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Apr 20, 2019
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idcougarfan
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It’s not on him, it’s in the coaches for recruiting him when he can’t qualify.
It will be a big embarrassing mark on BYU if this all falls through.
Get him in, get him tutors and make it work.
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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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