[NU Sports] Academic DQ

[shawn.folkes at comcast.net]

Actually, I like the intent of this rule.  It reinforces one of the primary reasons I follow NU sports.  After all, these kids are there for  an education, right? 




On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 5:56 PM, <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote: 

> Not sure if many out there have been following the 50 percent rule that 
> the NCAA is attempting to phase in.  But it will DQ schools from going to 
> the dance if their hoopsters are not on track for a 50 percent graduation 
> rate 
> 
> Right away, one has to figure that will improve our chances to get invited 
> to the dance if a bunch of schools get knocked out and thus providing less 
> competition .  Some schools may actually be tougher on admitting certain 
> kids if they believe they could jeopardize their chances at passing the 50 
> percent test. This may allow a school like NU to better compete with those 
> teams, when in the past, all we could hope for was an occasional upset 
> against them 
> 
> It used to be when Al Mcguire (Marquette) or Jerry Tarkanian (UNLV) would 
> grab several kids a year off the streets in the hope of getting them 
> through a year or 2 before dropping or flunking out. Both won national 
> titles with extremely low graduation rates 
> 
> Harry 
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