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<blockquote data-quote="daBuzz" data-source="post: 37271" data-attributes="member: 56"><p>Well, first of all, I'm not suggesting that you don't have oversight of the academics....checks & balances per se. There already is an academic advisor appointed by the Hill who is responsible for this (see my earlier post about Carol Moore's failings @ this job). And APR doesn't have immediate effects if a student fails. IIRC, it's a 4-year cumulative average, so while a couple of students failing in one year could be problematic, it could potentially be minimized over the next 3 years if the issue is corrected. So, this person who reports to the academic side of the house SHOULD be able to identify an issue and raise such an issue to the AD and/or others so that corrective measures could be taken.</p><p></p><p>Second, while coaches are competitive as the dickens, I think the potential to lost $1million or more would be enough incentive to help curb the desire to just bring in anyone & everyone...especially when you consider that losing a buyout early in a contract could mean much more. Two years ago, such a measure would have cost CPJ around $10 million. </p><p></p><p>Finally, wouldn't you really rather take the chance? Even on the off chance that we DID lose some scholarships, wouldn't that be preferable to the current situation where we just self-penalize ourselves by accepting that "things will never change" and have fans who are honestly discussing whether we should drop down to Division 2 or Division 3 football so that we can be competitive? (Yes, I realize those fans are overly negative, but the mere fact that people are discussing it is an indictment on just how much things have changed with GT football.)</p><p></p><p>Personally, I'd rather roll the dice. I'm sure there would be ways to game the system and our athletic department would have to reevaluate such a system on a somewhat ongoing basis to see where changes needed to be made. But heck, if someone can build the Iron Man suit at Georgia Tech, don't you think they can solve a simple problem like this? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="daBuzz, post: 37271, member: 56"] Well, first of all, I'm not suggesting that you don't have oversight of the academics....checks & balances per se. There already is an academic advisor appointed by the Hill who is responsible for this (see my earlier post about Carol Moore's failings @ this job). And APR doesn't have immediate effects if a student fails. IIRC, it's a 4-year cumulative average, so while a couple of students failing in one year could be problematic, it could potentially be minimized over the next 3 years if the issue is corrected. So, this person who reports to the academic side of the house SHOULD be able to identify an issue and raise such an issue to the AD and/or others so that corrective measures could be taken. Second, while coaches are competitive as the dickens, I think the potential to lost $1million or more would be enough incentive to help curb the desire to just bring in anyone & everyone...especially when you consider that losing a buyout early in a contract could mean much more. Two years ago, such a measure would have cost CPJ around $10 million. Finally, wouldn't you really rather take the chance? Even on the off chance that we DID lose some scholarships, wouldn't that be preferable to the current situation where we just self-penalize ourselves by accepting that "things will never change" and have fans who are honestly discussing whether we should drop down to Division 2 or Division 3 football so that we can be competitive? (Yes, I realize those fans are overly negative, but the mere fact that people are discussing it is an indictment on just how much things have changed with GT football.) Personally, I'd rather roll the dice. I'm sure there would be ways to game the system and our athletic department would have to reevaluate such a system on a somewhat ongoing basis to see where changes needed to be made. But heck, if someone can build the Iron Man suit at Georgia Tech, don't you think they can solve a simple problem like this? ;) [/QUOTE]
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