Alabama DT Terrence Cody

[OhioState001]

Perhaps it might have been better had the young man had his mother spoken publically about colleges creating a major for kids who are destined for professional sports as opposed to making them go to real classes?

I seem to remember that happening somewhere in the not-too-distant past, but I can't put my finger on it?

Cut the kid a break. His father died when he was 11 and he had to leave home at the age of 17 to live with a teammate.

not knowing your major is like not knowing your middle name.

 

[MaxBuck]

Cody is a very impressive football player, but given he weighed 4 bills plus in high school, I'd put him in the celebrity death pool relatively early in his adult life.

 

[3074326]

IMO this says a lot about the academic integrity of the University of Alabama.

Comedy Hour with Mount Cody - College Football Nation Blog - ESPN

"Later, Cody was talking about being on track to graduate in May and said he still needed two more classes. Somebody asked him what his degree was in. He paused, stammered for a few seconds, looked up and smiled and then muttered something under his breath.

'I keep forgetting it ? consumer science, I think,' Cody said."

How can a person who actually attends class forget his major? Oh, and talking about a blatant attempt at spinning a story (ESPiN)....the title of the story "Comedy Hour With Mount Cody"....personally I don't find lack of academic integrity funny.

I agree with your general points here, but to think it doesn't happen elsewhere is probably waaaay wrong.

 

[buxfan4life]

IMO this says a lot about the academic integrity of the University of Alabama.

Comedy Hour with Mount Cody - College Football Nation Blog - ESPN

"Later, Cody was talking about being on track to graduate in May and said he still needed two more classes. Somebody asked him what his degree was in. He paused, stammered for a few seconds, looked up and smiled and then muttered something under his breath.

'I keep forgetting it ? consumer science, I think,' Cody said."

How can a person who actually attends class forget his major? Oh, and talking about a blatant attempt at spinning a story (ESPiN)....the title of the story "Comedy Hour With Mount Cody"....personally I don't find lack of academic integrity funny.

The follow up question should have been "Well, what classes do you need to finish" to see if he even knew.

Perhaps it might have been better had the young man had his mother spoken publically about colleges creating a major for kids who are destined for professional sports as opposed to making them go to real classes?

I seem to remember that happening somewhere in the not-too-distant past, but I can't put my finger on it?
The Economics of Intercollegiate Sports - Google Books

Cut the kid a break. His father died when he was 11 and he had to leave home at the age of 17 to live with a teammate.

[sarcasm font: ON]So he had some hardship growing up. Whoopty doo. Not like they will make a movie of his path to the NFL someday becasue of it. Sheesh!![sarcasm font: OFF]

 

[TheIronColonel]

The follow up question should have been "Well, what classes do you need to finish" to see if he even knew.

I graduated from a prestigious east coast liberal arts college; if you asked me prior to scheduling my last semester of classes which classes I needed to complete my major, I couldn't have told you. I find this criticism lacking.

On the other hand, I think that not being able to name your major is pretty ridiculous for a guy who is supposed to be graduating this spring. As much as I hate to admit it, though, you should be careful about throwing rocks here.

 

[TresselstillownsTSUN]

Sad really....

Some of these guy don't think about life after football. Careers of 350 plus NT's usually aren't the longest. Some of this falls back on the program. Wish Cody all the best of luck...cause he's gonna need it if things don't work out in the league...

 

[3074326]

Sad really....

Some of these guy don't think about life after football. Careers of 350 plus NT's usually aren't the longest. Some of this falls back on the program. Wish Cody all the best of luck...cause he's gonna need it if things don't work out in the league...

He's still going to make a lot of money. Probably more than I'll make in my lifetime.

I'll have a hard time feeling sad for him if he can't make it work with that much money, and with a free education and seemingly free degree (and I'm not talking about money here).

But I'm sure this is a problem at plenty of football/basketball schools.

 

[TresselstillownsTSUN]

"In fact, 78% of all NFL players are divorced, bankrupt or unemployed two years after leaving the game"

USATODAY.com - Life after the NFL: Typically a struggle

This is way it's sad. He'll get all this money when he is drafted, but will likely blow it like most players during they're career.

 

[methomps]

IMO this says a lot about the academic integrity of the University of Alabama.

Comedy Hour with Mount Cody - College Football Nation Blog - ESPN

"Later, Cody was talking about being on track to graduate in May and said he still needed two more classes. Somebody asked him what his degree was in. He paused, stammered for a few seconds, looked up and smiled and then muttered something under his breath.

'I keep forgetting it ? consumer science, I think,' Cody said."

How can a person who actually attends class forget his major? Oh, and talking about a blatant attempt at spinning a story (ESPiN)....the title of the story "Comedy Hour With Mount Cody"....personally I don't find lack of academic integrity funny.

OMG! Nobody ever gets put on the spot and completely blanks on basic things!

And if ESPN were trying to spin the story, wouldn't they simply have omitted that part? The only spin I find in this whole thing is your contention that "this says a lot about the academic integrity of the University of Alabama."

 

[Meyer]

Cut the kid a break. His father died when he was 11 and he had to leave home at the age of 17 to live with a teammate.

I don't see how that's a good reason to not know your major. I mean, it's sad that happened to him though.. Not saying anything about Alabama's integrity though, just kind of weird that he doesn't know his major.

 

[3074326]

"In fact, 78% of all NFL players are divorced, bankrupt or unemployed two years after leaving the game"

USATODAY.com - Life after the NFL: Typically a struggle

This is way it's sad. He'll get all this money when he is drafted, but will likely blow it like most players during they're career.

Still not sure why I should be sad for someone who has no idea how to be even remotely smart with money.

It actually kind of pisses me off.

I still have plenty of fun and I make just over minimum wage with 20 hours of work a week.

 

[methomps]

"In fact, 78% of all NFL players are divorced, bankrupt or unemployed two years after leaving the game"

USATODAY.com - Life after the NFL: Typically a struggle

This is way it's sad. He'll get all this money when he is drafted, but will likely blow it like most players during they're career.

Wow what a loaded stat. That 78% stat can include all of these categories (and more):

divorced, bankrupt, and unemployed
divorced and bankrupt, but employed
divorced, rich, and unemployed
divorced, rich, and employed
divorced, with means, and unemployed
divorced, with means, and employed
not divorced, bankrupt, and unemployed
not divorced, bankrupt, and employed
not divorced, rich, and unemployed
not divorced, with means, and unemployed

 

[buxfan4life]

I graduated from a prestigious east coast liberal arts college; if you asked me prior to scheduling my last semester of classes which classes I needed to complete my major, I couldn't have told you. I find this criticism lacking.

Just because you went to a "prestigious east coast liberal arts college" (Meatchicken of the east, i guess? I keed, I keed!!) and didn't know what classes you needed to finish your degree doesn't mean this kid shouldn't/wouldn't know. Not calling you out, by any means, but I find this criticism of my criticism lacking.

On the other hand, I think that not being able to name your major is pretty ridiculous for a guy who is supposed to be graduating this spring. As much as I hate to admit it, though, you should be careful about throwing rocks here.

I did not make any reference to tOSU's academic regimen for its football players, did I? So the little throwing rocks comment has absolutely nothing to do with what I posted.

 

[TresselstillownsTSUN]

Well....fuck it.

 

[Dryden]

This is precisely why you have all 85 scholarship players major in Kinesiology.

To avoid embarassment.