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Post by DuddingtonHoya on Jan 11, 2005 8:59:45 GMT -5
How will the new Academic Progress Rate affect the Hoyas? Do we get a knock for players that transfer but stay in school? The rules (from AJC.com are): 1. Calculate the academic progress rate. After each semester, look at each team's scholarship athletes. Award a team one point for each athlete who remains academically eligible and one point for each athlete who returns for the following semester or graduates. Divide the total points by the total possible points and multiply by 1,000. That's the academic progress rate (APR) for the team. 2. At the start of each school year, check to see if a team's average APR over the past two years* is above the NCAA-set cutoff line of 925. If yes, there are no penalties. If no, go back over the past year and count the number of players who, in NCAA jargon, went 0-for-2 by becoming academically ineligible and leaving school despite having athletics eligibility remaining. The team loses one scholarship for each of those players, although the penalty will be no more than 10 percent of the team's total number of scholarships. www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/0105/11ncaa.htmlwww.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64258-2005Jan10.html
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jan 11, 2005 12:00:42 GMT -5
That seems very harsh. And probably won't accomplish much, as the smart schools just cheat for the players who don't make academic requirements.
Edited to say that it isn't that harsh; capping it at two scholarships for basketball makes it hardly a big issue.
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Post by SirSaxa on Jan 11, 2005 13:19:20 GMT -5
"The long-term penalties will be based on teams' graduation rates and take effect in fall 2006, starting with warning letters for teams that fall short of minimum graduation rates that are still being developed. " W Post
THe post seems to have a different story on where things stand now, with the specifics on graduation still to be determined.
Looking at the first post in this thread, it essentially says that 92.5% of athletes must be academically elgible AND return for the next semester. There are few universities in this country that have graduation rates of 92.5% for the entire student body. And if eligible players who transfers are not counted as a "point" -- most schools have at least one hoops transfer/year I would guess. And that isn't all bad. And what about a big time team that might lose 2-3 players to the NBA -- in one season! - didn't that happen to 'zona a couple of years ago?
I like the general idea though. Holding schools somewhat accountable for academic perfomance is good.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Jan 11, 2005 16:17:21 GMT -5
I'm so glad these academic rules are finally in effect. This means that Cincy won't be able to compete in the New BE.
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