BE All Academic Team / SJU Representation
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Basically whole teams like baseball (36) and Lacrosse (45) made it.249 more than our site
Can't help but smile as I read this. I have read so many posts on here about players no longer being Student/Athletes since the advent of NI., I hope that after seeing how our players performed academically, some might want to reconsider.
MarkRedman
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This is very nice but the real question is how does the transfer portal and NIL affect the overall college graduation rate?
In the "Wild Wild West" era that we're living in, with kids having the freedom to transfer every year without penalty and many of them going to 4 schools in 4 years, I've got to believe that the percentage of "student-athletes" actually earning college degrees is going to be significantly lower than in the past when movement was much more restrictive. When any student transfers from school to school, he/she often loses some credits and/or is faced with different/more graduation requirements. If you transfer 3 times in 3 years, it makes it extremely difficult to graduate in 4 years (if ever).
I'm not at all opposed to players getting paid but I think that sadly, in today's world, the term "student-athlete" is no longer applicable to a high percentage of college football and basketball players. The number of kids entering the portal has increased every year. The sad part of it all is is that many kids on scholarship at a school go into the portal seeking greener pastures and do not find a new home thus losing their scholarship. The whole situation is a disaster and in dire need of structured rules, regulations and procedures.
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While it may take more time and effort for some players to graduate, this shows that our players, coaches, and academic support staff take their classroom progress seriously.
I hope those stats are indicative of true academic commitment and performance. For the vast majority of these kids, their academic careers will be far more important to them going forward than their college basketball careers. I am not sure how to interpret the stats as kids going to 3 or more schools in 4 or 5 years makes me wonder about the true academic status and value. It is also counter-intuitive that with the semi-pro nature of college sport now, the academic value placed on a degree or coursework would be higher.
Wow, all I did was acknowledge the academic achievements of some of our players last season. Now some are questioning whether the stats are true.
I guess that when outcomes don't agree with some posters preconceived ideas, they look for conspiracy theories. LMAO
Let's face it, long before NIL and free transfers there have always been student athletes who were not really there for the student part and needed lots of push to attend classes as well as student athletes who made the most out of their opportunities in the classroom. RJ & Zuby clearly fall into the latter category as I'm sure do many others who got the honors this year. The multiple transfers may make graduating a bit logistically more challenging but the stats show many student athletes are cutting the mustard in the classroom and this should be celebrated imho.
I agree w/ that, but still does not change my wondering if academics today are as solid as they were in decades past. Just does not sync with reality, but I don't know any of these kids, have no "preconceived ideas" and can't make judgements individually. Just looking at the broad trends. It is my hope (as it always has been) that these kids use the talent and opportunity that they have to get an education and set themselves up for future success. Since most will do that outside of professional sport, it is the most important thing that they will do for themselves.