Newest NCAA Graduation Rate Data

[SFP]

B4L - that's cruel...

But it did make you laugh! At least it made me laugh.

[SFP]

AZ BU Fan - When I am at the gym talking hoops of course it would be sweet that BU won a few more games and the Sweet 16 run is mentioned occasionally as well as POB. That is all great but we all went to college so as to have a better chance of increasing our professional potential. I for one have always said that I'd prefer to see Fulbright Scholars and one day creating a think tank that can produce Nobel prize winners then winning an NCAA mens basketball champion. Academic and business achievements coming from the University can increase the value of the investment I made there. Winning games may make feel great for a few days but has zero impact on my proffessional life. So I tend to give a greater value then most on academic achievements. After all they are student atahletes with student first in the discription.

[Braves4Life]

I'd prefer to see Fulbright Scholars and one day creating a think tank that can produce Nobel prize winners then winning an NCAA mens basketball champion.

Ah geez SFP! Can't we have both?

[AZ BU Fan]

SFP, you are right.

I have come back in from the window ledge and meditated my frustrations away.

My expectations for BU MBB success will now be forever realigned with those of MIT, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Cat Tech, Northwestern...

Now, if we could just convince the NCAA to rank teams, and place them in post season tournaments, based on Wins, Graduation Rares, GPA, and post graduate career sucesses!

Perhaps a formula, similar to the BCS rankings in football, could be created? I bet a couple BU undergrads could put this together and even the playing field for the basketball team!

[bigjimmy]

Why take a positive and make it into a negative AZ. While certainly KK, along with Virnette plus the rest of the staff, helped implement the current academic guidelines it's the student-athletes at BU who deserve 100% of the credit.

[SFP]

SFP, you are right.

I have come back in from the window ledge and meditated my frustrations away.

My expectations for BU MBB success will now be forever realigned with those of MIT, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Cat Tech, Northwestern...

Now, if we could just convince the NCAA to rank teams, and place them in post season tournaments, based on Wins, Graduation Rares, GPA, and post graduate career sucesses!

Perhaps a formula, similar to the BCS rankings in football, could be created? I bet a couple BU undergrads could put this together and even the playing field for the basketball team!

There are a few schools that come to mind that have great athletics along with their internationally known scholastic. Stanford and Duke are the first two that comes to mind. Ask their alumni which would they rather have great athletic programs or their recognized scholastic and I'd bet 99% would point to their academic achievements.

Do not get me wrong, if our basketball program could be what lacrosse is to John Hopkins I'd be extremely pleased! Also when the graduates of Florida, Kentucky and etc do better then the Harvard 's and Yale's of the world then I'll rethink my stance.

[tornado]

...the data show ALL their student athlete...Bradley's (GSR) is 93%!!!!

This is again, a tremendous feather in the hat for Ken Kavanagh!..

Ken Kavanagh sent me back a response when I forwarded the BU data to him....
Here are just a few cuts from his e mail response...he is still pulling for the BU kids!

"Re:...the outstanding collective academic performance of the quality
student-athletes, coaches, and staff - spearheaded by awesome Jen Jones
and the numerous faculty who provide Athletics wonderful support. Likewise,
thanks to terrific donors.........(BU was) able in recent years to grow our
academc advising unit resources to include a fantastic specialist such as
Heather Moles who has been an unbelievable mentor to help learning disabled
students maximize their potential."

Then he wishes Dodie well and brags a bit on the FGCU success so far in his reign...
He mentions women's basketball and volleyball are going well...

then...
"Our baseball program is pretty special. We have won the very competitive A-
Sun in our first two years (even stronger collectively than Valley w/ likes of
Jacksonville, Stetson, and Kennesaw - who had 2 ''sandwiched'' first rounders
in June). Our top player (Chris Sale) was voted top pro prospect in
prestigious Cape Cod League this summer."