2009-2010 TIDES Graduation Report.

[The Ancient Enemy]

Of the 68 teams that are going bowling this year, only 15 graduate 75% or more of their players. That's 1 out of every 4 student-athletes that does not graduate.

I use 75% because I am giving the benefit of the doubt to these programs. It really should be 85%, but we'll be gentle when dealing with these coaches and adminstrations, which are all delicate geniuses.

It is my opinion that the coaching staff and the university have an obligation to strengthen in the minds of these players what an opportunity they have in front of them. In the vast majority of cases, this is not being conveyed. The staff and the university are not being held as accountable as they should be. We are dealing with 18-22 year old kids, we cannot expect them all to be wise enough and mature enough to understand their academic opportunity.

About 5% of all student-athletes make it professionally in their respective sport. The rest will get jobs like the rest of us, working for a living. Having that diploma opens an endless amount of doors, regardless of areas of study, as opposed to not having one.

The NCAA should be holding these universities to task. The graduation numbers for the 2009-2010 bowl teams show astounding incompetence and in many cases, failure.


OVR = OVERALL
B = BLACK ATHLETE
W = WHITE ATHLETE

THE NUMBERS IN PARENTHESIS ARE THE PLUS/MINUS OF LAST YEAR'S RATINGS. (Example: -10 equals a 10% decrease)

* = TEAM PLAYING IN BOWL THIS SEASON THAT DID NOT PLAY IN ONE LAST SEASON



KISS LIVE IN ANY ERA (92% - 100%)
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NAVY: 93 OVR (-2), 83 B (-10), 97 W (-1)
NORTHWESTERN: 92 OVR, 90 B (-1), 93 W


DEMOLITION WITH MASTER FUJI: (83% - 91%)
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BOSTON COLLEGE: 91 OVR (-1), 85 B (-1), 95 W
*STANFORD: 90 OVR, 79 B, 97 W
AIR FORCE: 87 OVR (-3), 81 B (-3), 88 W (-2)
PENN STATE: 85 OVR (+7), 84 B (+7), 89 W (+8)
SOUTHERN MISS: 84 OVR (+4), 86 B (+7), 78 W (-4)
TROY: 83 OVR (+5), 84 B (+5), 77 W (+3)


MEGADETH WITH MARTY FRIEDMAN: (75% - 82%)
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CONNECTICUT: 82 OVR (+5), 88 B (+5), 83 W (+5)
RUTGERS: 81 OVR (+11), 82 B (+12), 78 W (+9)
- Great job by Rutgers, those are big increases.
NORTH CAROLINA: 80 OVR (+2), 75 B (+5), 90 W (-1)
*SOUTHERN METHODIST: 79 OVR, 77 B, 80 W
*OHIO: 76 OVR, 66 B, 87 W
MIAMI FL: 75 OVR (+5), 65 B (+4), 100 W
CINCINNATI: 75 OVR (+2), 64 B (-4), 88 W (+7)


CLOSE BUT NO CIGARETTE: (70% - 74%)
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IOWA: 74 OVR (-1), 69 B, 86 W (+1)
*BOWLING GREEN: 73 OVR, 67 B, 95 W
FLORIDA STATE: 73 OVR (+4), 67 B, 89 W (+19)
- Bobby knows how to motivate those honkeys.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS: 73 OVR, 73 B (+8), 77 W (-5)
EAST CAROLINA: 72 OVR (-2), 64 B (-6), 88 W (+6)
*MARSHALL: 72 OVR, 65 B, 80 W
NEBRASKA: 72 OVR (-6), 59 B (-7), 82 W (-6)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN: 71 OVR (+1), 61 B (+1), 86 W (+4)
VIRGINIA TECH: 71 OVR (-4), 70 B (-1), 71 W (-11)


FAT GUY IN A LITTLE COAT: (60% - 69%)
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FLORIDA: 69 OVR (+1), 69 B (+8), 71 W (-15)
OLE MISS: 69 OVR (+6), 60 B (+6), 94 W
TEXAS TECH: 69 OVR (-10), 56 B (-15), 84 W
*IDAHO: 69 OVR, 63 B, 69 W
PITTSBURGH: 68 OVR (+1), 58 B (-1), 81 W (+2)
- Word out of Oakland is that the numbers would have been higher, but the players all blew a 31-10 lead on their finals.
ALABAMA: 67 OVR (+12), 63 B (+15), 77 W (+3)
- Great turnaround for numbers that were really bad in 2008.
CLEMSON: 67 OVR (-1), 66 B (-1), 70 W (-1)
WISCONSIN: 65 OVR (+2), 54 B (-4), 81 W (+12)
TEXAS CHRISTIAN: 65 OVR (-2), 58 B (-4), 75 W (+3)
MISSOURI: 64 OVR (+5), 57 B (+6), 80 W (+1)
CALIFORNIA: 64 OVR (+11), 62 B (+9), 69 W (+10)
- Excellent job here.
*IOWA STATE: 64 OVR, 44 B, 90 W
OHIO STATE: 62 OVR (+10), 53 B (+12), 75 W (+3)
- Sweater vests make you way smarter.
WEST VIRGINIA: 61 OVR (-2), 56 B, 67 W
OKLAHOMA STATE: 61 OVR (-1), 56 B (-1), 63 W (-1)
BRIGHAM YOUNG: 61 OVR (+5), 47 B (-3), 71 W (+5)
SOUTH CAROLINA: 60 OVR (-5), 52 B (-9), 86 W (+15)
SOUTH FLORIDA: 60 OVR (+4), 53 B (+7), 80 W (+2)
LOUISIANA STATE: 60 OVR (+6), 50 B (+6), 78 W (+7)


ME-SA JAR-JAR BINKS: (50% -59%)
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*AUBURN: 59 OVR, 48 B, 94 W
SOUTHERN CAL: 58 OVR (+4), 51 B (-1), 65 W (+7)
BOISE STATE: 58 OVR (+3), 50 B (+6), 62 W
GEORGIA: 57 OVR (+9), 48 B (+10), 83 W (+7)
UTAH: 57 OVR, 48 B (+3), 82 W (+2)
OREGON STATE: 57 OVR (-7), 48 B (-15), 71 W (+1)
- 15% decrease?
NEVADA: 57 OVR, 39 B (+5), 79 W (+3)
- No algebra lessons in that Pistol Offense for Chris Ault.
*CENTRAL FLORIDA: 56 OVR, 50 B, 72 W
*MIDDLE TENNESSEE: 56 OVR, 57 B, 59 W
MICHIGAN STATE: 56 OVR (+5), 45 B (+2), 71 W (+6)
- I guess the D’antonio misconception ends when the school bell rings.
KENTUCKY: 55 OVR (-1), 53 B (+1), 59 W (-3)
*TEXAS A&M: 55 OVR, 48 B, 74 W
MINNESOTA: 54 OVR (+3), 39 B (-1), 79 W (+6)
*WYOMING: 54 OVR, 44 B, 59 W
HOUSTON: 53 OVR, 46 B (-1), 70 W (-4)
*TENNESSEE: 52 OVR, 49 B, 64 W
*ARKANSAS: 52 OVR, 40 B, 78 W
*TEMPLE: 50 OVR, 33 B, 71 W


ME TALK PURDY ONE DAY: (LESS THAN 50% GRADUATE)
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GEORGIA TECH: 49 OVR (+1), 41 B (+5), 73 W (-8)
- Isn’t Georgia Tech a very good school?
OREGON: 49 OVR (-4), 39 B (-3), 70 W (-6)
- You know how cartoons in Japan cause seizures? Maybe the onslaught of different color schemes has made the players insane?
TEXAS: 49 OVR (-1), 37 B (-1), 69 W (+2)
- Mack is tearing it up in the classroom, yet again.
FRESNO STATE: 46 OVR (-2), 39 B (-4), 59 W (+4)
- “We’ll take on anyone, anywhere, except in a classroom.”
OKLAHOMA: 45 OVR (-1), 43 B (-2), 47 W (+3)
- This is so embarrassing.
ARIZONA: 41 OVR, 33 B (+4), 44 W (-6)
- Great job, Mike. As long as you beat USC once every 15 seasons.


The EagleBank Bowl has selected Temple to participate in this year's game, facing off against either UCLA or Army. The opponent will be decided this weekend when Army takes on Navy, and either UCLA or Army will be added to this study accordingly.



2009-2010 PROFESSOR PICKLES “GOLDEN PICKLE AWARD” FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE:
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RUTGERS: - Schiano’s academic all-stars have done well in the classroom, increasing their numbers 11% OVR (81%), 12% Black (82%), and 9% White (78%). Great job, guys.


JOE ESPOSITO "YOU'RE THE BEST" KARATE KID RING OF HONOR:
(Teams who have gone up in all 3 categories, or gone up in 2 and stayed the same in 1)
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ALABAMA: 67 OVR, 63 B, 77 W
CALIFORNIA: 64 OVR, 62 B, 69 W
CENTRAL MICHIGAN: 71 OVR, 61 B, 86 W
CONNECTICUT: 82 OVR, 88 B, 83 W
FLORIDA STATE: 73 OVR, 67 B, 89 W
GEORGIA: 57 OVR, 48 B, 83 W
LOUISIANA STATE: 60 OVR, 50 B, 78 W
MIAMI FL: 75 OVR, 65 B, 100 W
MICHIGAN STATE: 56 OVR, 45 B, 71 W
MISSOURI: 64 OVR, 57 B, 80 W
OHIO STATE: 62 OVR, 53 B, 75 W
OLE MISS: 69 OVR, 60 B, 94 W
PENN STATE: 85 OVR, 84 B, 89 W
RUTGERS: 81 OVR, 82 B, 78 W
SOUTH FLORIDA: 60 OVR, 53 B, 80 W
TROY: 83 OVR, 84 B, 77 W


RATT "SHAME, SHAME, SHAME" WALL OF SHAME:
(Teams who have gone down in all 3 categories, or stayed the same in 1 and dropped in 2)
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AIR FORCE: 87 OVR, 81 B, 88 W
CLEMSON: 67 OVR, 66 B, 70 W
NAVY: 93 OVR, 83 B, 97 W
NEBRASKA: 72 OVR, 59 B, 82 W
OKLAHOMA STATE: 61 OVR, 56 B, 63 W
OREGON: 49 OVR, 39 B, 70 W
TEXAS TECH: 69 OVR, 56 B, 84 W
VIRGINIA TECH: 71 OVR, 70 B, 71 W


2009-2010 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS:
(The leaders in collegiate student-athlete academics)
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CONGRATULATIONS, MIKE STOOPS AND BOB STOOPS!!!!!!!!!!


Mikey:
For the 2nd year in a row, Mikey has had a banner graduation season. 41% OVR stayed the same, his white players went down 6%, but his black grad rate DID rise 4%, thank Christ he has cleared the 30% mark. Will wonders never cease? And people think this guy deserves a contract extension.


Bobby:
Anyone who seriously figured this dunce was Notre Dame material need look no further than this: 45% OVR, 43% black, 47% white. If you can’t even graduate half your players in either demographic, you should be ashamed of yourself.


Great work, guys. Totally embarrassing.

[El-Moldo]

What are the MAIN reasons for athletes not graduating. That is, what are the main reasons that a kid entering an athletic program as a true freshman does not graduate 4 or 5 years later?

[The Ancient Enemy]

I dont think theres a main reason, I think theres a few equal reasons. Transfers, early entries, trouble, academics, etc. That's why I was giving them the benefit of the doubt and saying 75% should be the low-water mark.