to class?
On a side note, the way those statistics are compiled are bad. If a kid, for instance, transfers from Ohio State to Tennessee, he counts against OSU's number as a non-graduate. If he graduates from UT, he doesn't count for anyone. There are similar problems with the way JUCO's are counted and the aforementioned situation with kids who go pro early.
That doesn't excuse a single digit number, but if they are going to use graduation rates, they need to find a better way to calculate them. | |
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03-13-2007, 08:26 PM
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| | Wave yo hands in the aiya
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Originally Posted by milohimself The number is going to be low across the NCAA, with lots of one-and-dones. It's got more to do with big-headed five star athletes going to schools like Ohio State with no intention of staying around. Put in two good academic terms then high-tail it to the league. | Help me here, I don't recall a lot of one and done types at UT. | |
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03-13-2007, 08:28 PM
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| | Polymath
| Well, we kicked Major and that other kid off the team, and so I doubt they finished their degree. Did Stanley Asumnu graduate? How about Patterson and Watson? | |
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03-13-2007, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by HotlantaVol Well, we kicked Major and that other kid off the team, and so I doubt they finished their degree. Did Stanley Asumnu graduate? How about Patterson and Watson? | point being that it wasn't because they were hurdling toward NBA riches. it was because they couldn't follow the rules or bailed on the education when basketball no longer mattered. That's exactly what the NCAA would like to see changed. | |
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03-13-2007, 08:41 PM
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| | Giver of Sexy
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Originally Posted by HotlantaVol Well, we kicked Major and that other kid off the team, and so I doubt they finished their degree. Did Stanley Asumnu graduate? How about Patterson and Watson? | pretty sure stanley and c.j. graduated, dunno about patterson and wingate. | |
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03-13-2007, 08:58 PM
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| | Polymath
| For what it's worth, Pearl was talking up the number of basketball players that had GPAs higher than 3.0 on his recent show. I believe the number was 8. Apparently Chism earned at least a 3.0 GPA in his first semester.
Again, how much of this is smoke and mirrors remains to be seen. But Pearl seems to be putting some degree of attention towards the issue. Lord knows, they have a huge facility with tutors on hand just to help these kids out. | |
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03-13-2007, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by BigPapaVol Help me here, I don't recall a lot of one and done types at UT. | Oh, I forgot about the bastion of basketball talent that has been Tennessee over the years. | |
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03-13-2007, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by milohimself Oh, I forgot about the bastion of basketball talent that has been Tennessee over the years. | but the original post said UT was at 8%, which you followed with talk of one and done types. I assumed you were trying to somehow justify UT's pathetic record on that front and I think we're indefensible there. | |
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03-13-2007, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by milohimself Oh, I forgot about the bastion of basketball talent that has been Tennessee over the years. | Haislip left early. Perhaps he is to blame for pulling our average down. | |
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