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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 578425" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>Thanks. Now we can get down to it. By the numbers:</p><p></p><p>1. You know this isn't true. I suspect that a majority of the recruits who consider Tech <em>hope</em> they will get into the league. Some may be right. I'm also sure that a lot of parents <em>hope</em> their sons will get into the league. But student athletes and, especially, their parents know very well what the chances are. That's why the coaches always push the education Tech offers. </p><p></p><p>2. I never said it was. There's a difference between telling parents that you will see that their sons get educated and keeping them on track (easy to do these days since the NCAA requires it) and an emphasis on winning football games. Our last few coaches - including Coach - have done both.</p><p></p><p>3. Tech's <em>admission standards</em> have been lowered for athletes for some time. If the academic standards had been lowered, why have the extensive tutoring system we now have? I know a number of Tech faculty and, while some wish all the athletes would concentrate more on their school work like some do, they most certainly don't lower their standards for them. Anecdotal evidence, but it's all dueling anecdotes here.</p><p></p><p>4. By who? If you mean the athletes, you may be right. Students come to schools for all kinds of crazy and irrelevant reasons. For the parents - who are always a main focus of recruiting - the education Tech offers is a major consideration. Why do you think Coach Key said, "… I have a better product to offer" when comparing us to the SEC schools? It wasn't the football program he was talking about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 578425, member: 265"] Thanks. Now we can get down to it. By the numbers: 1. You know this isn't true. I suspect that a majority of the recruits who consider Tech [I]hope[/I] they will get into the league. Some may be right. I'm also sure that a lot of parents [I]hope[/I] their sons will get into the league. But student athletes and, especially, their parents know very well what the chances are. That's why the coaches always push the education Tech offers. 2. I never said it was. There's a difference between telling parents that you will see that their sons get educated and keeping them on track (easy to do these days since the NCAA requires it) and an emphasis on winning football games. Our last few coaches - including Coach - have done both. 3. Tech's [I]admission standards[/I] have been lowered for athletes for some time. If the academic standards had been lowered, why have the extensive tutoring system we now have? I know a number of Tech faculty and, while some wish all the athletes would concentrate more on their school work like some do, they most certainly don't lower their standards for them. Anecdotal evidence, but it's all dueling anecdotes here. 4. By who? If you mean the athletes, you may be right. Students come to schools for all kinds of crazy and irrelevant reasons. For the parents - who are always a main focus of recruiting - the education Tech offers is a major consideration. Why do you think Coach Key said, "… I have a better product to offer" when comparing us to the SEC schools? It wasn't the football program he was talking about. [/QUOTE]
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