🏈 Slive lays out 'agenda for change' that includes higher minimum high school GPA

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Multi-year scholarships and new recruiting rules also proposed

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[JoshB]

higher GPA?! Auburns screwed...

 

[RollTideinGA]

They are going to chase off a lot of players to other conferences. I bet all SEC schools have some questionable GPA levels that are key players.

 

[Southern Bama]

I was under the impression that his suggestion of the higher GPA requirement would be for all conferences, not just for the SEC.....did I misunderstand ? as for the multi-year scholarship, im not sold on that....Im with Spurrier on that one.

 

[shipley00]

I take the GPA as caving to the smack talk from certain other conferences who shall remain nameless (Big 10, 11, I mean 11+1). As for affect all conferences, I seriously doubt it will affect the "smaller" conferences that have enjoyed the bump in recruiting from getting the players others can't. i.e. the south Floridas of the world.

If you're going to cave to other conference peer pressure, put pressure on them to Have a conference championship, and play a decent OOC schedule.

 

[psychojoe]

As a pal of mine commented, right now tyhere are a good many who squeak in with exactly 2.00 as the cre GPA. If this change is adopted he thinks there will be a lot who squeak in with exactly 2.50

 

[shipley00]

"I kind of agree with the thought of 'Let's toughen the college requirements,'" Petrino said. "Let's make these guys all take the same classes their freshman year."

A little too far there Bobby. Unfortunatley, not all degrees require the same courses the first year. Some require more math and science. Can you imagine having an art history major have to take Calculus 1 and 2? I can't imagine the respective colleges (of Engineering, of Medicine, etc) change their ciriculum.

 

[TerryP]

"I kind of agree with the thought of 'Let's toughen the college requirements,'" Petrino said. "Let's make these guys all take the same classes their freshman year."

A little too far there Bobby. Unfortunately, not all degrees require the same courses the first year. Some require more math and science. Can you imagine having an art history major have to take Calculus 1 and 2? I can't imagine the respective colleges (of Engineering, of Medicine, etc) change their curriculum.

I understand what you are driving at shipley, but I see it a bit differently. Granted, I haven't given this a lot of thought, but using your example here.

For someone to be able to take Cal 1, they'd have to CLEP out of how many courses?

I fall into the category of one of those students who didn't have to take some of the required courses in college. In fact, I took no math classes. But, as I recall, for one to take Cal 1 they'd have to have at least two Algebra classes, and I believe a trig class.

If they can pass those three, qualifying for college shouldn't even be an issue.

Now with the rule changes a kid has to complete—pass—nine hours per semester to remain eligible as I recall.

So, just considering that:

• English Comp. 101
• Basic Math
• Social Studies
• Science class plus lab.

There's 13 credit hours for the first semester.

All schools don't require two Eng. Comp. courses. Some have intense 101's, other move you to a Lit. class.

But, looking at the second semester:

• Comp. 102 or Lit.
• The second math course.
• Humanities / Fine Arts (depending on the school)
• Another Science class...

Again, 13 credit hours.

Now we've got courses that fit under all these categories. I can see the feasibility of a set schedule for the first year which would fit under the SEC AD's "partial qualifier" suggestion.

Again, if a kid can CLEP out of any of those classes qualifying shouldn't be an issue, at all.