Dinardo says stricter scholarship rules hinder Big10 vs. SEC

The SEC should be ashamed at some of the student athletes that they allow into thier institutions.

How do they have the problem then?

You can only have schollies for like 22 per class. So how is Ole Miss bringing in 37 this year and 31 last year? To get down to 22 or even 28, you have to cut a 3rd of those guys you bring in.

Obviously it's the kid's choice in the end; he can go to a school where his scholly may be pulled; it just irks me when people talk about how great the SEC classes are in comparison to everyone else. How many of the 4 and 5 star recruits are not going to qualify in the SEC? I'm more curious than bashing about that

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irks me when people talk about how great the SEC classes are in comparison to everyone else. How many of the 4 and 5 star recruits are not going to qualify in the SEC? I'm more curious than bashing about that

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Agreed. The big ten does a good job, over all, educating the student athlete. The SEC - not so much. People seem to forget the true reason a institution is here in the 1st place.

Thrown in for discussion (GSR is % of football players who earn a 4 year degree within a 6 year window):

2008 NCAA Graduation Success Rate for BCS Football Programs

1. Notre Dame 94%
2. Stanford 93
T3. BC 92
T3. Duke 92
T3. Northwestern 92
6. Vanderbilt 91
7. Wake Forest 83
8. Texas Tech 79
T9. Baylor 78
T9. Nebraska 78
T9. UNC 78
T9. Penn State 78
T13. UConn 77
T13. Indiana 77
T15. Colorado 75
T15. Iowa 75
T15. Syracuse 75
T15. Virginia Tech 75
19. Cincinnati 73
T20. Illinois 70
T20. Michigan 70
T20. Miami 70
T20. Rutgers 70
24. Florida State 69
T25. Clemson 68
T25. Florida 68
T25. Maryland 68
T25. Wash State 68
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T29. Kansas State 67
T29. Pitt 67
31. Virginia 66
T32. South Carolina 65
T32. Washington 65
T34. Oregon State 64
T34. Ole Miss 63
T34. Miss State 63
T34. Purdue 63
T34. West Virginia 63
T34. Wisconsin 63
T40. Okla State 62
T40. UCLA 62
42. Arizona State 60
T43. N.C. State 59
T43. Missouri 59
45. Louisville 58
46. Auburn 57
T47. Kentucky 56
T47. Texas A&M 56
T47. South Florida 56
T50. Alabama 55
T50. Iowa State 55
T52. LSU 54
T52. Tennessee 54
T52. USC 54
T55. Cal 53
T55. Oregon 53
T55. Kansas 53
58. Ohio State 52
T58. Arkansas 52
T60. Minnesota 51
T60. Michigan State 51
62. Texas 50
T63. Georgia 48
T63. Georgia Tech 48
65. Oklahoma 46
66. Arizona 41


The average GSR scores of the six BCS conferences:

1. ACC........72.3
2. Big East...67.4
3. Big Ten....66
4. Big 12.....63.2
5. Pac-10.....61.3
6. SEC.........60.5

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Typical response. No doubt the sucess of the SEC on the field speaks for itself. I just think the SEC, as a whole, does a poor job of its number one responsibilty (which is to educate young men and women).

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You're right.... that 5.5% difference between the SEC and Big 10 is just horrendous

6 of the top 25 from the Big X....that even surprises me

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6 of the top 25 from the Big X....that even surprises me

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But where is the Big 10's top program on that list... Oh look, behind the SEC's top programs.

Well I believe that the SEC also puts the most players in the NFL. I will then assume that means the SEC has more players that leave school early for the NFL, which naturally would lower graduation rates a bit.

The conference can not control a players decision to leave school to go get an NFL paycheck.

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Well I believe that the SEC also puts the most players in the NFL.

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Try again ..

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The SEC should be ashamed at some of the student athletes that they allow into thier institutions.

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Funny how a lot of Big Ten schools recruit the SAME athletes SEC schools recruit. But they choose to stay in the south. Cowherd even spoke on that why the Big 12 South, SEC, and USC, Miami, FSU, etc get good athletes it's because of the weather and location of schools. Good athletes don't really want to go up north and play in 12 degree weather in Late October and November.