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SEC: LSU 2nd in football players graduating
Posted on 10/27/11 at 7:18 am
Posted on 10/27/11 at 7:18 am
SEC: LSU 2nd in football players graduating
Oct. 27, 2011, 6:17 a.m. CDT
The Advocate
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU posted the second-highest graduation rate in the Southeastern Conference in football. That's according to the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate data released this week.
LSU football's Graduation Success Rate, or GSR, of 77 trails only Vanderbilt's mark of 86. The only other SEC football program with a GSR above 70 is Florida at 76.
The LSU football program has shown improvement with each year's report, going from 51 in 2006 and 2007 to 54 in 2008, 60 in 2009 and 67 in 2010.
In the other two revenue-producing sports, men's basketball ranked fifth in the SEC and the baseball team scored ninth. But LSU spokesman Herb Vincent tells The Advocate (LINK ) both of those sports still saw significant gains from five years ago.
LINK
Oct. 27, 2011, 6:17 a.m. CDT
The Advocate
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU posted the second-highest graduation rate in the Southeastern Conference in football. That's according to the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate data released this week.
LSU football's Graduation Success Rate, or GSR, of 77 trails only Vanderbilt's mark of 86. The only other SEC football program with a GSR above 70 is Florida at 76.
The LSU football program has shown improvement with each year's report, going from 51 in 2006 and 2007 to 54 in 2008, 60 in 2009 and 67 in 2010.
In the other two revenue-producing sports, men's basketball ranked fifth in the SEC and the baseball team scored ninth. But LSU spokesman Herb Vincent tells The Advocate (LINK ) both of those sports still saw significant gains from five years ago.
LINK
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Posted on 10/27/11 at 7:19 am to Minew
:jump1: :jump2:
although I really don't care tbh.....
although I really don't care tbh.....
Posted on 10/27/11 at 7:21 am to Minew
Posted on 10/27/11 at 7:24 am to Minew
This speaks volume for miles. Miles is Not replaceable. Miles for president. If he can get these guys to be #1 on the field and in the classroom, imagine what he can do about these jobs. Miles is the best.
Posted on 10/27/11 at 7:36 am to boudreauxInSC
:nb4milessucksandtheonlyreasonhegraduatesplayersisbecausetheyarenotgoodenoughforthenflandifsabanwasstillherewewouldhavebetterplayersthatwouldgotothenflandnotgraduate:
This post was edited on 10/27/11 at 7:37 am
Posted on 10/27/11 at 7:39 am to hashtag
Most of the football players need their degrees for whatever they do after their college football careers are over.
I've a lot of respect for Miles for looking out for the future of his players who give whatever is asked for during their stay at LSU.
I've a lot of respect for Miles for looking out for the future of his players who give whatever is asked for during their stay at LSU.
Posted on 10/27/11 at 7:51 am to Minew
Where are all the old fricks and "fans" who have been bitching about this team being Thugs and being compared to Miami of old? Whats the matter....yall only show up to talk when its bad shite? Not coming around to give credit for the good stuff?
Yea......thats what I thought....
Yea......thats what I thought....
Posted on 10/27/11 at 7:54 am to Minew
to Miles and... 
Posted on 10/27/11 at 9:06 am to los angeles tiger
Second only to Vandy is essentially first.
Posted on 10/27/11 at 9:14 am to Minew
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SEC: LSU 2nd in football players graduating
great news....hope it gets as much hype as the "kick"...the "arrangement"...and the "jamaican thing." just sayin.
Posted on 10/27/11 at 10:21 pm to lsuhunt555
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Where are all the old fricks and "fans" who have been bitching about this team being Thugs and being compared to Miami of old? Whats the matter....yall only show up to talk when its bad shite? Not coming around to give credit for the good stuff?
+1 Why isn't this stickied?
Posted on 10/27/11 at 10:28 pm to Minew
If I were to rank the academic institutions in the SEC would an LSU degree be 2nd on an SEC list? If not where would it fall? Just asking cause some degrees may be of more value and some less. I guess that should be a part of the equation too.
Posted on 10/27/11 at 11:07 pm to Minew
This should be stickied, IMO. A tremendous improvement, and who would have ever imagined we would only be topped by Vandy.
To me, this is impressive as an SEC championship will be. 
To me, this is impressive as an SEC championship will be.
Posted on 10/28/11 at 7:35 am to Minew
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LSU football's Graduation Success Rate, or GSR, of 77 trails only Vanderbilt's mark of 86. The only other SEC football program with a GSR above 70 is Florida at 76.
WOW
Posted on 10/28/11 at 7:43 am to Mulat
This will be a wonderful recruiting tool....we should be able to kill it in recruiting next year with having a number 1 ranking for 6 weeks now along with graduating more players than any other school in the SEC besides Vandy. Parents will eat that up...Miles is going to be a terror on the recruiting trail this year
This post was edited on 10/28/11 at 7:44 am
Posted on 10/28/11 at 8:03 am to lsuhunt555
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Where are all the old fricks and "fans" who have been bitching about this team being Thugs and being compared to Miami of old? Whats the matter....yall only show up to talk when its bad shite? Not coming around to give credit for the good stuff?
Excellent question.
Posted on 10/28/11 at 8:03 am to Minew
Nice work Miles
Posted on 10/28/11 at 8:11 am to Minew
I can tell you that LSU isn't an easy school either! GREAT JOB!!!
Posted on 10/28/11 at 8:12 am to Minew
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Second only to Vandy is essentially first.
THIS. THIS SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE LSU PROGRAM. I'll be honest, I never would have guessed that our graduation rate was that good. Congratulations to the LSU athletic department. I also find it interesting that the LSU baseball team is ranked below LSU football and basketball.
Posted on 10/28/11 at 8:31 am to ShreveportTIGER318
Harvard of the south
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