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How is that statistic presented? LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 09/04/2011 03:13:54 PM


So I don't believe it's quite as bad as what you portray. Quite a few former players end up doing nicely outside of school, as several schools (including my alma mater, the University of Tennessee) have established post-playing assistance programs to help former players obtain their degrees.



Because if you fail, you're not allowed to play. Additionally, players take a LOT of "fluff courses", for this exact reason. We had a course here, "Intro to Natural Disasters" or something, that was FILLED with athletes. Why? Did they have some sort of interest in using the baseball team to bat meteors from the sky? No. The class was PISSASS easy to pass. They finally pointedly made the class HARD, so that people who were taking it were the ones interested in the course and not an easy grade.

I'm not trying to say that I think any player who doesn't make it to professional sports is doomed. Plainly that is not the case and many players do keep the "Student" part of their college career as a priority.

But that's their personal choice. The adviser will tell them "well, that's at tricky course load and you might fail and not get to play...here's some easier courses."

It is nice that UoT has a post-game assistance plan for the ones that need it. I'd be happy if I saw more of that.


**I do want to note that this is based on my understanding of NCAA rules, personal experiences, and understanding of a few other schools who's players I've talked to. I fully admit that I could have a skewed picture of how much individual schools encourage academics over athletics.**
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Hey college sports guys.. @my - 06/04/2011 06:17:34 PM 1148 Views
speaking as a former student athlete... LadyLorraine - 06/04/2011 06:43:13 PM 728 Views
I agree with this. *NM* Darth_Katie - 06/04/2011 09:16:43 PM 268 Views
Not a college sports guy, but I agree with LadyLorraine. Joel - 06/04/2011 07:17:07 PM 707 Views
I don't think that exact scenario would come up... LadyLorraine - 06/04/2011 07:33:03 PM 670 Views
Generally, I don't think they should get paid. Fox and Ravens - 06/04/2011 07:29:29 PM 629 Views
If they're in college, fuck no. But should they be in college in the first place? Legolas - 06/04/2011 07:57:03 PM 786 Views
I believe it's because sports like basketball and football want to see your college career LadyLorraine - 06/04/2011 08:47:24 PM 798 Views
Why not have young players prove themselves in the pro leagues immediately? *NM* Legolas - 06/04/2011 09:40:24 PM 252 Views
*shrug* ask them. less risk this way? *NM* LadyLorraine - 06/04/2011 10:09:39 PM 281 Views
Football players don't mature until their early 20s at the earliest Larry - 06/04/2011 10:52:50 PM 759 Views
I assume you mean why don't the NFL and NBA teams develop their own young players? snoopcester - 07/04/2011 11:32:49 AM 660 Views
I say keep the sports and get wrid of all the worthless arts and lit programs random thoughts - 07/04/2011 02:07:36 PM 692 Views
Except that "football" is not a major. LadyLorraine - 07/04/2011 07:35:37 PM 753 Views
I do believe they recieve college credit for playing random thoughts - 08/04/2011 02:14:31 PM 622 Views
Yah, in the same manner I got PE credit for doing Marching Band... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2011 09:05:55 PM 563 Views
RIt would be no harder to make football a degree program random thoughts - 09/04/2011 05:11:13 PM 613 Views
2/10; would not recommend this trolling. Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 09:35:28 PM 613 Views
pointing out the unpopular is not trolling *NM* random thoughts - 10/04/2011 03:38:35 AM 246 Views
Posting purposefully incorrect statements to get a rise out of people is. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/04/2011 08:48:02 AM 319 Views
what was the incorrect statement? *NM* random thoughts - 11/04/2011 07:18:52 PM 261 Views
Playing ignorant doesn't really suit you. Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 11:48:15 PM 631 Views
that may be, but the fact of the matter is that it isn't. *NM* LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 12:19:14 AM 289 Views
Do you speak from experience or is it simply a matter of faith? *NM* random thoughts - 10/04/2011 03:37:31 AM 277 Views
so you do know of a school with a football major? LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 04:50:17 PM 634 Views
Havn't we been playing them under the table all this time? *NM* grogg0316 - 06/04/2011 08:52:09 PM 396 Views
I'm already pissed they get scholarships for being able to play football. They can join the NFL beetnemesis - 07/04/2011 12:50:15 AM 733 Views
Sports bring in such a huge amount of money to schools though. Darth_Katie - 07/04/2011 04:32:37 AM 629 Views
It does help schools raise money, AND it does help the players LadyLorraine - 07/04/2011 07:38:31 PM 656 Views
That's why there are need and merit-based scholarships beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 03:22:09 PM 640 Views
I get the rationale, it just annoys me. *NM* beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 03:20:05 PM 265 Views
No. Sports brings in huge amounts of money to popular schools. *NM* Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 03:27:33 PM 250 Views
So no one should profit if everyone can't? Darth_Katie - 10/04/2011 06:25:44 PM 617 Views
Uh, no they can't just join the NFL. They have to have 2.5 years out of high school. *NM* everynametaken - 07/04/2011 04:49:07 AM 301 Views
Really? random thoughts - 07/04/2011 02:03:32 PM 668 Views
well...if anything that just means there should be MORE emphasis on academics... LadyLorraine - 07/04/2011 07:26:49 PM 761 Views
That is a personal decsion they made random thoughts - 08/04/2011 02:16:17 PM 643 Views
I'm...not really sure what that means. LadyLorraine - 08/04/2011 09:10:17 PM 587 Views
The graduation rate for athletes overall is higher than the general undergrad student body, it seems Larry - 09/04/2011 02:57:43 PM 747 Views
How is that statistic presented? LadyLorraine - 09/04/2011 03:13:54 PM 578 Views
schools are full of fluff classes and it isn't just because of sports random thoughts - 09/04/2011 05:21:57 PM 557 Views
I did not say it was. LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 12:20:54 AM 641 Views
so we should just rely on your unbiased judgment and ignore facts? *NM* random thoughts - 10/04/2011 03:39:40 AM 271 Views
Yes that is precisely what I am asking. YOU CAUGHT ME *NM* LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 05:25:52 PM 270 Views
well since you seem unable to support your arguments that must be the case *NM* random thoughts - 11/04/2011 07:22:33 PM 256 Views
If that is what helps you sleep at night *NM* LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:51:50 PM 241 Views
You seem to be the one who needs to think football are less intelligent *NM* random thoughts - 13/04/2011 12:06:29 AM 244 Views
I said nothing about intelligence at any point LadyLorraine - 13/04/2011 03:58:18 AM 607 Views
That's because you risk your tenure if you fail the sports darlings. Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 03:24:19 PM 583 Views
your facts counter your argument not support it random thoughts - 09/04/2011 05:18:02 PM 720 Views
I'm repeating what professors have told me firsthand. Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 09:33:10 PM 909 Views
Most profeesors are weak kneed liberals who are still mad that they were shoved in lockers random thoughts - 10/04/2011 03:45:36 AM 809 Views
I laughed out loud. That was grand. Ghavrel - 10/04/2011 08:46:29 AM 569 Views
Sorry dude but "somone told me" really isn't a fact random thoughts - 11/04/2011 07:21:48 PM 597 Views
All right, man. Whatever makes you happy. *NM* Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 11:49:12 PM 239 Views
That funny coming from you *NM* random thoughts - 13/04/2011 12:05:30 AM 230 Views
Err... I don't care? My point was that colleges shouldn't give a damn about athletics beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 03:25:24 PM 706 Views
Because college is only about what YOU think it should be about? random thoughts - 09/04/2011 04:14:03 PM 595 Views
And yet we seem to agree that college is about education beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 07:29:31 PM 713 Views
you said you are pissed that they recieve scholarships random thoughts - 09/04/2011 07:45:02 PM 628 Views
Or girls? nossy - 08/04/2011 03:03:55 PM 583 Views
I can agree with this LadyLorraine - 08/04/2011 09:12:54 PM 581 Views
How about yes salary, no scholarship? They're getting paid with a full college scholarship. beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 03:30:06 PM 690 Views
you would have the issues brought up by the article LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 05:15:12 PM 525 Views
Oh, I agree. Terrible idea. beetnemesis - 11/04/2011 02:57:37 AM 564 Views
Re: Oh, I agree. Terrible idea. nossy - 11/04/2011 03:18:47 AM 566 Views
if you have a full-ride... LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 03:29:42 AM 687 Views
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