Comments on: Good standing

By: amythicalprogram

amythicalprogram — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:09:26 +0000

BluenGold Says:
May 10th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Of course you claim not to care about the APR! Because the stats contradict all the garbage you keep oosting! But the NCAA cares and that is what counts.
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King Kaufman of Salon.com has a great column today about the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate, detailing why the whole thing just doesn’t add up at all.

APR, for those lucky enough not to know all the gory details, is the NCAA’s way of judging schools’ ability to keep their athletes in school and make sure they graduate. Schools that fail to keep enough athletes in school, and schools with low graduation rates, can be punished by losing scholarships.

So what’s wrong with that? The key point is this, from Kaufman’s column: “Schools have always pushed their athletes into taking easy classes and avoiding challenging majors. The APR creates more incentive to push more of them that way. More kids graduating doesn’t necessarily mean more kids are getting more education.”

By: BluenGold

BluenGold — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:12:25 +0000

# amythicalprogram Says:
May 14th, 2008 at 3:39 pm

BluenGold Says:
May 14th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
U$C = University of $ports Corruption

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Is that what you learn at the #1 public university in the country?
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Its what I learn from all the bad press sleazy U$C has been getting lately.

By: amythicalprogram

amythicalprogram — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:39:13 +0000

BluenGold Says:
May 14th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
U$C = University of $ports Corruption

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Is that what you learn at the #1 public university in the country?

By: BluenGold

BluenGold — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:59:12 +0000

U$C = University of $ports Corruption

By: Big D

Big D — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:19:15 +0000

I guess after O.J. Mayo’s mess, U$C’s grad rate just plummeted, not to mention probation for MBB and hopefully they will finally address the Reggie Bush cheating too. I guess this gives a new meaning to, “pay to play”…

By: BluenGold

BluenGold — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:02:30 +0000

These are lies!!!! Who cares about the APR. The OP was about GRs. The APR is used as the basis for penalties, but it’s not true that the NCAA has “ditched grad rates.” The NCAA requires coaches to give graduation rate reports to all recruits and their parents at the earliest opportunity after the first meeting with the recruit. Evidently, the NCAA believes graduation rates have value in evaluating an athletic program.
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Of course you claim not to care about the APR! Because the stats contradict all the garbage you keep oosting! But the NCAA cares and that is what counts. The opinions of a brain dead troll with no life matter not a whit!

By: amythicalprogram

amythicalprogram — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:18:23 +0000

ReggieBushFan Says:
May 9th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
You’re getting banned for being ridiculous the rest of the time.

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Lies!!!! I have not posted once since 2004 on that site. It is a waste of time. Not only do I not want to but I also don’t need to since your fans have started up a new hobby business following me around the internet. I dare you post some of this material on that site and watch as you will be banned.

By: Capitaine

Capitaine — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:09:49 +0000

amythicalprogram Says:
May 9th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
“What’s wrong with either the football program or the university that graduates only 52% of their STUDENT ATHLETES?” Could there be a double standard in play?

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To be fair, the GSR of all the student athletes who were to graduate from Cal in 2003-2007 was 75%. UCLA had 73%, Stanford 94%, USC 68%. UCLA is the #2 public school in the nation, so I wouldn’t say this problem is restricted to Cal. Furthermore, the 8% point increase in football athlete graduation rates from the previous batch indicates that the situation is improving.

Lastly, Cal’s ranking as #1 public university is based on numerous factors that US News uses to generate their ranked list. While the research oriented environment is challenging for undergraduates, I wouldn’t necessarily say this is a bad thing. Given that a student is motivated, that student can succeed. It certainly isn’t the case that the teaching is inferior to other institutions. Furthermore, students pursuing research oriented careers would HAVE to find it the #1 public institution for undergraduates, especially when one takes into account the numerous opportunties students at Cal have to participate in research laboratories. The most debatable bit is whether or not this would be beneficial to student athletes. #1 public university for student athletes? Probably not.

By: ReggieBushFan

ReggieBushFan — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:43:52 +0000

You’re not getting banned for your interesting and somewhat challenging content-based posts. You’re getting banned for being ridiculous the rest of the time.

By: amythicalprogram

amythicalprogram — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:32:32 +0000

ReggieBushFan Says:
May 9th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

Next: Cal is the #1 public university in the world because of its faculty and the research coming out of it. Cal is a research institution first, and an educational institution second. I don’t think anyone believes Cal is the #1 University for undergraduates.

Glad I could clear up the confusion.

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Glad you could clear up the confusion too. Now can you go over to the Scout board (Bearinsider) and post the same thing but don’t be surprised if you get BANNED.