[Farm93]

C.a....l is a fine school.  Despite all of the budget cuts that are sure to move it down the USNews rankings soon, it is still in the top 25.  And in 2013 or 2014 it almost certainly will have a higher "Total Cost" list price for out-of-state students to attend than Stanford, so clearly the Regents must think it is a great place.  However, C.a...l football players do not graduate at the same rate as the student body.

C...a...l lurkers proudly point to the sink or swim philosophy that emerges from the lack of resources, available classes, etc.  And that is fine for a 20 year old with time to spare and demanding parents.  Football players don't have that time, so it seems too many of them sink in the system.  If I was lucky enough to have a D-1 athlete as an offspring, I would push for the school with academic resources to spare and a track record of helping athletes get a degree.

My guess is that C.a....l has already started to imply that their new student athlete study facility will improve the football graduation rates.  My guess is that it probably will only help offset the increasing scheduling and resources challenges created by the budget problems.

Oh, and FWIW, I suspect that with this group of linemen on both sides of the ball, Stanford Football will be winning more than C.a...l too.

[Farm93]

C.a....l is a fine school.  Despite all of the budget cuts that are sure to move it down the USNews rankings soon, it is still in the top 25.  And in 2013 or 2014 it almost certainly will have a higher "Total Cost" list price for out-of-state students to attend than Stanford, so clearly the Regents must think it is a great place.  However, C.a...l football players do not graduate at the same rate as the student body.

C...a...l lurkers proudly point to the sink or swim philosophy that emerges from the lack of resources, available classes, etc.  And that is fine for a 20 year old with time to spare and demanding parents.  Football players don't have that time, so it seems too many of them sink in the system.  If I was lucky enough to have a D-1 athlete as an offspring, I would push for the school with academic resources to spare and a track record of helping athletes get a degree.

My guess is that C.a....l has already started to imply that their new student athlete study facility will improve the football graduation rates.  My guess is that it probably will only help offset the increasing scheduling and resources challenges created by the budget problems.

Oh, and FWIW, I suspect that with this group of linemen on both sides of the ball, Stanford Football will be winning more than C.a...l too.