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The perception that college athletes aren't good students.
Jan 28, 2013, 7:23 PM
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I go to The Citadel. I'm not an athlete. However, I do have a number of classes with athletes, many of them on the football team. I can attest to the fact that all of the athletes in these classes are good students. In fact, some of them are very good students. Our back-up QB is in my Army class and he is probably the best at land navigation, terrain analysis, battle concepts, and a load of other Army stuff.
I used to think that surely athletes probably got all kinds of strings pulled for their education. Then I came here and I found out that the notion simply isn't true. Yes they are required to go to tutoring and study halls but it is a higher quality then what I get at the Citadel Writing and Learning Center. So don't get it wrong like I did peeps. Rant over.
Go Bulldogs and Go Tigers!
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All-Pro [657]
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Not a higher quality* (In regards to athletic study halls)
Jan 28, 2013, 7:26 PM
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Athletic Dir [881]
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Re: The perception is fueled by a relatively small number
Jan 28, 2013, 7:47 PM
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Of high profile star athletes that have great athletic ability but have as much academic potential as I do to be an NFL quarterback. Most are true STUDENT athletes but the one and dones and afroamerican studies majors distort the view of the rest.
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Head Coach [759]
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Well that settles it!***
Jan 28, 2013, 8:28 PM
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CU Guru [1912]
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Had class with CJ Spiller....dude was one of the hardest
Jan 28, 2013, 8:30 PM
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workers in this particular class...no lie
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110%er [6417]
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me too
Jan 28, 2013, 9:14 PM
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before I transferred. He actually didn't talk much
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Re: The perception that college athletes aren't good students.
Jan 28, 2013, 9:10 PM
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I'm not disagreeing with you, but athletes at schools like the Citadel are a little different than athletes at most major programs. Again, I'm not discrediting student athletes, but it's impossible to generalize them in either way.
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Varsity [237]
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There's nothing else to do at the Citadel besides study.***
Jan 28, 2013, 9:14 PM
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110%er [6417]
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which isn't necessarily a bad thing
Jan 28, 2013, 9:25 PM
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my first two years I partied with my frat brothers non stop, now I rarely leave the house now that I have 18 plus hours, and the lsat to study for.
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Varsity [237]
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No, it's not.
Jan 28, 2013, 9:36 PM
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I have a good friend who says that's the only way he was able to get a degree. Said he knew that if he would have gone somewhere else, he wouldn't have been able to overcome the distractions.
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Letterman [280]
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Re: The perception that college athletes aren't good students.
Jan 28, 2013, 9:38 PM
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Depends on the athlete in particular and where they go you can't tell me that Clowney and Jungle boy are good students haha
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All-In [26656]
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Based on standardized testing scores ...
Jan 28, 2013, 9:46 PM
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the general student population is stronger than football & other athletes ... on test scores alone, alot of the athletes wouldn't get a sniff at college.
sorry you drank too much NCAA kool-aid.
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Orange Blooded [2609]
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Yes but The Citadel is a far cut above S.Car.***
Jan 29, 2013, 9:29 AM
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