Interesting read

[OSBF]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball ... aab,228616" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[danefan]

The only way to truly measure graduation rates for athletes is to exclude those that leave early for professional sports and are not returning to get their degree.

They couuld study this by putting a limit as to the years out before you return to get a degree. So for example if Joe Smith leaves his junior year for the NBA, he wouldn't count against the graduation rate for that year until 5 years has elapsed without him taking any classes at his former institution towards his degree.

Its not really accurate to say these kids aren't graduating, when in fact many of them do return and get a degree.

[Seahawks]

I agree with Danefan's comments. I would be in favor of some sort of restrictions on teams with poor graduation rates. Today's game is out of control.



Poor grades would bar teams

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • MARCH 18, 2010

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pushed a proposal Wednesday to bar men's college basketball teams from postseason play if they fail to graduate 40 percent of their players, an idea that didn't go over well with the NCAA and coaches preparing for March Madness.

If put into practice this year, a dozen teams in the NCAA tournament would be ineligible, based on an annual study from the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida.

That includes a No. 1 seed, Kentucky, which graduated 31 percent of its players, according to the institute's latest report.

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