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<blockquote data-quote="Vespidae" data-source="post: 913404" data-attributes="member: 2957"><p>There is *some* truth to this but I don't think it's as big a deal today as it was say, 15 years ago. </p><p></p><p>I teach at Auburn and I can tell you with certainty that students take real classes and attend classes. Their location is geo-tracked and if they are not in class, they get a call from an Athletic Dept minder. I have to fill out reports 3-4x a semester on progress and there is a whole team of people to either help tutor them or ... hold them accountable. I know one starter who did not dress this past weekend because of poor grades and the Athletic Dept told him to sit out. </p><p></p><p>Is that true everywhere? No. UGA, when I taught in the Georgia, has a terrible reputation for academics in athletics and Clemson is probably worse. There, you can play as a Senior while being enrolled as a "Pre-Business" major which is a freshman developmental program prior to enrolling in the B-School. </p><p></p><p>There are tons of football players in the business school at AU and I can imagine the percentage is similar at Tech. Again, it's an issue, but it's not like it used to be. I would not use this as a reason Tech can't compete/recruit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vespidae, post: 913404, member: 2957"] There is *some* truth to this but I don't think it's as big a deal today as it was say, 15 years ago. I teach at Auburn and I can tell you with certainty that students take real classes and attend classes. Their location is geo-tracked and if they are not in class, they get a call from an Athletic Dept minder. I have to fill out reports 3-4x a semester on progress and there is a whole team of people to either help tutor them or ... hold them accountable. I know one starter who did not dress this past weekend because of poor grades and the Athletic Dept told him to sit out. Is that true everywhere? No. UGA, when I taught in the Georgia, has a terrible reputation for academics in athletics and Clemson is probably worse. There, you can play as a Senior while being enrolled as a "Pre-Business" major which is a freshman developmental program prior to enrolling in the B-School. There are tons of football players in the business school at AU and I can imagine the percentage is similar at Tech. Again, it's an issue, but it's not like it used to be. I would not use this as a reason Tech can't compete/recruit. [/QUOTE]
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