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re: Gamecocks Dominate SEC In Classroom, Again

Posted on 1/24/13 at 10:10 pm to
Posted by theGarnetWay
Washington, D.C.
Member since Mar 2010
25887 posts
Posted on 1/24/13 at 10:10 pm to
quote:


Ryan Tannehill was a microbiology major. Stephen McGee was a Busness major who had his masters before the end of his last football season. Spencer Nealy is a chemistry major. Three of our current players are engineering majors.



So 6 people out of an entire athletic program?
I'm sure I could find a handful of SC athletes that are in legit majors.
Posted by TheWhizzinator
Holding cell at 201 Poplar
Member since Jun 2008
5163 posts
Posted on 1/24/13 at 10:30 pm to
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Being an academic all-american means dick. Jamaal Charles and Vince Young were both TWO TIME academic AA.


I actually agree with an aggie. I met Vince Young one time and he was extremely dumb. Heard Jamaal Charles declare to go to UT on television and I could barely understand anything he said. The only thing that I could make out was "state uh Texas."
Posted by fibonaccisquared
The mystical waters of the Hooch
Member since Dec 2011
16898 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 12:54 am to
quote:

U.S. news rankings

SC: #115
Arky: #134



UGA: #63
Gotta at least put them pretty on par after accounting for difficulty/grade inflation

Still... Impressive streak nonetheless... I know several people who go to USCe for their MBA school or the other International Business program... (can't remember official degree track)
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
37764 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 12:57 am to
I'm not personally touting this achievement nor would I have ever, not ever, posted it to this board ... ESPECIALLY not this fricking board - but - but ...

We've been using the helloutta that stuff when recruiting and it is working. We're getting high character kids who are making good grades and causing us very few problems lately - so I am all for us touting this to prospects and to parents.

You gotta use everything at your disposal to recruit in this league.
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
37764 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 1:01 am to
quote:

UGA: #63
Gotta at least put them pretty on par after accounting for difficulty/grade inflation

Still... Impressive streak nonetheless... I know several people who go to USCe for their MBA school or the other International Business program... (can't remember official degree track)


Thank you.

And yes, our Honors College and our School of International Business is as good as any in the country so they are the two big ones - although few football players are enrolled in either of those two schools quite a few others are.

Most of the football players are either African-American History, Sports Management or Criminal Justice. I think that would be very comparable to most programs around the SEC in terms of their football playing student-athletes.
Posted by PsychedeliTide
Preparing for my dismount.
Member since Oct 2010
353 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 6:22 am to
Golly. Seriously, golly.

That's even more impressive than never winning an SECCG.

Keep up the splendid work.
Posted by CockInYourEar
Charlotte
Member since Sep 2012
22458 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 6:41 am to
I didn't know it was 7 consecutive years. I believe the Dodie Academic Enrichment Center has really paid off for the athletes. That was a solid capital investment.
Posted by Blaquebuete
Kentucky
Member since Sep 2011
818 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 6:50 am to
Yea. South Carolina's rank of best colleges 2013 is 113th. Not known for academics...

Come on bro, no one is mad, just keep it in the right perspective. You REALLY believe that your standards hold up vs. Vandy?

***Vandy accepts 16% of applicants and South Carolina accepts 64%...Also, South Carolina has 4x (almost 5x) the enrollment of Vandy.

Posted by thefloydian
Member since Dec 2012
4771 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 6:54 am to
How did your chess team do this year?
Posted by Sandwich
Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
5549 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 7:12 am to
Its only because if they miss study hall they have to masturbate to Steve Spurrier's workout pics
Posted by CockInYourEar
Charlotte
Member since Sep 2012
22458 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 7:13 am to
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Also, South Carolina has 4x (almost 5x) the enrollment of Vandy.


Well, our infrastructure is about 4-5 times the size of Vandy, so that makes sense. We are a state sponsored school and Vandy is private.

Posted by CockInYourEar
Charlotte
Member since Sep 2012
22458 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 7:14 am to
quote:

Its only because if they miss study hall they have to masturbate to Steve Spurrier's workout pics


I've only said that Spurrier motivates his players on and off the field...I never said how. It's all in the execution, results are the only thing that matter.
Posted by stat19
Member since Feb 2011
29350 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 7:28 am to


However, I'm a bit skeptical. I thought with a press release in Birmingham they'd find a way to cook the books to favor Alabama.
Posted by CockInYourEar
Charlotte
Member since Sep 2012
22458 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 7:32 am to
Posted by CNB
Columbia, SC
Member since Sep 2007
96121 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 8:16 am to
ITT: Bunch of posters that would post this exact thread topic if their school had a 7 consecutive streak.
Posted by troywew
Member since Nov 2010
2510 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 8:43 am to
first at something
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30603 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 9:28 am to
"Most of the football players are either African-American History, Sports Management or Criminal Justice"

I guess this just proves that folks are most interested in what they're primarily involved in.
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
65147 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 9:30 am to
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Being an academic all-american means dick. Jamaal Charles and Vince Young were both TWO TIME academic AA.


Manti Te'o was an Academic All-American, too.

Posted by Gamecox20
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2011
2046 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 10:02 am to
quote:

You may never contribute anything in football, but at least you are the academic king of the SEC.


I seem to remember contributing to Greg McElroys first ever loss in his life in 2010.
Posted by JoLeUGA
Mt. Mitchell, NC
Member since Mar 2009
7879 posts
Posted on 1/25/13 at 10:10 am to
USCe is not a hard school.
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