You didn't read the post that I responded to. He claimed that 5 years doesn't mean much because football players go to the NFL. I pointed out that only 2% go pro. The 98% are the remaining who are getting their degree paid for. Whether they finish or not was not the point. They get room, board, and tuition paid for. Expanding eligibility to 5 years will greatly increase the amount of football players who graduate.
I did read it. And you are still wrong.
100% get access to a college degree, not 98%.
Less than a third actually "get" the college degree.
You wrote that "98% get a free degree." That is wildly wrong.
Pardon me...
BARELY a third "get" the college degree, not less than a third.
Guessing you don't have a wife. What are trying to argue? If you need to be completely correct about everything, you can have it. You are completely correct.
Now breathe and move forward. 5 years will benefit 98% of football players because they will be able to have 5 years of tuition, room, and board paid for. The other 2% go pro.
So yes the very best go pro but 98% get a free degree
Have you see the graduation rates for college football. They might have some generall access to a degree.... but actually earning one? Not so much in a lot of cases.
I think Clemson is actually #1 in grad rate for football players. Not who I’d expect but Dabo Swinney does seem to truly care about his players. There are a lot of others above 90% but it’s who you’d expect, for the most part. I’d guess that the weaker D1 (transfer feeders) have abysmal grad rates though. And because there are far more of them than power 5 overall numbers would be bad.
As to track, it’s probably great for top athletes and worse for weaker ones.
This would have a large impact regardless, but has there been any news on if this would increase the existing five year clock? Could this consequently lead to a six year clock for D1 or simply replace the need for non-injury redshirts?
Have you see the graduation rates for college football. They might have some generall access to a degree.... but actually earning one? Not so much in a lot of cases.
I think Clemson is actually #1 in grad rate for football players. Not who I’d expect but Dabo Swinney does seem to truly care about his players. There are a lot of others above 90% but it’s who you’d expect, for the most part. I’d guess that the weaker D1 (transfer feeders) have abysmal grad rates though. And because there are far more of them than power 5 overall numbers would be bad.
As to track, it’s probably great for top athletes and worse for weaker ones.
Those rates are not bad. I'll give them that. And rates have been steadily increasing.
But I'd also wager those are the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate numbers, which skews higher (on purpose) than the Federal Graduation Rate (which I shared above, and allows for comparison to the student body at large).
The Graduation Success Rate is really an NCAA propaganda number.