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CNN drops bomb on college sports.....
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:16 am
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:16 am
The article is about players not being able to read. In fact, found a high percentage should not even be in college.
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Some sec schools did not comply. Auburn being but one.
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CNN chose a sampling of public universities where open records laws apply. We sought data from a total of 37 institutions, of which 21 schools responded. The others denied our request for entrance exam or aptitude test scores, some saying the information did not exist and others citing privacy rules. Some simply did not provide it in time.
Some sec schools did not comply. Auburn being but one.
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Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:16 am to darkhorse
Been posted like 12 times.
Mizzou also did not comply
Mizzou also did not comply
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:17 am to darkhorse
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:18 am to darkhorse
I hardly read the rant and ive seen this a bunch
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:18 am to darkhorse
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University of Alabama
Alabama says it does not keep records, or track in any way, entrance exam scores or results of reading evaluations for athletes. The university also says it does not have a process for "special admits." There is one reading specialist on staff who works with athletes.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:18 am to darkhorse
I hate to be insensitive... but who really cares?
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:22 am to darkhorse
Another awesome thread by Darkhorse. 
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:22 am to VVega
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I hate to be insensitive... but who really cares?
I agree. They are there to play football..who gives a frick if they can read or not. All I care about is that they can learn a playbook.
This post was edited on 1/8/14 at 10:23 am
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:22 am to VVega
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but who really cares?
I fail to see why bringing an illiterate kid up to speed at a major university is a bad thing. At worst, a student athlete leaves the university better off than where they were when they got there. At best, they make like Aaron Murray and emerge 4+ years later with a post-grad degree and no debt.
Why is this bad?
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:23 am to darkhorse
wow.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:23 am to darkhorse
Ranters can't read either.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:25 am to tylerdurden24
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At worst, a student athlete leaves the university better off than where they were when they got there
Exactly. God forbid a poor kid from the ghetto learn how to read and earn a degree in college.
According to CNN they shouldn't be in college.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:25 am to darkhorse
What's next out of CNN/SI?
NEWSFLASH: Porn found on the internet!
NEWSFLASH: Porn found on the internet!
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:25 am to tylerdurden24
exactly
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:27 am to darkhorse
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:30 am to darkhorse
Trooof.
What about High Schools? How are these dudes getting through high school without learning basics.
Plenty of blame to go around.
What about High Schools? How are these dudes getting through high school without learning basics.
Plenty of blame to go around.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:32 am to Adam4LSU
It's an elitist crock of shite.
They're pointing fingers at the universities for bettering a kid's life on the premise that universities are for learned scholars only. Give me a fricking break. That may have been true in the 50's when high schools were designed to seed students into categories of future employment. But, now, colleges are already shells of their former selves due to the cash grab that has become the "college experience" every American feels entitled to. Taking in poorly educated athletes and building them up does not realistically hurt the university.
They're pointing fingers at the universities for bettering a kid's life on the premise that universities are for learned scholars only. Give me a fricking break. That may have been true in the 50's when high schools were designed to seed students into categories of future employment. But, now, colleges are already shells of their former selves due to the cash grab that has become the "college experience" every American feels entitled to. Taking in poorly educated athletes and building them up does not realistically hurt the university.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:33 am to KaiserSoze99
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How are these dudes getting through high school without learning basics.
This is where all the ire needs to be directed.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:34 am to taylormade
College level math gave me problems and that was with high school math classes geared to college level work
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:35 am to tylerdurden24
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They're pointing fingers at the universities for bettering a kid's life on the premise that universities are for learned scholars only. Give me a fricking break. That may have been true in the 50's when high schools were designed to seed students into categories of future employment. But, now, colleges are already shells of their former selves due to the cash grab that has become the "college experience" every American feels entitled to. Taking in poorly educated athletes and building them up does not realistically hurt the university.
Yeah, this is the rallying cry for a bunch of liberal elitist shitheads who hate capitalism.
So, why don't universities just offer a "football" degree course? Stop pretending that these jokers are getting an education in a particular course of academic study. They are learning FOOTBALL ONLY.
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