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01-03-2007, 12:30 AM
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thanks for the article. that's exactly what i'd expect from a new york times article on tressel and ohio state, with half of it press about the negative perceptions and aspects. i would have rather seen this part in the first half of the article, but it's there, nonetheless:
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Figures used by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport for the graduation rate of black players, however, came from the late 1990s, before Tressel became head coach. Regarding the progress rating, the most recently available data revealed a steady improvement, leaving Ohio State in no jeopardy of losing scholarships, Bruno said.
For the most recent quarter, 60 of Ohio State’s 103 players scored 3.0 or higher on their grade-point averages, the best result in 11 years, Smith said. The overall team grade-point average for the quarter was 2.89; for the 47 black players it was 2.66, “not far off,” Smith said. Of the eight players who graduated most recently, five were black, Smith said.
“Jim has changed the culture,” Smith said of Tressel.
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01-03-2007, 12:54 AM
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01-03-2007, 01:01 AM
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Isn't our most recent team gpa 2.96?
Last edited by OregonBuckeye; 01-03-2007 at 07:13 PM.
Reason: Different wording
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01-03-2007, 07:06 PM
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Isn't our team gpa up to 2.96 now?
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Per JT, it was 2.93 for the last quarter, with 61 players having at least a 3.0.
FYI, the phrase 'gpa up to' could be interpreted as the average of each player's individual accumulative GPA, which is a different number, and one wihch I have not seen published. A phrase such as "the team's most recent GPA" may help avoid confusion.
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official.site/121606
Per JT, it was 2.93 for the last quarter, with 61 players having at least a 3.0.
FYI, the phrase 'gpa up to' could be interpreted as the average of each player's individual accumulative GPA, which is a different number, and one wihch I have not seen published. A phrase such as "the team's most recent GPA" may help avoid confusion.
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01-04-2007, 11:54 PM
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Players Comment on "Big Game James" 
By Dave Rice
Posted Jan 4, 2007
With the championship game lurking just days away, Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel has an opportunity to cement his reputation as a legand - at least in the state of Ohio. Buckeyes players talked a little about their sideline leader today, and Scout.com was there...
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?Our team, you know, we just have a lot respect for Coach Tressel and what he does for us as players,? Smith said as his mood turned serious. ?We go in, come into Ohio State as young, teenage adults, 18-years-old, 19-years-old. He really instills values in us and we come out as men.?
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