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Originally posted by BoomerSooner
I agree that the means of counting and figuring these rates is suspect. I know that it used to be 5 years to graduate, and believe it still is as most athletic scholarships are 5 years in nature. Although with most schools now requiring as many as 140 credit hours for graduation (I only need 124 due to a wonderful little grandfather clause, although everybody else in my department needs 136), I could see them extending it to 6 years.
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The average student in college does so in about 5 years. And that is usually because students are changing majors, not always taking a full load of classes each semester or have to work to get their degree. Most athletic programs graduate a higher rate of athletes in a single program then the general population of that school if they use the same standards for other students.
I really think this is very much an overblown issue. The school cannot make players that want to go to the NBA or Professional Basketball in order stay in school.
Did anyone see the Mississippi State player that went pro and got drafted in the second round (the thought he was a can't miss 1st Rounder) and is not suing his former agent because he did not understand what his options were with the Bulls that drafted him. So he went to Russia to play ball only to not be playing at all. The story was featured on SportCenter last night. The story was sad, but these kids think they are better than what the truely are and leave school to chase the money. I do not see how schools can prevent kids that are uneducated about life and pro ball from leaving when they think they are going to make millions in the NBA.
Peace