Comments on: Academic Progress http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/07/academic-progress-2/ Covering Michigan Football and other sports in depth, with a focus on the the year long process of recruiting. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:22:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/07/academic-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-15688 Jon Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:43:18 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=5316#comment-15688 Witherspoon was not academically ineligible. Witherspoon was not academically ineligible.

]]> By: Bouje http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/07/academic-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-15551 Bouje Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:38:06 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=5316#comment-15551 Should that be super positive points if he left the team but was prepared enough to keep going on with school? lol Should that be super positive points if he left the team but was prepared enough to keep going on with school? lol

]]> By: Tim http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/07/academic-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-15549 Tim Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:01:39 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=5316#comment-15549 Hmm, now it's just a question of whether quitting the football team while remaining enrolled still counts against APR. Hmm, now it’s just a question of whether quitting the football team while remaining enrolled still counts against APR.

]]> By: UofMSnowboarder http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/07/academic-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-15545 UofMSnowboarder Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:17:20 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=5316#comment-15545 Chris McLaurin is in my French class right now, Tim. He's still here. Chris McLaurin is in my French class right now, Tim. He’s still here.

]]> By: Ann Arbor 1879 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/07/academic-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-15544 Ann Arbor 1879 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:29:56 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=5316#comment-15544 If we dip below 925 we can just call up Saban. He'll know what to do. If we dip below 925 we can just call up Saban. He’ll know what to do.

]]> By: J. Lichty http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/07/academic-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-15543 J. Lichty Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:22:15 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=5316#comment-15543 the ridiculousness of the rule have been discussed in detail at MGoblog, but a couple things really stick out as stoopid. 1) a situation where a player transfers to another school for football reasons, but remains eligible; 2) a player who leaves for the NFL. the ridiculousness of the rule have been discussed in detail at MGoblog, but a couple things really stick out as stoopid.

1) a situation where a player transfers to another school for football reasons, but remains eligible;

2) a player who leaves for the NFL.

]]> By: pz http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/07/academic-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-15533 pz Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:01:34 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=5316#comment-15533 I just tried to play with the math some, and came to the conclusion that it is very unlikely, given the 4-year rolling factor and our relatively high past scores, that we'll fall below 925 this year (unless massive attrition continues, which it hopefully won't). If this continues, though, we could find ourselves in trouble next year - or more likely, in 2011... hopefully a bit of a reverse in the trend to get us back in the safe zone. I just tried to play with the math some, and came to the conclusion that it is very unlikely, given the 4-year rolling factor and our relatively high past scores, that we’ll fall below 925 this year (unless massive attrition continues, which it hopefully won’t).

If this continues, though, we could find ourselves in trouble next year – or more likely, in 2011… hopefully a bit of a reverse in the trend to get us back in the safe zone.

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