tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post5096165409827439250..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Army FootballDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-38061239305199082072009-06-24T09:05:18.433-07:002009-06-24T09:05:18.433-07:00It's not just the military training, it's ...It's not just the military training, it's having to make grades as well. There's no big secret that schools which require higher academic standards often are not part of the elite in football. When SMU came back from the death penalty-a penalty that the NCAA has never levied again in spite of egregious behavior by many big name schools-the professors insisted on a higher academic standard. So while Texas has good football players, many of the smarter ones can also qualify for the big name schools. What is troubling is that many of these big name schools have dismal graduation rates. When is the NCAA going to do something about that? I had a kid who had a full ride to Arizona, and the kid can't read. But his dad was a Big Name Professional football player. That really needs to change or we simply need to say that these are all NFL farm teams.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-2639824891358118242009-06-23T19:27:06.164-07:002009-06-23T19:27:06.164-07:00They're not getting paid for it? While some at...They're not getting paid for it? While some athletes don't get an education its their own fault for not taking advantage of their situation. The smart ones will take advantage of their full ride scholarship to get a good education and thats a payday to me.Carsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-59360087406458534132009-06-23T07:01:21.340-07:002009-06-23T07:01:21.340-07:00The NFL should just recruit kids out of high schoo...The NFL should just recruit kids out of high school. Maybe they can set up a junior training league or something like that. Maybe the new trend of good players going to overseas leagues out of high school will do some good on this front. It's not like players on star football teams are really getting an education in college. They don't have time for it, for one thing. They're grist in a mill, and not even getting paid for it. It's ridiculous.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407949342108610964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-84900501101759655532009-06-23T05:13:33.619-07:002009-06-23T05:13:33.619-07:00That's a gratifying piece and a gratifying obs...That's a gratifying piece and a gratifying observation. <br /><br />Provides some support for my touchingly innocent faith in human nature provided I don't go off the deep end and insist that the qualities coach Rich Ellerson finds in sufficient quantity to fill out his squad aren't equally distributed across the population. <br /><br />They're not but hey, they never have been.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-66375178248486410972009-06-22T23:50:31.186-07:002009-06-22T23:50:31.186-07:00Im ready for a winning season next year. Go ARMY!Im ready for a winning season next year. Go ARMY!Carsonnoreply@blogger.com