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Mike Slive against freshman ineligibility
Posted on 3/2/15 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 3/2/15 at 6:24 pm
And basically calls the B1G and PAC trying to make it about academics instead of student athletes going pro early bullshite.
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"Let's step back and consider our goal. If we are trying to impact graduation rates and grade point averages, we have to remember that each college student has his or her own academic challenges. To put a blanket over these student-athletes with a year on the bench doesn't address those individual needs to incentivize academic progress. Many students do come to college prepared both academically and athletically ready to compete in the classroom and in competition, and to penalize those students with a universal policy may create unintended consequences not beneficial to many student-athletes.
"If this proposal is about student-athletes turning professional, we need to be careful not to create rules for a few that penalize the many. The universe of student-athletes who leave early for professional sports is very small compared to the numbers that participate in football and men's basketball. And just because a student-athlete enters professional sports does not mean he or she has totally abandoned their academic pursuits."
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Posted on 3/2/15 at 6:26 pm to BluegrassBelle
I would worry too if I were Kentucky.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 6:28 pm to BluegrassBelle
KY sphincters making donuts in their chairs
Posted on 3/2/15 at 6:45 pm to BluegrassBelle
You don't like it because it makes it harder for you cheating cheaters who cheat to cheat.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 7:06 pm to BluegrassBelle
UK would be just as good if freshmen could not play. The stars would all go to Europe and Cal would still get the best of whatever recruits actually wanted to go to college 3-4 years. Cal is a great recruiter, not just a great recruiter of one and done players.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 7:30 pm to BluegrassBelle
He's right. It's a crock of shite for the Pac12 and Big10 to pretend this is about helping kids acclimate to school.
This is all about creating a need to add more scholarships so they can suck up talent that might go to smaller conferences like the MWC and MAC b/c they offer kids a chance to play early.
This is all about creating a need to add more scholarships so they can suck up talent that might go to smaller conferences like the MWC and MAC b/c they offer kids a chance to play early.
This post was edited on 3/2/15 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 3/2/15 at 8:16 pm to BluegrassBelle
1. Its B1G and PAC Presidents pushing this and this is a critical point in the debate. As someone who has taught both basketball players and football players, rest assured these presidents are talking out of their arse. Those who did teach college or university haven't taught in ages and frankly FAR TOO MANY TAs/GTAs to Lecturers to Profs never had the gift of teaching. BUT very few of admins teach at ALL these days and have zero experience dealing w/today's students.
2. You'd be surprised at how diverse the student body is when it comes to freshman year and even beyond. Schools no longer teach writing and as such student -- both those who went to fancy private schools and those who went to the worst public schools don't know how to write a 5 page paper. They fail to organize their thoughts and its painful. What's more you don't know until they write. I've had every type of student you can imagine from all socio-economic backgrounds and it really is the luck of the draw.
I've taught brilliant football players as well as students in science/math majors who were just terrible at anything out of their field.
4. With a lot of athletes, all it takes is confronting them. Same with other students who are either unmotivated or have been told their not good enough.
5. It's rare to play as a true frosh as is and it's dumb to make a one size fits all rule.
2. You'd be surprised at how diverse the student body is when it comes to freshman year and even beyond. Schools no longer teach writing and as such student -- both those who went to fancy private schools and those who went to the worst public schools don't know how to write a 5 page paper. They fail to organize their thoughts and its painful. What's more you don't know until they write. I've had every type of student you can imagine from all socio-economic backgrounds and it really is the luck of the draw.
I've taught brilliant football players as well as students in science/math majors who were just terrible at anything out of their field.
4. With a lot of athletes, all it takes is confronting them. Same with other students who are either unmotivated or have been told their not good enough.
5. It's rare to play as a true frosh as is and it's dumb to make a one size fits all rule.
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