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Originally posted by rockyroad
One thing to keep in mind is that these studies require the athlete to gradjiate in 4 years...if they gradjiate after that (say in 5 years like it took me after changing majors several times) then they go down as not graduating...also, JC transfers don't count in this research either...if a JC kid transfers in and graduates after their two years of eligibility, they actually count against the graduation rate because it wasn't a four-year membership...
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I know there is a limit after which the graduation doesn't count in the stats but I thought it was either 5 or 6 years. Otherwise, redshirted player who graduates in his last season of eligibilty wouldn't even count.
Also, just to clarify, any transfer out of a program counts against the program, even if they graduate somewhere else. They count as simply not graduating. Also, they don't count for the school they transfer too either. They simply are counted as if they don't graduate at all.
I didn't think they counted against the receiving school, just that they didn't count at all, for or against.
If they're going to count graduation rates (and they probably should), they need to overhaul the way they are counted. A transfered athelete should count on someone's books if they graduate somewhere.