Grades: the double standard for jocks

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

But think of all the college athletes out there, then think of how many professional athletes there are. Top basketball players will not necesarily end up in the NBA, and they are one broken ankle away from losing everything, and having no education.

I was a big U of Illinois fan throughout grade school and high school and they make a big deal about their athletes graduating with a degree. That is what college is for. And, even if you do go the NBA, you should have some business sense (or SOMETHING) so that you don't get screwed over by everyone with an "investment opportunity" that comes your way.

That is why I said "very good." Most "very good" D1 college athletes are going to play their sport professionaly.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by macallan25

That is why I said "very good." Most "very good" D1 college athletes are going to play their sport professionaly.

Unless they break something, or get hit upside the head one to many times, etc.

You also didn't address the rest of my post.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Unless they break something, or get hit upside the head one to many times, etc.

You also didn't address the rest of my post.

Young professional athletes don't necessarily need an education in business to stay ahead of the game as far as i'm concerened. ......thats what financial advisors and sports agents are for.

I don't know much about the University of Illinois....but I have alot of experience with D1 Athletics because I played baseball for a year in college and was heavily recruited out of high school. College coaches and athletic departments in this day and age don't care about what kind of grades you make and if you graduate. They care about you making a 2.0, staying elligable, and helping the team which helps bring in millions upon millions of dollars of revenue to the school. Sure, they want to see their kids do well and succeed......but winning __(insert sport here)___ games is their main priority......not making sure kids graduate.

[Tom Earp]

I cannot remember the persons nmae, from Creighton Un in Omaha who graduated signed with the NBA and could not read or write, so he had to go back to school and start out with grade school education all over again!

Sad isnt it?

Couldnt even read his contract!

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

I cannot remember the persons nmae, from Creighton Un in Omaha who graduated signed with the NBA and could not read or write, so he had to go back to school and start out with grade school education all over again!

Sad isnt it?

Couldnt even read his contract!

Kevin Ross.

http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/tvli...ranscript.html

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Couldnt even read his contract!

As long as someone counted out the zeros in the "salary" part, I don't think he cared too much.

[UGAalum94]

He's working as an elementary school custodian. I doubt there are too many zeroes to count. It's pretty sad although some folks did help him later.

Maybe all colleges should basically say we won't take any athletes whose admission data deviates more that 15% from our average.

I bet the low graduation rates would take care of themselves.

Oh, and going pro early doesn't count against the schools graduation rates if you left in good standing, as I understood the first article correctly.

It's pretty clear that Herrick didn't have anybody's academic interest in mind. It was his son, an assistant coach and PE instructor, who gave the infamous UGA Basketball exam with questions like "how much does a three point shot count in a basketball game?"

I would expect that the results from his era would be the worst at UGA.