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New York Times News Service, Derrick Z. Jackson:

 

The graduation rate for University of Oklahoma's football team is only 33%, third lowest of all teams playing in the Bowl Championship Series this year. If recommendations of the Knight Commission would have been accepted in 2001, only teams with a graduation rate of at least 50%

would be allowed to play in a bowl. This year, that would mean that 26 of 28 bowl games would be cancelled; only Purdue vs. Georgias and Navy

vs. Texas Tech could proceed.

 

 

Silly. Considering most of them major in some basket-weaving-like discipline, it's even scarier. I'm a Michigan fan, but can now understand why they talk so much about Craig Krenzel's (Bucknut QB) impressive 3.85 GPA in Genetical Engineering.

 

Maybe White wants another year at OU to improve his 1.25 GPA?

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I'm sure this is bait, but...

A little late to the party with this post. There has already been a post addressing the grad rates. Frankly, it was appalling to see such low grad rates, even given a five year period of time in which to do so. Beware, as you have most likely incurred the wrath of the OU zealots, who will now attempt to denegrate you with their incredible wit. Coffeeman (I believe) was the only "homer" who acknowledged disappointment in his school's questionable grad rate. And rightfully so. :D wink :P

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Oops. I missed a few weeks of huddle time due to the Holidays.

 

I'm sure Michigan's rates are as bad as every other team.

 

Then again, I don't watch football for the scholastic benefit so it doesn't really matter. Forcing higher academic standards on the players would just decrease my enjoyment of the game.

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Diligence:

Oops.  I missed a few weeks of huddle time due to the Holidays.  

 

I'm sure Michigan's rates are as bad as every other team.  

 

Then again, I don't watch football for the scholastic benefit so it doesn't really matter.  Forcing higher academic standards on the players would just decrease my enjoyment of the game.

I believe there should be some standard established, as the universities are supposed to be institutions of higher learning - first and foremost. That being said, whatever Michigan's grad rate is, it is certainly a quality academic institution, as are the vast majority of the Big 10 schools. I'm not sure the same can be said about many other major conferences.
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Just wondering, but do people who leave early to go pro not count in those stats or do players going pro have a negative impact on a school's graduation rate? I wonder simply because that might explain why so many Bowl games would have had to be cancelled, the better the team, the better the players, the greater chance of a statistically noticable group turning pro. Again, just wondering.

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Kids transferring or going pro early do indeed have a detrimental effect on the the student-athlete graduation rate stats that are computed by the NCAA.

 

Michigan checked in at #9 overall in the recently-released 2003 study, with a student-athlete graduation rate of 82%.

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