[NU Sports] Minny's graduation rate compared with Northwestern

[sjtruog at jorsm.com]

> It appears the latest numbers are for students who entered in 97-98
> (O'Neill's first season after the firing of Byrdsong).  Remember how many
> players left in 2000, 2001, 2002?

Exactly - those numbers might also reflect some of the departures around
the Barnett departure as well. I remember hearing that the most recent
group of NU football players had a 100% graduation rate -- can anyone
confirm that?

Every few years when these figures come out, NU seems to be in the low 90%
or high 80% group each time -- pretty much on pace with the school as a
whole, give or take a few transfers. It's a bit harder to hide -- or get
lost -- at a school as small as NU, and overall it appears that the school
does a good job of getting athletes and academic education as well.

I wouldn't have expected Minnesota to be around 50% overall in graduation
... but I'm sure the commuter school impact is there. Maybe they have a
lot of mormons who go on missions (that always makes Utah's rate look
bad)?:)

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

BTW - Not much talk of ND's hire here yet. Will Weis work in South Bend?