Yep, it's "S.O.P." for almost every college/university out there that has even a marginally high standard for admissions to allow a certain number of "special admissions" for recruited athletes, the children or relatives of big donors, "legacy" children of notable alums, etc., etc. That's been going on forever. It's what amounts to a legal "gaming" of the system, but it is nonetheless, legal.CorsicanaBear said:Quote:
I always thought the very rich paid their kids way through donations etc.
Of course they have and always will. It happens everyday and is not in the slightest bit illegal.
"Say, Little Susie here likes Art and has wanted to go to your school since she was a little tyke. I understand you need a new endowed chair in Art History. Perhaps we have some mutual interests."
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"The Trustees of the family trust, which has been very generous to your school for a lot of years, would be very disappointed if little Johnny could not be admitted."
The truly rich do not cheat on tests, they bypass that step entirely. The people cheating are likely not really rich enough to play the game or just dummies.
That's how endowments are built.
Sailing, soccer, tennis, etc., seems like should be on Other Sports. But then we do have Sailor Bear on our helmets.bearpreacher said:
Trying to find how this thread is related to football.
Plus those are non-scholarship or minimal scholarship programs with little or no NCAA oversight. Coach gets paid to say "I need this kid because he does my sport and can pay his own way" then once they get admitted, if asked, says "he didn't pan out".beardoc said:
I think soccer, sailing, etc were used because it was easier to hide the students. BB, FB recruiting is followed by so many that it would be harder ti slide someone through.
This.beardoc said:
I think soccer, sailing, etc were used because it was easier to hide the students. BB, FB recruiting is followed by so many that it would be harder ti slide someone through.
Kickers, punters, and deep snappers were also used.Forest Bueller said:This.beardoc said:
I think soccer, sailing, etc were used because it was easier to hide the students. BB, FB recruiting is followed by so many that it would be harder ti slide someone through.
D1 mens football and basketball everybody knows.
So that explains our special teams early on in the Rhule era!Brian Ethridge said:Kickers, punters, and deep snappers were also used.Forest Bueller said:This.beardoc said:
I think soccer, sailing, etc were used because it was easier to hide the students. BB, FB recruiting is followed by so many that it would be harder ti slide someone through.
D1 mens football and basketball everybody knows.
Doc Holliday said:So that explains our special teams early on in the Rhule era!Brian Ethridge said:Kickers, punters, and deep snappers were also used.Forest Bueller said:This.beardoc said:
I think soccer, sailing, etc were used because it was easier to hide the students. BB, FB recruiting is followed by so many that it would be harder ti slide someone through.
D1 mens football and basketball everybody knows.
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Of the CEOs of the top 20 companies in last year's Fortune 500, exactly one Amazon.com Inc.'s Jeff Bezos went to an Ivy League school (Princeton).
Because these bribers could hide their kids in the "athletic consideration" section of being allowed into school with grades that fell below the standard grades that would normally get you enrolled into school.bearpreacher said:
Trying to find how this thread is related to football.
BarleyMcDougal said:
She should have gone to Ole Miss or Florida State.