Stan Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Like half these guys go to school to learn something. They go to be big men on campuses, bang women, and play football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I think if a school's academic accreditation was dependent upon the intelligence of it's athletes, their would be a fair amount that would lose it; especially in the SEC, Big Ten, and Big 12. I would think you would want higher standards in the Big Tin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 There was a story around ten years ago about a guy who played at OSU and fell out of favor with the coaching staff as a Senior. He transfered to Maryland and his transcript was such a wreck, that maryland would only accept 40 credits. He went from a Senior to a Sophmore just like that. Robert Smith, played for the Vikings, also tells stories about how the OSU coaching staff said he needed to focus less on school and more on football. Apparantly they didn't like his course schedule and felt it was too difficult for a football player. This stuff is the worst kept secret in Sports. the NCAA is a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I think if a school's academic accreditation was dependent upon the intelligence of it's athletes, their would be a fair amount that would lose it; especially in the SEC, Big Ten, and Big 12. This past year the NCAA academic progress report positively recognized 23 SEC programs for their achievements. Vanderbilt had 10 of those, with 8 other schools dividing the other 13 (no one else had more than 3). The remaining zero-award programs could probably not do the simple arithmetic to figure out that out of a 12 team conference with Vandy + 8 schools getting something, there'd be 3 leftover. So yes, your point is very much true. (Although I'd give the Big Ten a hint more credit as Northwestern is a fine institution, and some of the others like Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin are very good, with all 10 being in the top 75 from Useless News and World Distort's Annual Rankings.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Robert Smith, played for the Vikings, also tells stories about how the OSU coaching staff said he needed to focus less on school and more on football. Apparantly they didn't like his course schedule and felt it was too difficult for a football player. This stuff is the worst kept secret in Sports. the NCAA is a joke. Didn't he go on to become a doctor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Didn't he go on to become a doctor? Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oiler FANatic Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Didn't he go on to become a doctor? You mean a doctor like Bill Cosby, or a real one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcibiades Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 It's not about me. If it was, I doubt this site would have the popularity it has. My post is about OSU having academic standards so pathetic that a student who completed two years of their so-called higher education could only score a seven on the wonderlic. That doesn't say much for that skool. I was making fun of your spelling, actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcibiades Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 You mean a doctor like Bill Cosby, or a real one? Medical doctor, if that's what you mean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
japan Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 He might be a less talented dumber version of VY. I mean what does a 7 score really mean? He has a functional brain stem and that is about it? Dumber? 7 > 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justafan Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Oh I love it... I really wanna root for these kids to succeed but honestly it is hard to root for a guy who has obviously not given a second thought to the important things in life simply because he could play football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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