Wisconsin to Nebraska

[dawgduice]

OK, so the 4 star RB that did not qualify for Wisky is going to Nebraska. I did not realize that Wisky had higher standards for admission than the NCAA minimum. I know we do and I am positive NW does. Does anyone know which Big 10 schools "accept' only the minimum? Other than Nebraska and OSU ??
Nothing technically wrong with minimal NCAA acceptance rules.

Oops, should have used "too" instead of "to" in title. Damn english "rules".

 

[bjf1984]

OK, so the 4 star RB that did not qualify for Wisky is going to Nebraska. I did not realize that Wisky had higher standards for admission than the NCAA minimum. I know we do and I am positive NW does. Does anyone know which Big 10 schools "accept' only the minimum? Other than Nebraska and OSU ??
Nothing technically wrong with minimal NCAA acceptance rules.

Oops, should have used "too" instead of "to" in title. Damn english "rules".

When you hear that a guy "didn't meet academic qualifications" at one school, who then instead goes to another D1 school.......you can be 99% assured the issue was NOT "academic qualifications".

Just sayin'

 

[MarkinMadison]

Two of the places that athletes end up going because of academic standards being too tough at Wisconsin are Nebraska and Michigan St.

 

[bison13]

Every school gets a certain amount of exemptions from the schools regular admission standards (but still above NCAA standards). How many of them and how low they need to go are where the differences lie.

 

[bjf1984]

Every school gets a certain amount of exemptions from the schools regular admission standards (but still above NCAA standards). How many of them and how low they need to go are where the differences lie.

For 90% of the big-time money programs, the answers to your question:

"How many of them and how low they need to go"

are:

As many as there are kids with the athletic ability to help a team win
and
As low as the can possibly go and still get the kid through the NCAA clearinghouse

That's it.

Anyone who thinks that is not case is just not paying attention.

 

[tboyer]

Yep. Wisconsin under Alvarez has always run a football program with actual college students as players. I've never really begrudged them the success they've had because they try to do it the right way.

 

[Minnesotaflyer]

Two of the places that athletes end up going because of academic standards being too tough at Wisconsin are Nebraska and Michigan St.

You are correct. It has been that way for a long long time.