Boston Globe Criticizes Some SEC Teams

**GeauxTo** · 12-07-2006, 02:05 PM

Boston Globe criticizes LSU & other SEC teams over graduation rate...
The low graduation rate for black LSU football players has drawn a complaint from The Boston Globe. Derrick Z. Jackson, a Globe columnist, put the Tigers in his annual "Bowl disqualification" list, after noting that NCAA records show while 73% of white football players earned degrees from LSU, only 37% of black players graduated. Jackson honored schools with graduation rates of more than 50% for both black and white players, and a racial gap of less than 15%. Other schools had similar or worse disparities: Arkansas graduated 85% of its white players, but 38% of the black players; Georgia graduated 72% of its white players and 24% of its black players; and Ohio State had a white graduation rate of 85% and a black graduation rate of 32%. To read the column, click here

**WarEagle73** · 12-07-2006, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GeauxTo

Boston Globe criticizes LSU & other SEC teams over graduation rate...
The low graduation rate for black LSU football players has drawn a complaint from The Boston Globe. Derrick Z. Jackson, a Globe columnist, put the Tigers in his annual "Bowl disqualification" list, after noting that NCAA records show while 73% of white football players earned degrees from LSU, only 37% of black players graduated. Jackson honored schools with graduation rates of more than 50% for both black and white players, and a racial gap of less than 15%. Other schools had similar or worse disparities: Arkansas graduated 85% of its white players, but 38% of the black players; Georgia graduated 72% of its white players and 24% of its black players; and Ohio State had a white graduation rate of 85% and a black graduation rate of 32%. To read the column, click here

Not to sound mean or anything but isn't it the STUDENTS responsibility to make sure they earn a degree? I doubt that any of these colleges are holding back or preventing anyone from earning a degree. Sound to me like the Boston Globe is trying to stir up some kind of racial trouble here.

**Cianne** · 12-07-2006, 02:18 PM

Some coaches will tell you that it is their responsibility to make sure that their players go to class and get a degree. However, Les Miles doesn't care if his players go to class, at least he didn't at Oklahoma State.

oxi · 12-07-2006, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by WarEagle73

Not to sound mean or anything but isn't it the STUDENTS responsibility to make sure they earn a degree? I doubt that any of these colleges are holding back or preventing anyone from earning a degree. Sound to me like the Boston Globe is trying to stir up some kind of racial trouble here.

Its true, it IS the student's responsibility and choice if they want to pursue education after being drafted. I also noticed about that article, how come it only mentioned white and black students? There are obviously more than just 2 races in the world. It seems the Boston Globe just wants a reason to raise up a race issue with teams that shouldn't even be there.

12-07-2006, 02:26 PM		#5 (permalink)
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Key word "Boston" Globe. I wouldnt expect them to be printing anything positive about the SEC. Im suprised a sports writer in boston is even talking about College Football. I thought all they cared about was the SOX, Pats, Celtics, Bruins etc. BTW... Did anyone catch sports center this morning. Tom Brady has been running his mouth about Florida jumping Meechegan to the Title game. I used to like Tom Brady too. Oh well, I guess you could expect that from a former Mich QB.

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Aren't these graduation numbers based on like the mid to late 90's? I know the initial APR released like a year ago were.
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