Of course getting the best players possible into a UConn uniform means something to me, I wouldn't be hanging out on this board if that were not the case. However, I just don't think you can berate the grad school admissions folks for this. Many seem to be looking at this situation in a bubble. Like McNeal's grad school application just showed up last week. McNeal and the staff obviously knew approximately what his GPA was going to be well before his studies were completed as the last couple of grades during the summer do not have a drastic impact on GPA. Admissions likely told all involved that it was still possible to get in, but they need to see other results (GRE, interviews, recommendations ect..). Maybe they were waiting in GRE scores to see if there could be more "flexibility". There is a reason he chose Louisville among the many schools that he could attend. Hell the kid is from Minnesota. Ya don't think he would want to play back home or in the B1G. Ya don't think Minnesota, Indiana, Purdue or other B1G teams could use a proven reciever. The bottom line is he was probably told "no way" when approaching their grad school admissions.
I would guess yes. I would guess most respectable schools with athletics programs have. What you don't hear about is the amount of players that reached out to programs only to be told they can't be accepted with their grades and it never goes public. As said above, I'm sure McNeal reached out to other programs before us and Ville and was told no.
Please stop with the Robbie Frey stuff, for the 80th time! He was accepted into UConn and chose not to go. Unless of course you are referring to a different player, in which case, I will apologize in advance...
Didn't it turn out that he was accepted but saw that his future was not in football so he chose to get his degree in PA for reasons involving getting his teaching certificate?
Yes, sort of. He saw that he could get his degree in 18 months instead of 2+ years at UConn. Also, his fiancee was in PA at the time, and not CT: http://articles.courant.com/2011-02...ch-edsall-kelmetrus-wylie-jonathan-jean-louis "At Kutztown, Frey will be able to graduate in 18 months and be certified to teach high school social studies in Pennsylvania. At UConn, it would have taken two years or longer. He also got engaged last summer, though he insisted that wasn't a factor in his move." The funny thing is that this is perhaps the sixth time that I have had to link this article on the Boneyard in the last month, pretty much all pertaining to the McNeal case, and it keeps getting brought up. Not sure how many more times I'll have to, so I'll save it on my harddrive...
As it turns out, Robbie may in fact be able to make a career out of football anyways: http://www.tnonline.com/2012/apr/30/frey-ryan-sign-nfl I wish him a lot of luck. Once a Husky, always a Husky...
And how exactly has that strategy helped shape your perception of the SEC academically? Apparently Boise has backed out of the BE and is headed to the Ivy League...
McNeal - Career Rushing/Receiving Stats Year Team G Rush Yds Yd/Rush TDs Rec Yds Yd/Rec TDs 2010 Clem 12 4 7 1.8 0 19 187 9.8 0 2011 Clem 1 0 0 - 0 1 8 8.0 0 Career 13 4 7 1.8 0 20 195 9.8 0 Career Returning Stats Year Team G Punt Returns Yds Avg TDs Kick Returns Yds Avg TDs 2010 Clem 12 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 Career 13 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0
Crap. I was hoping he could make a career out of it. Hopefully he can find another team to sign with...
