Recruiting 2014

[cougjunkie]

Looks like there are some educated people coming out of Compton lately. It isn't Dr. Dre's Compton anymore.

No it is not. Uriah has a 4.2 gpa and a 34 ACT.



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[old_gregg]

You do realize that the NCAA standards at Ole Miss and Utah are exactly the same as every other FBS school in American right?

so your point is that the highlight of utah's class couldn't meet the even lower standard of ncaa compliance?

[smokymountainrain]

No it is not. Uriah has a 4.2 gpa and a 34 ACT.

[MartyFunkhouser]

so your point is that the highlight of utah's class couldn't meet the even lower standard of ncaa compliance?

He is not the highlight of Utah's class. Also, BYU has also had recruits not qualify in the past, so maybe you should back off on that criticism.

[Hot Lunch]

so your point is that the highlight of utah's class couldn't meet the even lower standard of ncaa compliance?

He isn't the highlight. Have 1 or 2 kids not qualify is common every year at every school. Even you beloved BYU signs kids that aren't able to qualify at the lower standard that the NCAA compliance has given athletes.

[Blueintheface]

Best thread since the name change.

[Hot Lunch]

No it is not. Uriah has a 4.2 gpa and a 34 ACT.



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Daaaaannnnnnngggggg! I am saying that in my "Smokey" from Friday voice. That is one smart kid from the hood.

[Donuthole]

No it is not. Uriah has a 4.2 gpa and a 34 ACT.

I figured he had to be pretty smart when I saw he had an offer from Yale. An offer from Stanford likely means you are a good athlete with passable grades and test scores, but you probably wouldn't have been admitted without an athletic scholarship. An offer from Yale means you would have been admitted even if you had applied like every other kid who wants to go to Yale.

[PaloAltoCougar]

No it is not. Uriah has a 4.2 gpa and a 34 ACT.

How did you learn of the 34 ACT? I'm very impressed (by him, not you...). He also turned down Yale. I doubt many from Compton have turned down Yale.

[old_gregg]

He is not the highlight of Utah's class. Also, BYU has also had recruits not qualify in the past, so maybe you should back off on that criticism.

He isn't the highlight. Have 1 or 2 kids not qualify is common every year at every school. Even you beloved BYU signs kids that aren't able to qualify at the lower standard that the NCAA compliance has given athletes.

i just hope he can somehow hack a 2.5 in community college after his sub 2.3 hs gpa.

[cougjunkie]

How did you learn of the 34 ACT? I'm very impressed (by him, not you...). He also turned down Yale. I doubt many from Compton have turned down Yale.

I read an article a few months back about how excited he was to receive his ACT scores and find out he was admitted to Stanford. He mentioned his score in the article. I did not know about his GPA until today.

[Hot Lunch]

i just hope he can somehow hack a 2.5 in community college after his sub 2.3 hs gpa.

I am sure he appreciates your concern. He can tell that it is very sincere.

[Commando]

Looks like there are some educated people coming out of Compton lately. It isn't Dr. Dre's Compton anymore.

Kendrick Lamar can definitely be credited for this so-far-2-player streak of super smart football savants.

[MarkGrace]

I figured he had to be pretty smart when I saw he had an offer from Yale. An offer from Stanford likely means you are a good athlete with passable grades and test scores, but you probably wouldn't have been admitted without an athletic scholarship. An offer from Yale means you would have been admitted even if you had applied like every other kid who wants to go to Yale.

Athletes get preference at Ivy schools as well. I had a cousin getting recruited by some Ivy schools for hoop and she likely wouldn't have been admitted under standard circumstances.

As a student-athlete, I could not count on two hands the number of times someone here at Columbia has condescendingly said to me: “Oh ... so you’re an athlete?” The connotations behind this are clear. To put it bluntly, a vast proportion of non-athletes at Columbia think athletes are not as smart as themselves.

Objectively, it is clear that these sentiments are based in truth. A 2007 study conducted by sociologists Douglas Massey and Margarita Mooney shows that Ivy League athletes scored on average 93 points lower than non-athletes on the SAT. They reported a similar discrepancy with regard to high school GPAs. And according to James Shulman and William Bowen’s book “The Game of Life,” published in 2002, these same trends persist in college.

Indeed, there is a substantial argument that says that stereotyping of athletes is warranted. The fact that the average student–athlete can score almost 100 points lower on the SAT than a non-recruited student can and still be admitted speaks for itself. This statistic is especially disheartening for potential Ivy League applicants, because, as a 2007 study conducted by Stanford Law professor Barbara Fried shows, approximately 14 percent of students admitted to Ivy League schools are recruited athletes, and this number is trending higher. Such a large percentage of recruits leaves less room for more qualified non-athlete students.

http://www.columbiaspectator.com/201...ong-ivy-league

[Goatnapper'96]

Martzen also said the coaches had a huge celebration with 2J and Marky chest bumping when Uriah called this morning.

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I am really happy for the coaches but if I am totally honest I must admit that I am happiest for PAC.