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whaler11 said:
You live in an alternate reality. Believe whatever crazy nonsense you’d like about Albany or New Hampshire or what percentage of college football players care about academics.

ehat an upgrade ALBANY would be. The mighty great danes. the mighty COLONIAL.

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Forget Dixon the football player for a moment. His chance of playing in the NFL are about the same as your chance. Do you really believe he will be as well served with a degree from EKU as opposed to a degree from Albany or UNH.
 
LIUCHusky said:
Forget Dixon the football player for a moment. His chance of playing in the NFL are about the same as your chance. Do you really believe he will be as well served with a degree from EKU as opposed to a degree from Albany or UNH.
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I have no idea what Dixon wants to do with his life after football.

If he wants to do something white collar after football is over I don’t think there is anymore than a tiny marginal difference between a degree from EKU or UNH. Hell there may be a lot more opportunity in Kentucky for him than New Hampshire or Albany or Boston or Hartford 5-10 years from now.

What do you guys think the majority of FBS players do for a living after football is over? Many become coaches and athletic trainers and cops and prison guards. Most aren’t filling out spreadsheets or writing code.

For the vast majority of students there is no difference between the academics at these schools. It’s even less important for football players - they aren’t looking for some corporate drone recruiter who thinks the University of New Hampshire matters (if this is even a drone that exists).

What do you guys do that anyone cares where anyone went to school. After three years other than fart sniffing academics - nobody cares where anyone went to school other than to taunt about sports.

If you think Dixon’s life is going to be negatively impacted because he went to EKU instead of Albany you are living a delusion that has no connection to the real world.
 
whaler11 said:
You live in an alternate reality. Believe whatever crazy nonsense you’d like about Albany or New Hampshire or what percentage of college football players care about academics.

ehat an upgrade ALBANY would be. The mighty great danes. the mighty COLONIAL.

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Now I can’t manage to keep my phone charged past 40 percent
I’m jealous Whaler
 
whaler11 said:
I have no idea what Dixon wants to do with his life after football.

If he wants to do something white collar after football is over I don’t think there is anymore than a tiny marginal difference between a degree from EKU or UNH. Hell there may be a lot more opportunity in Kentucky for him than New Hampshire or Albany or Boston or Hartford 5-10 years from now.

What do you guys think the majority of FBS players do for a living after football is over? Many become coaches and athletic trainers and cops and prison guards. Most aren’t filling out spreadsheets or writing code.

For the vast majority of students there is no difference between the academics at these schools. It’s even less important for football players - they aren’t looking for some corporate drone recruiter who thinks the University of New Hampshire matters (if this is even a drone that exists).

What do you guys do that anyone cares where anyone went to school. After three years other than fart sniffing academics - nobody cares where anyone went to school other than to taunt about sports.

If you think Dixon’s life is going to be negatively impacted because he went to EKU instead of Albany you are living a delusion that has no connection to the real world.
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Agree with you bud. No one knows exactly what his choices were and why he decided to go to Eastern Kentucky. No one knows if he cares about academics or not.
All that matters is he chose the school that he believed for his needs.

I’m shocked you’re even entertaining this
 
whaler11 said:
I have no idea what Dixon wants to do with his life after football.

If he wants to do something white collar after football is over I don’t think there is anymore than a tiny marginal difference between a degree from EKU or UNH. Hell there may be a lot more opportunity in Kentucky for him than New Hampshire or Albany or Boston or Hartford 5-10 years from now.

What do you guys think the majority of FBS players do for a living after football is over? Many become coaches and athletic trainers and cops and prison guards. Most aren’t filling out spreadsheets or writing code.

For the vast majority of students there is no difference between the academics at these schools. It’s even less important for football players - they aren’t looking for some corporate drone recruiter who thinks the University of New Hampshire matters (if this is even a drone that exists).

What do you guys do that anyone cares where anyone went to school. After three years other than fart sniffing academics - nobody cares where anyone went to school other than to taunt about sports.

If you think Dixon’s life is going to be negatively impacted because he went to EKU instead of Albany you are living a delusion that has no connection to the real world.
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Where you go to school matters, unless you cynically assume all players are going to be security guards. I choose to think many of these kids have more to offer the world and should be encouraged to look at academic reputation, job placement rates, graduate school placement rates, and career objectives. The biggest travesty is the fools gold that is CFB. A rare few will make it to the next level, and among those that do, careers are short. Schools matter little after the first few years, but matter immensely on the way into the real world. Frankly, these kids should get an extra year after 4 to get caught up, because the schedules are brutal and schools do not deliver on their end of the education deal.
 
Pudge said:
Dixon can’t get to whatever Pro career you imagine from Eastern Kentucky. They’re just not a pass catchers paradise.

And the earlier OVC is like the AAC - that’s BS

Leave aside the idea that no kid or parent cares about Academics. The opinion you are arguing is nonsense. Eastern Kentucky is a landing place. On the face of it ... it’s scary not at a good level.
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You realize a QB transferred from UConn to Eastern Kentucky and is on an NFL roster today, right? That should be all the proof you need to show it can be done...
 
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BlueDogs said:
Where you go to school matters, unless you cynically assume all players are going to be security guards. I choose to think many of these kids have more to offer the world and should be encouraged to look at academic reputation, job placement rates, graduate school placement rates, and career objectives. The biggest travesty is the fools gold that is CFB. A rare few will make it to the next level, and among those that do, careers are short. Schools matter little after the first few years, but matter immensely on the way into the real world. Frankly, these kids should get an extra year after 4 to get caught up, because the schedules are brutal and schools do not deliver on their end of the education deal.
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Sure - totally agree - there is no way to handle the FBS player schedule and really take academics seriously.

I’m not being cynical about their prospects - I’m merely noting where many of them end up working. Many college football players end up with careers where the marginal differences between the academics of schools means nothing.

I feel the same way about the general student body - there are a few dozen schools that matter and the vast majority are very similar and the person matters much more than the school. There is nothing funnier as a college sports fan than people who think there is a tangible difference between the kids at the majority of schools.

Is the average kid at New Hampshire smarter than the average kid at Eastern Kentucky? I’m sure the test scores say that - and the vast majority of the difference in their outcomes (if you want to measure it in income for example) come from the fact that on average the kids at UNH came in ahead of the kids at EKU and the schools had minimal impact across the whole populations.
 
LIUCHusky said:
Forget Dixon the football player for a moment. His chance of playing in the NFL are about the same as your chance. Do you really believe he will be as well served with a degree from EKU as opposed to a degree from Albany or UNH.
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I legit don't think there's a difference between graduating from UNH or Albany or EKU. No one cares where you went to school unless it's wildly impressive. UNH isn't gonna get you a job anywhere off of its name. I've known plenty of brilliant people who went to schools like EKU and did just fine for themselves
 
Pudge said:
From the Opinion that that OVC is a fair equivalent of the AAC
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Literally no one is saying this. All I said is that the two leagues resemble each other more than we like to think.

It's seriously what makes this ESPN+ deal so bad. The AAC is a CFB flagship for the plus -- we're leading the way for a group of conferences including the OVC. From a UConn perspective, it's the wrong group to be associated with.

Before anyone misreads that, yes, of course I'd rather be in the AAC than the OVC. Of course I'd rather be in the AAC than the NBE. The point is I don't think most UConn fans feel grateful these days. Our defense sucks, we have no idea whether our quarterback is going to suck, and we're stuck in a league that plays half of its games on the same channel as Yale and, yes, Eastern Kentucky. Which way is the wind blowing, folks?
 
Purple Stein said:
Literally no one is saying this. All I said is that the two leagues resemble each other more than we like to think.

It's seriously what makes this ESPN+ deal so bad. The AAC is a CFB flagship for the plus -- we're leading the way for a group of conferences including the OVC. From a UConn perspective, it's the wrong group to be associated with.

Before anyone misreads that, yes, of course I'd rather be in the AAC than the OVC. Of course I'd rather be in the AAC than the NBE. The point is I don't think most UConn fans feel grateful these days. Our defense sucks, we have no idea whether our quarterback is going to suck, and we're stuck in a league that plays half of its games on the same channel as Yale and, yes, Eastern Kentucky. Which way is the wind blowing, folks?
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Most of the major conferences will end up having content on ESPN+. The AAC is the first due to contract timing. And, ESPN is invested in ESPN+ as they want to build subs, so they want to build the value of the content. BTW, most content is going streaming as customers move away from linear programming. Look at all the streaming services that exist or are coming out, notably Disney+. The big media companies see the future and it isn’t linear cable with forced bundled channels. All of the sports networks are in sub decline.
 
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The CAA is a far better league than the OVC. The Proof? FCS? They have Playoffs. They win more against FBS. I’m not gonna argue number 196 v 198. Silly

Academics. It matters. Graduating from UALBANY or Stony Brook gets you to Wall Street pretty fast. Delaware is excellent. Etc. You don’t think there’s a difference between Tennessee Tech or Eastern Kentucky or a State U in the Northeast. Hmmm

Dixon got an opportunity. Whatever Tim Boyle achieved is superfluous. It’s not the same structure at EKU today as a few years ago. Dixon won’t catch more than 20 next year. But he may have personal experience that says the coaching he was getting or something made him move.

Kids don’t care about academics - that’s essentially what we agreed.
 
Pudge said:
The CAA is a far better league than the OVC. The Proof? FCS? They have Playoffs. They win more against FBS. I’m not gonna argue number 196 v 198. Silly

Academics. It matters. Graduating from UALBANY or Stony Brook gets you to Wall Street pretty fast. Delaware is excellent. Etc. You don’t think there’s a difference between Tennessee Tech or Eastern Kentucky or a State U in the Northeast. Hmmm

Dixon got an opportunity. Whatever Tim Boyle achieved is superfluous. It’s not the same structure at EKU today as a few years ago. Dixon won’t catch more than 20 next year. But he may have personal experience that says the coaching he was getting or something made him move.

Kids don’t care about academics - that’s essentially what we agreed.
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it’s amazing that you don’t get any of this.
 
Pudge said:
... and you should just buy lottery tickets.
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this makes no sense. not sure if this makes your post better or worse than average.
 
whaler11 said:
His future is Canada. May as well be with a coach you trust at EKU - the dirty little secret is that the OVC isn’t that different from the AAC when push comes to shove.
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Oh stop it. And toss out Clemson and the AAC isn’t that different from the ACC when push comes to shove. Here is
Just 1 metric the AAC had 11 players selrcted in the NFL draft. The OVC set a record with 4. Highest pick for the AAC was 9 th pick over all Highest for OVC was 4th round.

Look none of us would choose to be in the AAC but factually it is a good football league and an improving one for basketball. And so far above the OVC it is comical.
 
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whaler11 said:
I have no idea what Dixon wants to do with his life after football.

If he wants to do something white collar after football is over I don’t think there is anymore than a tiny marginal difference between a degree from EKU or UNH. Hell there may be a lot more opportunity in Kentucky for him than New Hampshire or Albany or Boston or Hartford 5-10 years from now.

What do you guys think the majority of FBS players do for a living after football is over? Many become coaches and athletic trainers and cops and prison guards. Most aren’t filling out spreadsheets or writing code.

For the vast majority of students there is no difference between the academics at these schools. It’s even less important for football players - they aren’t looking for some corporate drone recruiter who thinks the University of New Hampshire matters (if this is even a drone that exists).

What do you guys do that anyone cares where anyone went to school. After three years other than fart sniffing academics - nobody cares where anyone went to school other than to taunt about sports.

If you think Dixon’s life is going to be negatively impacted because he went to EKU instead of Albany you are living a delusion that has no connection to the real world.
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Give me a quarter and you can have it your way.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
Well of course Cincy got a waiver approval. He should now have 6 years of eligibility left at Cincy.
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Scrutiner said:
Beavers getting a waiver only goes to prove the NCAA cares deeply about doing what's best for all the student athletes.....just like they did for Sid Wilson.
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For you conspiracy theorists - the AAC also had to waive its intra-conference transfer rule for this to occur.
 
whaler11 said:
this makes no sense. not sure if this makes your post better or worse than average.
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Only on the Boneyard can one find a debate on the relative merits of the AAC, OVC and the CAA. Gold Jerry. Pure gold
 
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huskymedic said:
For you conspiracy theorists - the AAC also had to waive its intra-conference transfer rule for this to occur.
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He should have been able to transfer where he wanted except to an AAC conference opponent
 
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