[71Bear]

FB...

A fair question...

I think the standard has to be set at a level that enables both academics and athletics to flourish.  I'm not certain if 3.0 is the right number but it is certainly a good starting point.  After the program has been in place for a number of years, we will be able to analyze whether 3.0 is the correct benchmark or too low (it certainly won't be proven to be too high, IMO).  Then, it can be tweaked acordingly.

I expect grad rates for athletes to be within 5 points of the grad rates for the student body as a whole.  Anything less is unacceptable.

[71Bear]

FB...

A fair question...

I think the standard has to be set at a level that enables both academics and athletics to flourish.  I'm not certain if 3.0 is the right number but it is certainly a good starting point.  After the program has been in place for a number of years, we will be able to analyze whether 3.0 is the correct benchmark or too low (it certainly won't be proven to be too high, IMO).  Then, it can be tweaked acordingly.

I expect grad rates for athletes to be within 5 points of the grad rates for the student body as a whole.  Anything less is unacceptable.