Attrition, thy name is Arkansas

Ray Kelley, Richmond, Va. — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:14:19 GMT

What do some of these guys expect?
They recruit kids (and yes, they are kids) purely to get them some wins. The horse puckey about lifting them up, giving them an education, is laughable.
Take a bunch of kids with no ability to participate in education at the college level, often a criminal record, and (for whatever reason) a total lack of the social skills to function in the college environment and you're going to get exactly what they get.
How about this; let's mandate that college athletes meet the same entrance criteria that the general student population has to meet.
One simple, rational, easy to implement and maintain policy.
I think you would see a profound, and much needed, change in collegiate athletics.

Attrition, thy name is Arkansas

Joe McKinney, Atlanta, GA — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:26:44 GMT

I believe the previous comment was intended for a different narrative altogether. The issue has nothing to do with the kid’s ability to perform scholastically. It is unclear how the reader made that leap into hyper drive. I could comment on an Atlanta Braves baseball game viewed in Myrtle Beach, SC or I could discuss purchasing Ping golf clubs in Richmond to avoid having to pay sales tax in Georgia and have an equitable amount of relevancy.