Heard on BTN this morning that 33% of graduate transfers get that masters degree

[sss]

This was in reference to bball, so not sure if it includes all sports. One guy argued that it was beneficical because the students were taking classes towards advanced degrees, shich never hurts. The other argued it was not beneficial because it hurts smaller schools in bball.
I personally would love to see the classes these transfers take and towards what degree. Should be a good joke for all these majors that other schools do not have.

 

[tboyer]

33% sounds about right because a lot of these guys, if they're smart, have extra credits earned. Remember a lot of them have 2 or 3 summer sessions as well. A good college adviser can help you select courses and cross-matriculate so you're earning credit toward a bachelor's and master's at the same time.

I have yet to see any significant downside to the rule. The player gets another year to play (and maybe has NFL hopes), but most of these guys are the Geno Lewises of the world - good college players but probably not NFL material. So they get to extend their careers, maybe play for a program that really needs help at their position, and at least get a start on a master's if not complete it. The school gets a good player and at very low risk -- it's just one year of a scholarship and it's a mature player -- the school knows what it's getting.

 

[bison13]

I really dont care that they dont graduate with a masters, they did what they were supposed to do when they were recruited out of HS, get a degree. Thats more than a lot of these guys ever get. One of my former students did this, from Michigan to Ok St. Went to school, took a couple classes, in fall, nothing in spring to workout for NFL. Took advantage of the opportunity to try and make it before moving on with his lifes work with his degree. Plus if you work for the right company, they pay for you to go back to school anyhow.

 

[PennStateNate]

I don't see Hack going to Houston. I see Houston going after Kaepernick.