But very, very few college athletes in football and hoops are taking a full course load during the seasons. Plus, I think guys can have one semester where they only need to take 9 credit hours.

Preach, brotha!

/I need a better user name

Juan, I am sure there are success stories out there.

Admittedly, I took 5 and a half years to finish undergrad. Part of that was changing my major from “accounting” to “beer”. That’s all on me.

Unfortunately, for every ND or Stanford, there are too many schools that discard guys after eligibility is exhausted. And, when that former 4-star HS player is shuffled off, with no degree and no pro ball, to me that is a waste.

Do you blame the school or the player? Maybe a little of both.

I guess self awareness doesn’t grow on trees. It doesn’t. We are talking about guys that are good enough to get a scholarship to play college football but are probably not good enough to go pro. Those are the guys that would benefit from a 4 year degree. But everyone coming in thinks they are the hot shit until that first practice

Admittedly, I took 5 and a half years to finish undergrad. Part of that was changing my major from “accounting” to “beer”. That’s all on me.

Unfortunately, for every ND or Stanford, there are too many schools that discard guys after eligibility is exhausted. And, when that former 4-star HS player is shuffled off, with no degree and no pro ball, to me that is a waste.

Do you blame the school or the player? Maybe a little of both.

Non-athletes increasingly are taking more than four years to finish (not counting those students who do AP or college credit while in high school). Are most D-1 football players within a semester of graduating when the four years are up? Within two semesters?

Not meaning to make this sound as holier-than-thou but at Notre Dame it seemed most guys graduated on time or early. They took 9 credits in the summer then 12 each semester whereas the average student took 15 and 15. Is it really common that after 4 years a lot of people are still short? I figured being there in the summer helped them keep pace.

/still kind of a link whore though

Definitely a link whore. However the 4 year scholly thing. I say give kids 4 year ride and if they get injured while performing what they got a scholly for they should keep it but it shouldn’t count against the school. However if a kid gets arrested and is constantly in trouble they should be able to yank the scholly so fast it makes their head spin. Also if a kid is dicking around and on the 6 year plan there should a minimum amount of classes taken per semester and gpa

/still kind of a link whore though

Definitely a link whore. However the 4 year scholly thing. I say give kids 4 year ride and if they get injured while performing what they got a scholly for they should keep it but it shouldn’t count against the school. However if a kid gets arrested and is constantly in trouble they should be able to yank the scholly so fast it makes their head spin. Also if a kid is dicking around and on the 6 year plan there should a minimum amount of classes taken per semester and gpa

Which is a key part of my point. With the assumption that a college degree can aid in getting employed after college, and acknowledging a scholarship athlete has huge demands on his/her time, I would hope after four years you’d be close enough to a degree to suck up the last bit of time.

I’ve seen too many stories of guys at the end of 4 years still being 2-3 years away from amassing enough credits to graduate.

Too bad schools won’t move to a “5 to make 4″ schedule, essentially building an academic redshirt year to help players actually graduate. Some schools do it informally for individual cases.

He still comments so its not like hes a link whore

I was just busting balls…I actually don’t see him comment much anymore.

/still kind of a link whore though

Q&A with NWA Hollywood’s Christian Cole

At what point does the new mrejr get banned?

He still comments so its not like hes a link whore

Non-athletes increasingly are taking more than four years to finish (not counting those students who do AP or college credit while in high school). Are most D-1 football players within a semester of graduating when the four years are up? Within two semesters?

I would take a 4 year scholarship. Minimal school loans? Hand it over, baby!

Q&A with NWA Hollywood’s Christian Cole

At what point does the new mrejr get banned?

Aye. I know academic progress info is readily available (I just didn’t feel like digging for it). I do wonder how many players would be within spitting distance of a degree after four years.

Non-athletes increasingly are taking more than four years to finish (not counting those students who do AP or college credit while in high school). Are most D-1 football players within a semester of graduating when the four years are up? Within two semesters?