Academic performance of athletes
I believe that student performance will continue to be a subject that is raised. I heard Father Hesburgh from Notre Dame address this subject some years ago. He made the point that they had no easy majors (Phys Ed), but 100% of basketball and all but one football player were going to graduate on time.
It would be interesting to track how our players do, particularly vs other ACC schools. What majors, and with what success. I am not talking about the broad measures that are required, but info specific to individual players. For example, Nelson is a senior. What is his major and how is he doing? Paulus is a junior, ditto. Redick and Williams graduated recently -- what were their majors? How were they as students?
In a way, just trying to put a little flesh on the bone. If Duke is indeed more than a diploma mill (and it is) and more than a minor league farm team (and it is), then we ought to be proud of the atheletic graduates who are produced.
What if Duke were free to all
and could offer unlimited scholarships to all athletes, above and beyond the 85 football scholly's allowed now? Far fetched? Maybe not! It may be forced upon us.
Read this!
http://online.wsj.com/public/article...639708891.html
If Harvard and Yale could do it, so could Duke!