Comments on: Stop us before we draft again http://www.dawgsonline.com/2008/04/10/stop-us-before-we-draft-again/ Serving the Bulldog Nation since 1995 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:11:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Groo http://www.dawgsonline.com/2008/04/10/stop-us-before-we-draft-again/comment-page-1/#comment-34999 Groo Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:24:45 +0000 http://www.dawgsonline.com/?p=1190#comment-34999 Leaving early doesn't by itself bring down the school's Academic Progress Rate. They would affect graduation rates of course, but there are no NCAA penalties based on graduation rates...so graduation rates are basically fodder for rivals and excuses for firing coaches who don't win enough. The APR is what matters because there's a price if the score is too low. <em>"The NCAA has made allowances in the APR for people who leave school to turn pro or for some other reason the institution cannot control," <a href="http://www.oxfordpress.com/sports/content/shared/sports/stories/2007/BKC_FRESHMEN_0328_COX.html" rel="nofollow">said Glada Horvat</a>, Georgia's assistant athletics director for academics and eligibility. </em> What has changed is that it's no longer good enough just to be eligible for the semester(s) in which you play. If a one-and-done basketball player blows off spring classes after the season (effectively killing his academic progress), it *would* cost the school. That's not an unrealistic scenario, and there's only so much the coach can do to make a guy go to class once the kid has one foot out the door. Leaving early doesn’t by itself bring down the school’s Academic Progress Rate. They would affect graduation rates of course, but there are no NCAA penalties based on graduation rates…so graduation rates are basically fodder for rivals and excuses for firing coaches who don’t win enough. The APR is what matters because there’s a price if the score is too low.

“The NCAA has made allowances in the APR for people who leave school to turn pro or for some other reason the institution cannot control,” said Glada Horvat, Georgia’s assistant athletics director for academics and eligibility.

What has changed is that it’s no longer good enough just to be eligible for the semester(s) in which you play. If a one-and-done basketball player blows off spring classes after the season (effectively killing his academic progress), it *would* cost the school. That’s not an unrealistic scenario, and there’s only so much the coach can do to make a guy go to class once the kid has one foot out the door.

]]> By: Ubiquitous GA Alum http://www.dawgsonline.com/2008/04/10/stop-us-before-we-draft-again/comment-page-1/#comment-34969 Ubiquitous GA Alum Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:15:07 +0000 http://www.dawgsonline.com/?p=1190#comment-34969 Don't these one and done guys adversely impact the school's graduation rates? I'm thinking yes since they enter a class, but will never finish. However, give me an OJ Mayo for a year or three and I could care less if the Nerds make fun of our graduation rates! Don’t these one and done guys adversely impact the school’s graduation rates? I’m thinking yes since they enter a class, but will never finish.

However, give me an OJ Mayo for a year or three and I could care less if the Nerds make fun of our graduation rates!

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