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Thump said:
When someone points out that your point got lost in the insults and your response is,

It comes off as being a little defensive.

Why did he deserve the insults anyways?
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I'm not going to get into it with you. I felt the need to explain why I used insults. Wrong, right, or indifferent, that's what I did. Stop looking for things to take issue with.
 
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BuckeyeNation27;610702; said:
I'm not going to get into it with you. I felt the need to explain why I used insults. Wrong, right, or indifferent, that's what I did. Stop looking for things to take issue with.
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Way to end a sentence with a preposition, BN27. You SUCK! :biggrin:
 
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Ohio State has led the Academic All-Big Ten football squad the last four years. To be eligible, a player must carry a 3.0 GPA and earn a letter. This past academic quarter, 51 players posted a 3.0 or higher, raising the team GPA to 2.84.
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This is what I always read. That and Gonzo is a Rhodes Scholar candidate. Where did he get that poor academic performance?
 
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JCOSU86;610735; said:
This is what I always read. That and Gonzo is a Rhodes Scholar candidate. Where did he get that poor academic performance?
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When the NCAA first decided to use the APR (academic progress rate), the year before (or 2 years I can't remember) they gave a report just to show where the schools were at and to let them know where they needed to improve on and yes OSU was very low, obviously things have gotte a lot better. I doubt I will be able to find the article/thread on it.....
 
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Hubbard;610799; said:
When the NCAA first decided to use the APR (academic progress rate), the year before (or 2 years I can't remember) they gave a report just to show where the schools were at and to let them know where they needed to improve on and yes OSU was very low, obviously things have gotte a lot better. I doubt I will be able to find the article/thread on it.....
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Which APR was tilted badly because of the class they decided to use as their base ...
(hello Coop)
 
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Instead of hurling childish insults at the guy, you'd be better served to show him facts that refute his argument. For example,

NCAA Revises APR Scores for Quarter System Schools

INDIANAPOLIS --- To ensure comparability of the Academic Progress Rate (APR) between colleges and universities with different academic calendars, the NCAA has made minor adjustments to the APRs of teams on Division I campuses that use the quarter system rather than semesters.

Scores have been recalculated at schools operating on quarters to ensure that their performance is measured by the same standards as semester schools. The revised APRs are the result of a new method of assessing academic progress at quarter schools that better mirrors the twice-yearly eligibility and retention assessments made at semester schools.

APR is the scoring mechanism used in conjunction with a landmark academic reform package aimed at strengthening the educational success of student-athletes and holding universities and teams accountable for that success. The package was approved in April by the Division I Board of Directors, which comprises Division I college and university chancellors and presidents.

Each player on a given roster earns a maximum of two points per term, one for being academically eligible and one for staying with the institution. A team's APR is the total points of a team's roster at a given time divided by the total points possible. Teams that fall below an APR of 925 would not be able to reassign the scholarship of a student-athlete who leaves an institution and is academically ineligible.

At its August 4 meeting, the Board of Directors approved a revised method for calculating scores for institutions operating on the quarter system. The new method, which was recommended by the Division I Committee on Academic Performance and a statistical advisory group to the NCAA, is the result of analysis of APR data from the 2003-04 academic year.

The new methodology resulted in only minor score adjustments for the 27 Division I institutions using the quarter system, but will ensure the long-term accuracy and fairness of the scores. In almost all cases, scores remained similar or improved slightly under the new calculation.

Institutions that are affected include: California Polytechnic State University; California State University, Bakersfield; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Davis; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Riverside; University of Cincinnati; Dartmouth College; DePaul University; University of Denver; Drexel University; Eastern Washington University; Furman University; Louisiana Tech University; Mercyhurst College; Northwestern University; Ohio State University; Ohio University; Oregon State University; University of Oregon; Portland State University; Santa Clara University; Stanford University; Union College; University of Washington and Wright State University.
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The revised data show OSU football with an APR of 925, which is right about in the middle of all Divison I teams. The score will continue to rise as newer classes are added to the equation.
 
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BuckeyeNation27;610631; said:
His article deserved insults. It was pretty clear throughout the whole thing he was just slinging mud for the sake of getting his hands dirty.
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I agree. It may not be the high road, but when hacks like this write these articles their sole purpose is to stir the pot. They deserve to be treated like the idiots that they are.
 
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