Jordan Fuller

[twalsh]

But any good player intent on graduating will do so from Oklahoma. There are many reasons for a failure to graduate and they are not all because of poor guidance by the school. How much of Oklahoma's poor graduation rate is on the players who did not work sufficiently well on course work. That also takes commitment.

I think it's on both parties. Obviously the kid needs to do the work. But the environment at the school and the emphasis on academic success, beyond just reminding eligible, is really a product of how committed the program really is to kids getting their degree.

 

[Granite45]

The difference is at Notre Dame you graduate with a real education because you had to do the work. Yes you will get lots of help but you have to show up to class and do the work. At Oklahoma of course you can get a good education but it is easier to slip through the cracks.

I think this is too simplistic to blame the school alone.

Graduation also is a reflection on the sincerity of the player claiming education is important to him. If sincere and serious, the player will be determined to take the correct classes in order to graduate on time.

This is true for most students. Many state universities do not have high graduation rates for non-athletes as well, certainly within the first 4 years.
See: http://media.collegeboard.com/digit...r-graduation-rates-for-four-year-colleges.pdf

As I wrote before, there are many reasons why a student does not graduate.

 

[D_Master]

Bad weather didn't scare away Kory Minor.

the difference is Minor had a mom that was deadest on having her son go to ND. She told him he could "buy a coat" or something like that. If Davis' father pushes him to ND that can happen. But like I said, he has openly said in interviews that he hopes his son follows in his footsteps to Bama.