It has been ages since I saw anyone disqualified for drug tests or academic reasons. Are they still a factor?

On the academic performance front there are SO many services around athletes these days that it's hard to fail.

I was at UO when the academic support building was built and completed. Those players have a lot of help.

They also have a full time job in their sport as well so I'm not entirely knocking it.

I haven't seen anything about drug testing in a long time. I'm sure it happens from time to time. I'm sure they'll find a way to disqualify our best receivers of we make the title game.

I believe I just saw that ISU and KSU both declined bowl invitations and that when dipping down to 5-7 teams for bowl selections, academic scores will be considered.

Side note, bowls need to go.

Edited 11 hours ago11 hr by JabbaNoBargain

3 hours ago, JabbaNoBargain said:

Side note, bowls need to go.

They need to be revamped.

By themselves they are unexciting but they could be incentivized.

NIL is a thing so pay the players and give the winning team more. This can be done lots of ways but still.

There should also just be a second tournament like in mens basketball and that should be the bowl game system.

Schools are going to be able to pay players directly soon and bowl game payouts could absolutely be part of the equation.

Is admission requirements still something? I've always heard that the head coach at Notre Dame has a tough job, because he needs to find five star players with five star study habits. A rule that some......um... Miami....umm... probably don't follow. That place is a private institution, one that has people named Reginald, Archibald, Thelonias, and last names that have words like the third, attached to them.

I imagine it's likely the same at USC. Also a private place of higher education, but I might be wrong. After all, I went to a public University with a terrible football team, and even worse academic admissions record for said football team.

( Said football team may have some history that I'm biased against. My comments may not be entirely true, as I grew up disliking said team. My comments are not to be taken too seriously, you can't sue me or anyone around me for my emotional takes. Plus your law program is second rate to the program I support. Remember I am an alumnus 🥸. That is all)

1 hour ago, GatOrlando said:

Is admission requirements still something? I've always heard that the head coach at Notre Dame has a tough job, because he needs to find five star players with five star study habits. A rule that some......um... Miami....umm... probably don't follow. That place is a private institution, one that has people named Reginald, Archibald, Thelonias, and last names that have words like the third, attached to them.

I imagine it's likely the same at USC. Also a private place of higher education, but I might be wrong. After all, I went to a public University with a terrible football team, and even worse academic admissions record for said football team.

( Said football team may have some history that I'm biased against. My comments may not be entirely true, as I grew up disliking said team. My comments are not to be taken too seriously, you can't sue me or anyone around me for my emotional takes. Plus your law program is second rate to the program I support. Remember I am an alumnus 🥸. That is all)

I know a Stanford had it rough. They need to find players who could theoretically get into Stanford on their own outside of football and recruit those kids.

Then to make matters worse if a player graduates early and wants to get a master's degree they have to apply and be accept r to the master's program without football in consideration. In short... If a Stanford football grad wants to use some of their eligibility to get a master's degree degree they are going else where.

It also means their portal use is highly restricted to those who meet their academics.

Granted... I am just all around jealous of those who automatically, or effectively automatically, get auto enrolled in grad programs. I applied for four schools to get into a grad program... And then I had to pay for that degree out of pocket.

But i will say this about Stanford... They do seem to walk thr walk when it comes to heir academics in their programs.

Now Washington should take note.. because that's academic prowess.