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Sep 10, 2017
8:47:34am

kotacoug All-American

Football players do not gravitate to schools that are academically challenging

Byu is by far has a more rigorous undergrad program that is demanding. The players are helped with academics but not rubber stamped through classes like other institutions. Cough Utah cough. Sonthe official admission standards are the same for Utah and byu but the recruits know the difference between BYU and other schools. Marginal academic players are in for a tough ride at byu

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BYU and Utah aren't playing by the same rules. Almost not worth getting upset...

Shore10

9/10/17 7:56am

Can you expand upon the lower academic standards?

Regal Ute

9/10/17 7:57am

Higher acceptance rate at Utah with lower average GPA and ACT scores.

Duke Silver

9/10/17 8:01am

LOL. I guess you expanded enough for our ute friend.

JmThms

9/10/17 8:03am

Is there even an acceptance rate at Utah? How many applicants do they turn away?

crack

9/10/17 8:08am

My bad, I thought the original post was in reference to football players.

Regal Ute

9/10/17 8:24am

How many ute football players have ever been academically ineligible?

BYU '80

9/10/17 8:34am

There it is.

Shore10

9/10/17 9:17am

Isn't there the Star Lotulelei example?

JmThms

9/10/17 9:39am

This is actually a genuine question. I don't live in Utah so I am not sure of

crack

9/11/17 9:51am

Utah's current acceptance rate of 77% is weak, and exactly what BYU claimed its

DoseOfReality

9/10/17 10:55am

Acceptance rates mean very little

donnerstag

9/10/17 11:00am

Weak, lame excuse. Why are Stanford, ND and others better than BYU even with

DoseOfReality

9/10/17 11:02am

Because they aren't in Utah and have no honor code. Pretty obvious why

Duke Silver

9/10/17 11:06am

I guess you're not challenging all the other points made?

CLCougar

9/10/17 8:11am

I remember Chris Keomatu who was a Prop 48 signee

donnerstag

9/10/17 8:12am

That wasn't years and years ago.

Regal Ute

9/10/17 8:31am

The PAC 12 forced Utah to jump to a 2.6 GPA and 18 ACT

donnerstag

9/10/17 8:37am

Utah's 25th percentile ACT is 21; BYU's is 27

donnerstag

9/10/17 8:18am

Come on, man. I thought this discussion was in the context of football players.

Regal Ute

9/10/17 8:23am

Bronco only admitted players with a 3.0/24 ACT minimum

donnerstag

9/10/17 8:26am

Bronco is no longer with the program.

Regal Ute

9/10/17 8:27am

80% of the players from yesterday's game are Bronco players

donnerstag

9/10/17 8:30am

Dayan "Lake"

Tj_utefan

9/10/17 9:28am

Let's sit back and wait for Regals rebuttal. Maybe he'll challenge another point by OP

CLCougar

9/10/17 8:23am

LOL. What points are there to challenge? I actually agree with the post. I just

Regal Ute

9/10/17 8:26am

Fair enough, it just seemed you Cherry Picked on what to challenge.

CLCougar

9/10/17 8:28am

Again which players have ever been academically ineligible

BYU '80

9/10/17 8:35am

Lol, I like how no one has addressed Regal Ute's point about academic

BigBrotherUte

9/10/17 8:35am

All the Bronco recuits were a minimum 3.0 GPA and 24 ACT and higher

donnerstag

9/10/17 8:40am

Football players do not gravitate to schools that are academically challenging

kotacoug

9/10/17 8:47am

The biggest difference is an 18 ACT athlete isn't going to compete well

donnerstag

9/10/17 8:52am

The "rigors" of BYU's undergrad programs are being greatly overstated.

BigBrotherUte

9/10/17 9:04am

Don't be ridiculous. You are showing your yewt w this post

kotacoug

9/10/17 9:17am

I've taken classes at BYU. Once you get into the declared major programs the

BigBrotherUte

9/10/17 12:00pm

Exactly.... and don't think other programs aren't using that fact in recruiting

kotacoug

9/10/17 9:17am

Excellent question. I don't know why everyone is attacking you for it.

Shore10

9/10/17 11:00am

I agree with this. The gap will only get wider

Cougs 96-97

9/10/17 7:59am

Media Not silent on Carrington. He was labeled a hero

BYU '80

9/10/17 8:33am

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