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Originally Posted by Irish  does it specify what degree's these kids are maintaining a 2.73 GPA in. I'm not certain but I'd wager its not astro physics, chemistry or engineering...more likely communications et al... |
See this is the danger I see in reports such as this, with the information provided, it would lead you to that assumption. Actually, with the information they provided, it would likely lead you to assume they had a 1.0 GPA in shoe tieing 101. I provided the 2.73. The point is, KU is a highly regarded academic university, for which they have a 2.73 GPA.
Again, Did Tiger Woods just take classes in communication, et al.
It also draws into question the acceptance policy and curriculum of the University. I can personally say from the time frame of these reports KU did have players with Double Majors in fairly complex fields such as engineering and likely fell a semester short of fulfilling the double major. However they had to interrupt their education because they were offered 5 million a year in the NBA because they were drafted in the first round.
Again, this is a part of my point, if they want to publish this garbage, then provide the full information to allow people to make an educated decision, and not simply make a blanket statement and leave it open to make assumptions such as your own simply for lack of information. That is a big part of my disgust with these articles, that and the fact that I do know during the majority of the last 20 years, the majority of their players were also serious when it came to academics. They deserve better than this and I fail to see how I can criticize them for leaving for a far more profitable venture. ESPN should know better IMO.