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UNC specialist gets death threats after research one in 10 athletes have reading age of a 3rd Grader
Mail Online ^ | 1/10/2014

Posted on 01/13/2014 7:38:36 AM PST by Altura Ct.

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To: Altura Ct.

Of course, most of the threats were badly misspelled and had atrocious syntax.


41 posted on 01/13/2014 10:24:30 AM PST by DPMD
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To: perez24

“I’m betting the baseball players weren’t even part of the study. It’s not a revenue sport.”

I’m sure you’re right. Baseball has a really good minor league system, so any kids who can play, but aren’t really college material can still get drafted into the minors.


42 posted on 01/13/2014 10:32:44 AM PST by gemoftheocean (...geez, this all seems so straight forward and logical to me...)
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To: Altura Ct.
Redundant! "reading age of a 3rd Grader" should be "3rd grade reading ability"
43 posted on 01/13/2014 10:36:44 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: momtothree
“They didn’t just show up to college not being able to read/comprehend past a third or fourth grade level.”
I went to high school with a guy that graduated with 26 Ds and the coach had to plead for a lot of them.
He went on to USC with a football scholarship, a new Cadillac, a job he didn't have to do, and a free apartment.

He never had to learn anything and graduated, grades were a gift.

44 posted on 01/13/2014 10:39:43 AM PST by dalereed
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To: who knows what evil?

Yeh, and I bet those messages come from “third graders”!


45 posted on 01/13/2014 10:43:59 AM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: Rebelbase

Well deserved. If this ever comes completely unraveled, I would not be surprised if Dean Smith was involved with this. It sure would explain the ferocity in which the powers that be are stonewalling the truth from being exposed. The AFAM professor was on campus in ‘92. I’ve read that from 5-8 of the ‘92 team were AFAM majors. They won the NCAA Championship that year.


46 posted on 01/13/2014 12:06:58 PM PST by jocwhales
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To: Altura Ct.

Try this, it will bring college football players into “focus.”

http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/5fndtz/key-and-peele-east-west-bowl


47 posted on 01/13/2014 12:38:16 PM PST by vette6387
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To: Altura Ct.

Wow! I knew it was low, but not that low. Figues though. These gifted athletes have been kowtowed to their whole lives.


48 posted on 01/13/2014 2:01:16 PM PST by vpintheak (Thankful to be God blessed & chosen!)
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To: Altura Ct.

I like that term... “revenue athletes”.


49 posted on 01/13/2014 11:31:33 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Rebelbase; jocwhales
Great schadenfreude over this UNC FAIL.

I must admit that I have enjoyed the negative publicity tremendously.

For years, we North Carolinians have had to listen to smug UNC fans (so many of whom are not UNC alumni) prattle on about "The Carolina Way" and how they just did things "better" than other schools.

Those of us with a grasp on reality knew they were blowing sunshine. I'm glad to see their lies being exposed and I have NO doubt it goes back to the Dean Smith era.

50 posted on 01/14/2014 10:27:35 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: onedoug

Maybe baseball is revenue sport at the real USC (South Carolina) but it’s not at most universities.


51 posted on 01/15/2014 3:46:35 AM PST by perez24 (Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap.)
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To: perez24

And UCLA won the College World Series last year. What about the rest of the teams in that climb? Maybe not as much as football, but with college as a route to MLB, there’s more money and action there than you perhaps realize.


52 posted on 01/15/2014 6:35:06 AM PST by onedoug
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I’m not saying it’s not popular. Heck I watch it in the spring until I go nuts from the pings off the aluminum bats. However, it’s not considered a revenue sport in the NCAA. The only 2 consistent revenue sports are football and basketball (mostly men’s).

I imagine ASU, UCLA (this year) and a few other schools might profit from baseball, just UCONN might make a profit from girls basketball and Johns Hopkins or Duke might turn a profit with lacrosse. But those are the exceptions.

You may find this shocking (or not) but D-1 baseball teams can only offer 11.7 full scholarships per year. That’s not aggregate either....that’s just under 12 full rides on the team at any given time. They can do up to another 15 partial baseball-related scholarships, but that’s it. And that assumes that the institution fully funds all of those scholarships.

I was shocked when I learned all this, but with a son who plays a non-revenue sport I’m glad he gets good grades.


53 posted on 01/15/2014 3:47:28 PM PST by perez24 (Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap.)
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To: perez24

Okay. I see what you mean now. That’s interesting, and kinda sad, as the majors milk the college ranks.

I think grades are really important too. Kudos to you and your son.


54 posted on 01/15/2014 4:17:57 PM PST by onedoug
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To: onedoug

I agree; however I think the NFL and NBA are worse offenders than MLB and the NHL. At least if a kid is not academically inclined he can pursue a professional hockey or baseball career through those sports’ minor league systems. You really can’t in the NFL or NBA who essentially see the NCAA as their free farm system.


55 posted on 01/15/2014 4:59:28 PM PST by perez24 (Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap.)
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56 posted on 01/16/2014 5:57:11 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day

A guy I work with who went to State said that one of the articles he read about this mess said a Carolina player thought he was going to school to become a barber.

If this is true then at every State/Carolina game the Pack band should play and crowd chant along, “shave and a haircut, two bits”.


57 posted on 01/16/2014 8:52:25 AM PST by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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