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<blockquote data-quote="steebu" data-source="post: 20541" data-attributes="member: 740"><p>Lack of sleep alert - if I'm more incoherent and snarkier than normal I apologize.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not entirely sure how you're trying to paint this picture, but I don't think this is true in the least bit. </p><p></p><p>Kid: "I want to be an engineer! Education is important!"</p><p>Buzz Preston: "GT's your place. We ARE engineering! We can do that!"</p><p>Kid: "Just came back from Auburn on my official visit. They have an engineering department, too!"</p><p>BP: "Really? You're gonna put that in my face? We are the Alabama of Engineering. Auburn is the Louisiana Monroe of Engineering."</p><p>Kid: "You're right. Thanks for pointing that out! Education is so important!"</p><p></p><p>Kid signs with Alabama on signing day.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Definitely not true. I worked for the Technique when Boss Ross was coach, and he once made an offhand comment to us that was repeated at an alumni function that I heard about - and he was VERY upset about the stands. We just went undefeated, won the UPI national title, and <em><strong>we didn't even sell out our allotment of season tickets.</strong></em> The stadium held 43,000 people and we didn't sell out every home game. If we can't even sell out season tickets after winning the national title, what makes you think we can attract fans now?</p><p></p><p>It's a vexing problem to be sure; just as vexing as my derailing dcs's original thread. Sorry!</p><p></p><p>As for the original point - the APR is a killer for schools that play by the rules and an absolute joke for schools that do not. Our problem is two-fold: getting the kids into GT isn't even the big fight - it's graduating them. And that's where it's easier for the factory schools because of their varied programs ("Hey mom, my parks n' rec class is killing my sleep schedule!") and support staff for the "student"-athletes ("Mary, write my term paper for me!"). The percentage of SA's at GT who are studying for a final exam on the bus trip down to Tampa for the ACCCG is far higher than the percentage of SA's doing the same thing somewhere else. </p><p></p><p>"Hey, we had Myron Rolle, a Rhodes scholar!" Congratulations, one out of your 85 schollie kids actually went to class! That's a whopping .012 % of your team that took education seriously.</p><p></p><p>I'm really interested in seeing how the factories skirt the system to get by any APR standards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steebu, post: 20541, member: 740"] Lack of sleep alert - if I'm more incoherent and snarkier than normal I apologize. Not entirely sure how you're trying to paint this picture, but I don't think this is true in the least bit. Kid: "I want to be an engineer! Education is important!" Buzz Preston: "GT's your place. We ARE engineering! We can do that!" Kid: "Just came back from Auburn on my official visit. They have an engineering department, too!" BP: "Really? You're gonna put that in my face? We are the Alabama of Engineering. Auburn is the Louisiana Monroe of Engineering." Kid: "You're right. Thanks for pointing that out! Education is so important!" Kid signs with Alabama on signing day. Definitely not true. I worked for the Technique when Boss Ross was coach, and he once made an offhand comment to us that was repeated at an alumni function that I heard about - and he was VERY upset about the stands. We just went undefeated, won the UPI national title, and [I][B]we didn't even sell out our allotment of season tickets.[/B][/I] The stadium held 43,000 people and we didn't sell out every home game. If we can't even sell out season tickets after winning the national title, what makes you think we can attract fans now? It's a vexing problem to be sure; just as vexing as my derailing dcs's original thread. Sorry! As for the original point - the APR is a killer for schools that play by the rules and an absolute joke for schools that do not. Our problem is two-fold: getting the kids into GT isn't even the big fight - it's graduating them. And that's where it's easier for the factory schools because of their varied programs ("Hey mom, my parks n' rec class is killing my sleep schedule!") and support staff for the "student"-athletes ("Mary, write my term paper for me!"). The percentage of SA's at GT who are studying for a final exam on the bus trip down to Tampa for the ACCCG is far higher than the percentage of SA's doing the same thing somewhere else. "Hey, we had Myron Rolle, a Rhodes scholar!" Congratulations, one out of your 85 schollie kids actually went to class! That's a whopping .012 % of your team that took education seriously. I'm really interested in seeing how the factories skirt the system to get by any APR standards. [/QUOTE]
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