Originally Posted by b-diddy
right, but way way way beyond that, its completely assinine to find some sort of parrallel between uofm/detroit and mansion/slave quarters.
sorry to stay on that, but that really pissed me off. these kids are given an unbelievable opportunity. they get a full ride to a great school. they get preferential treatment in every way imaginable thats legal such as first pick on all classes, tuitors, support networks, free food at the union, room, board, tuition etc, etc. no one prevents them for striving for the tougher majors, its just that its a fact that alot of the football players come from backgrounds that dont really prepare them for the curriculum.
but theres no reason why anyone shouldnt be able to graduate, though. its a university's job to open as many doors for you as possible. i've never heard it said that the school is supposed to find you its first job also (btw, the university has excellent student services that help you find a job if you take advantage of the offer. its available to all students, not just athletes.)
im not going to speculate on michigan relative to other schools, though last time i checked the michigan football team was graduating at a rate far higher than the national avg for football players or under grads in general.
in short, this is one of those "are you kidding me?!?" threads.