I don’t think that’s preferential treatment at all

Apr 20, 2019
11:54:17am

SL12 Starter

I think it’s completely merit based. A football player does significantly more for the university that a 4.0 student. They should be treated as so

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I work in higher education on the academic side. I love collegiate

ColumbusCoug

4/20/19 11:25am

1-3 exceptions per year should be guaranteed. It's not a big deal. BYU needs athletes to truly gain exposure.

mulletino

4/20/19 11:32am

BYU is only considered somewhat "normal" due to what the football and basketball teams have done/do. It's a no brainer.

mulletino

4/20/19 11:38am

As much as I think kids need a chance. We do not make an exception for a

pappabear246

4/20/19 1:22pm

Lol. Right. I had a friend that got in as a minority with an 8 on the ACT.

mulletino

4/20/19 1:35pm

He probably could’ve had a higher score if he just chose all C’s.

Ned Schneebly

4/20/19 4:57pm

Thats impossible. Even for scholarship athletes have to get at least a 17

Yunit

4/20/19 8:06pm

17 is an NCAA min requirement - not a min requirement for enrollment in BYU. Accordingly, if you want to play ball at

HarlemCoug

4/20/19 9:40pm

So they can admit you but you can't play football due to NCAA regulation

Yunit

4/22/19 6:50am

that person should never be allowed

pappabear246

4/22/19 2:25pm

of course we do - we do it all of the time - if you're unfamiliar with the SOAR program then please investigate. It

HarlemCoug

4/20/19 1:36pm

Not true. All kinds of athletes are in that wouldn’t have qualified otherwise

Little Britches

4/20/19 2:44pm

Maybe they do have 1-3 exceptions/year and they're already used?

Lance71

4/20/19 1:11pm

I disagree with the basis of this argument.

bluecougar1985

4/20/19 11:34am

I don’t think that’s preferential treatment at all

SL12

4/20/19 11:54am

I agree, I just personally call that preferential. I don’t think preferential

bluecougar1985

4/20/19 12:17pm

Agreed

SL12

4/20/19 12:24pm

Really not a great example you give.

Shore10

4/20/19 11:59am

RE: Really not a great example you give.

bluecougar1985

4/20/19 12:19pm

Would people be interested in paying to watch that?

bluecougar1985

4/20/19 12:21pm

Nope.

Shore10

4/21/19 12:24pm

If a star Chemist needed to be on the practice squad

SL12

4/20/19 12:26pm

Lol

antiyewt

4/20/19 1:01pm

Always happy to help.

Shore10

4/21/19 10:28am

Nobody’s suggesting BYU admit an illiterate.

antiyewt

4/22/19 9:20am

What? You missed it.... how many people would pay to see a 4.0 chem student

Pretorian

4/20/19 1:38pm

I would watch a video of his one play before he has to retire though.

rtNelson

4/20/19 3:10pm

So you teach him to play football. That's what coaches are paid to do.

Shore10

4/21/19 12:18pm

Do you think knowing how to play football and being good at FB are same?

Pretorian

4/22/19 10:08am

He was an interdisciplinary studies major at South Carolina. I believe he

NewMexiCoug

4/20/19 12:02pm

If he was good enough to get a degree

TADOW

4/20/19 12:12pm

It’s not on him, it’s in the coaches for recruiting him when he can’t qualify.

idcougarfan

4/20/19 12:43pm

What do coaches have access to to help them know if one is qualified?

calblue

4/20/19 12:57pm

Getting players into school and thus their program is their job, they should

Pretorian

4/20/19 1:41pm

He CAN qualify

BountifulCoug5

4/20/19 4:15pm

Booooo for this post, I bet the potds are academics too... totally in their own

Pretorian

4/20/19 1:49pm

He’s a college graduate from a top university.

andrewg3

4/20/19 2:11pm

I wouldn’t call USC a “top” university but they are better than Utah I think

Pretorian

4/20/19 8:28pm

Except BYU where research is frowned upon

BallisLife

4/20/19 3:48pm

Not true.

inside_info?

4/20/19 5:27pm

The point is that Kalani is very aware of the standards to get into grad school

Short_Changed

4/20/19 4:12pm

I laugh at those who work in higher education and their

OC Coug

4/20/19 4:30pm

Congrats, you have your own business and get to laugh at those attenpting

ColumbusCoug

4/20/19 6:17pm

"Pursuit of Academic Excellence". It's a Communications degree...

Richbyu

4/20/19 6:40pm

A degree is a required entrance point in society today

OC Coug

4/20/19 7:16pm

Hardly anyone in my field of study makes money in that field

cajuncoug

4/20/19 8:41pm

BM BOISE STATE..................

BDAWG

4/20/19 4:43pm

Here is my biggest problem with what you're saying.

Eddie

4/20/19 4:46pm

He’s not a game-changing player.

CrimsonCardinal

4/20/19 6:27pm

^^ not a sharp one^^^^

Pretorian

4/20/19 7:33pm

^^^Typical Zoobie^^^

CrimsonCardinal

4/20/19 8:06pm

^^^ doesn’t know what zoobie means^^

Pretorian

4/21/19 5:35am

Lol, yeah ok. None of our RBs would have even sniffed the field at USC.

Yunit

4/20/19 8:08pm

As a UU fan, I can see how this puts you in a tough spot...

cougarmeister

4/20/19 8:24pm

He's trying to get a Master's in Communications.

Richbyu

4/20/19 6:36pm

Well said!

Cougarpride

4/20/19 7:20pm

Did you hear that Provo is dead last in the US when it comes to diversity?

Y2k

4/20/19 8:26pm

Get that PC trash out of here.

FairWeather-L.I.T.S.

4/20/19 9:33pm

Case in point

Y2k

4/21/19 12:06am

says the Yewt troll

HarlemCoug

4/21/19 12:08am

I like diversity too, but there should be a minimum threshold for admittance.

Yunit

4/22/19 6:53am

He’s earned a collegiate degree. He’s an elite athlete in a sport...

cajuncoug

4/20/19 8:33pm

BYU is not that special. Its definitely not solving problems through research 😂😂

dizthewiz

4/21/19 2:34am

I disagree. Athletes won't know all of the transfer rules at a given school...

bigjohn

4/21/19 8:19am

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