Looks like Gregg Easterbrook over at ESPN's Page 2 is giving us some scholarly love!
"What about the other commonly heard claim -- that "smart schools" can't win in football and men's basketball? Cal, Georgia Tech, Navy, Nebraska, Northwestern, Stanford and TCU -- all academics-first colleges where football players are more likely to attend class -- are on their way to bowl games. "
"Reader Natasha Lettis of Oakland, Calif., provides this troika of stories about academics being enforced in the Cal football program: One player gave up his starting position because a class he requires for graduation conflicts with practice; another was suspended for a game for missing class; this article assesses Cal's overall commitment to blending academics and football. Cal's example shows that a football-factory school can enforce academic rules and still have a great season -- Cal finished 8-4 and will face Utah in the Poinsettia Bowl."
"Is this autumn some kind of fluke? No. Last year, Boston College, Cal, Georgia Tech, Navy, North Carolina, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Rice, TCU, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest made bowls. "
"The field for last season's NCAA men's basketball tournament included Boston College, Butler, Cal, Cornell, Duke, North Carolina, Purdue, UCLA, Villanova and Wake Forest. In the women's tournament, Cal, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgia Tech, Lehigh, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford, TCU, Villanova and Vanderbilt made it."
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Whoa. We're a football factory school???
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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 15, 2009 8:33 PM PST reply actions
One player gave up his starting position because a class he requires for graduation conflicts with practice
is that verran tucker? i dont think he “gave up” his position im pretty sure it was taken by the fact he wasnt playing
nah, i thought that was Ezeff?
http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2009/11/05/football-thursday-night-update-16/
“–We now have a better explanation why safety Marcus Ezeff hasn’t played quite as well as the past couple of years and has fallen out of the starting lineup. Ezeff has been practicing in full just one day a week. It turns out Ezeff has one class he needs to take to graduate by December, and that class is only offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays during practice.”
by EchoOfSilence on Dec 17, 2009 7:54 AM PST up reply actions
























































