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<blockquote data-quote="aarondhgraham" data-source="post: 2462302" data-attributes="member: 13337"><p>Every university that has an athletic program,,,</p><p>Has "light" degree programs for athletes,,,</p><p>Most are in the field of Education.</p><p></p><p>That actually makes a deal of sense,,,</p><p>They can obtain a 18 unit minor in coaching.</p><p></p><p>But mainly the athletes at OSU go for a degree in University Studies.</p><p></p><p>From the website:</p><p></p><p></p><p>I read "accomplish unique educational objectives" as,,,</p><p>Creating courses with a curriculum,,,</p><p>That is easy for them to complete.</p><p></p><p>Do I sound a bit bitter?</p><p>Dang right I do.</p><p></p><p><strong>[START RANT]</strong></p><p></p><p>I worked my butt off to get my BS and MS and the required/associated certifications,,,</p><p>The athletes are allowed to enroll in a "non-accredited" education major,,,</p><p>This won't even allow them to be a coach at a public school,,,</p><p>That's why the <a href="http://education.okstate.edu/csm" target="_blank">Coaching Sciences Minor </a>was created.</p><p></p><p>Look, I know all of the arguments about how much time they spend in athletic practice/training,,,</p><p>But if the universities are simply training camps for the NFL and NBA hopefuls,,,</p><p>Just be honest about it and quit trying to snow the public.</p><p></p><p>With athletic department people assigned to each player,,,</p><p>Whose sole purpose is to chaperone them to class and monitor their coursework,,,</p><p>One would have to be a complete and utter nincompoop to flunk out and lose their eligibility.</p><p></p><p>This shouldn't be news to anyone,,,</p><p>Student athletes have always received special treatment,,,</p><p>And I for one am somewhat amazed that people still pretend that it's otherwise.</p><p></p><p>But I know that nothing will change this system,,,</p><p>The only reason the NCAA is even making a statement,,,</p><p>Is because someone in a major news program is covering it again.</p><p></p><p><strong>[END RANT]</strong></p><p></p><p>Aarond</p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aarondhgraham, post: 2462302, member: 13337"] Every university that has an athletic program,,, Has "light" degree programs for athletes,,, Most are in the field of Education. That actually makes a deal of sense,,, They can obtain a 18 unit minor in coaching. But mainly the athletes at OSU go for a degree in University Studies. From the website: I read "accomplish unique educational objectives" as,,, Creating courses with a curriculum,,, That is easy for them to complete. Do I sound a bit bitter? Dang right I do. [B][START RANT][/B] I worked my butt off to get my BS and MS and the required/associated certifications,,, The athletes are allowed to enroll in a "non-accredited" education major,,, This won't even allow them to be a coach at a public school,,, That's why the [URL="http://education.okstate.edu/csm"]Coaching Sciences Minor [/URL]was created. Look, I know all of the arguments about how much time they spend in athletic practice/training,,, But if the universities are simply training camps for the NFL and NBA hopefuls,,, Just be honest about it and quit trying to snow the public. With athletic department people assigned to each player,,, Whose sole purpose is to chaperone them to class and monitor their coursework,,, One would have to be a complete and utter nincompoop to flunk out and lose their eligibility. This shouldn't be news to anyone,,, Student athletes have always received special treatment,,, And I for one am somewhat amazed that people still pretend that it's otherwise. But I know that nothing will change this system,,, The only reason the NCAA is even making a statement,,, Is because someone in a major news program is covering it again. [B][END RANT][/B] Aarond . [/QUOTE]
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