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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce Wayne" data-source="post: 149672" data-attributes="member: 231"><p>And UGA never ceased operating in that fashion. They simply got much smarter about how they go about doing this. I have an anecdote from a friend who attended UGA post-Kemp which would illustrate it well but don't want to be as long-winded as I typically am.</p><p></p><p>Since one can be in meaningful degree programs at UGA or Bama, or anywhere else really, I suspect there may be some exceptions to the general rule so far as athletes in junk degree programs and "keep 'em eligible" courses, if that student-athlete has the gumption to buck the "system" and seek his own best interests. But when someone speaks ill of a factory it is pointing a finger at the athletic and university administration in their complicity to, on the whole, exploit athletic talent without adequate compensation through provision of a meaningful education.</p><p></p><p>The fact that Jabari Hunt has been sidelined for over a year now based on his academic progress, <em>despite </em>his NFL caliber athletic prowess is frankly a point of pride to me. I think it has great value as proof of the legitimate interest Tech as an institution of higher education takes to being <em>in loco parentis</em> and not just an exploiter of revenue-yielding talent. Does it mean that Tech has always been or will always be perfect in this regard? Of course not, as human nature tends to prevail everywhere. But it at least illustrates what I have in mind when I decide to mock Bama or another SEC factory. I am not specifically mocking that university's alums, in fact I hope they are embarrassed by the way athletes are handled. Instead I am peeved at the way the education of athletes happens to be administered (or at least usually seems).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce Wayne, post: 149672, member: 231"] And UGA never ceased operating in that fashion. They simply got much smarter about how they go about doing this. I have an anecdote from a friend who attended UGA post-Kemp which would illustrate it well but don't want to be as long-winded as I typically am. Since one can be in meaningful degree programs at UGA or Bama, or anywhere else really, I suspect there may be some exceptions to the general rule so far as athletes in junk degree programs and "keep 'em eligible" courses, if that student-athlete has the gumption to buck the "system" and seek his own best interests. But when someone speaks ill of a factory it is pointing a finger at the athletic and university administration in their complicity to, on the whole, exploit athletic talent without adequate compensation through provision of a meaningful education. The fact that Jabari Hunt has been sidelined for over a year now based on his academic progress, [I]despite [/I]his NFL caliber athletic prowess is frankly a point of pride to me. I think it has great value as proof of the legitimate interest Tech as an institution of higher education takes to being [I]in loco parentis[/I] and not just an exploiter of revenue-yielding talent. Does it mean that Tech has always been or will always be perfect in this regard? Of course not, as human nature tends to prevail everywhere. But it at least illustrates what I have in mind when I decide to mock Bama or another SEC factory. I am not specifically mocking that university's alums, in fact I hope they are embarrassed by the way athletes are handled. Instead I am peeved at the way the education of athletes happens to be administered (or at least usually seems). [/QUOTE]
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