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Division I Graduation Rates
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Now I understand why the SEC hangs on to Vanderbilt - that is sad.
As for OSU this is Cooper data and does not at all reflect where JT is taking the program. So while it may be a bit disappointing the solution is already in place. |
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wad -- good to see tOSU (which is identified by its initials and has the word "State" albeit in the middle of its name) showing graduation rate improvement -- yet again. Plus the Big 10 overall looks like they are making every effort to be a true academic / athletics conference. It is important that the schools do right by these young men.
As for Tommy Tortellini he of your linked collegefootball talk: Quote:
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Proof that we own all conferences in academics
<table border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Big10</td><td align="center"> </td><td>ACC</td><td align="center"> </td><td>Pac10</td><td align="center"> </td><td>SEC</td><td align="center"> </td><td>Big12</td><td align="center"> </td></tr><tr><td>NW</td><td align="center">4</td><td>Duke</td><td align="center">1</td><td>Stanford</td><td align="center">3</td><td>Vandy</td><td align="center">11</td><td>Baylor</td><td align="center">10</td></tr><tr><td>PSU</td><td align="center">6</td><td>Virginia</td><td align="center">6</td><td>Washington</td><td align="center">27</td><td>Miss St</td><td align="center">36</td><td>Kansas</td><td align="center">46</td></tr><tr><td>PU</td><td align="center">9</td><td>Wake Forest</td><td align="center">14</td><td>Arizona</td><td align="center">36</td><td>UF</td><td align="center">46</td><td>KSU</td><td align="center">56</td></tr><tr><td>UM</td><td align="center">14</td><td>NC</td><td align="center">19</td><td>California</td><td align="center">42</td><td>LSU</td><td align="center">46</td><td>OkState</td><td align="center">60</td></tr><tr><td>ILL</td><td align="center">17</td><td>MD</td><td align="center">30</td><td>USC</td><td align="center">42</td><td>SC</td><td align="center">65</td><td>TAM</td><td align="center">60</td></tr><tr><td>MSU</td><td align="center">19</td><td>GT</td><td align="center">33</td><td>Oregon</td><td align="center">46</td><td>Tenn</td><td align="center">73</td><td>Missouri</td><td align="center">65</td></tr><tr><td>Iowa</td><td align="center">23</td><td>VT</td><td align="center">36</td><td>Oregon St</td><td align="center">53</td><td>Auburn</td><td align="center">77</td><td>Nebraska</td><td align="center">65</td></tr><tr><td>Wisc</td><td align="center">27</td><td>Clemson</td><td align="center">53</td><td>ASU</td><td align="center">65</td><td>Alabama</td><td align="center">85</td><td>Iowa St</td><td align="center">77</td></tr><tr><td>OSU</td><td align="center">30</td><td>FSU</td><td align="center">56</td><td>WSU</td><td align="center">65</td><td>Miss.</td><td align="center">85</td><td>TxTech</td><td align="center">77</td></tr><tr><td>IU</td><td align="center">42</td><td>Miami</td><td align="center">60</td><td>UCLA</td><td align="center">97</td><td>UGA</td><td align="center">92</td><td>OU</td><td align="center">81</td></tr><tr><td>Minn</td><td align="center">62</td><td>NCState</td><td align="center">97</td><td> </td><td align="center"> </td><td>UK</td><td align="center">92</td><td>Texas</td><td align="center">89</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td align="center"> </td><td>Ark</td><td align="center">95</td><td>Colorado</td><td align="center">100</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td align="center"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td align="center">23.0000</td><td> </td><td align="center">36.8181</td><td> </td><td align="center">47.3000</td><td> </td><td align="center">66.9167</td><td> </td><td align="center">65.5000</td></tr></tbody></table>
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Biggest problem with stats
Is that schools with early draft entries are lower rated when in reality the financial security being a top draft pick is more than the average graduate. Miami and OSU were hurt by this in recent years.
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The best part about this statistic is that the difference between these statistics and the ones a few years from now when Tressel's influence shows up in the stats... it's gonna be night and day difference... and tOSU's not too bad right now.
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Don't forget, too, that tOSU is the largest school in the country. They usually battle it out in that distinction with Texas every year. Yet tOSU is way ahead of them in academics. When you're putting 50,000+ through at a 60+% rate, that's sure a lot of folks!!
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Worse than Coop's grad rates... wow... I just.. wow. |
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Guys, what is the projected graduation rate now? Where would that leave us ranked on this list?
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I'm not about to work that out... but I'm guessing 75-80% as of Tressel's arrival? maybe closer to the 75, though not for lack of effort at improvement.
Not too many academic casualties... Several disciplinary, though Several NFL departures (DAMN NCAA can't take into account our excellent recent history regarding advanced job placement (or, the draft, as it's known to most)) |
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Based on the sortable chart on BP
Current players on roster: Sr - 16 Jr - 17 So - 17 Fr - 15 (ignoring 18 incoming recruits) Already lost: Sr - olds, cook, chattams, riley, thomas, boone Jr - clarett So - Hiley, Irizarry, R Smith, Guilford Fr - Additional possible casualties: Sr - E Underwood JR - So - Fr - B Underwood, Dukes NFL draft: Jr - Holmes, Pitcock, Youboty So - Ginn Fr - ? Best possible: Sr - 16 of 23 () Jr - 16 of 18 (Holmes is gone) So - 17 of 21 () Fr - 15 of 15 () ------------- 64 of 77 83.12 = 83% Worst possible: Sr - 16 of 23 (EJ) Jr - 14 of 18 (Holm, Pit, Youb) So - 16 of 21 (Ginn) Fr - 13 of 15 (Underwood, Dukes) ------------- 59 of 77 76.62 = 77% Last edited by BuckeyeFROMscUM; 02-26-2005 at 09:26 AM. |
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