Mo Claiborne Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

Yeah I'm not sure how he was able to stay eligible.
 

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

I think some of you guys are greatly overstating the difficulty involved in keeping someone eligible. These days a player almost has to intentionally make himself academically ineligible.

You stick a kid in cupcake classes with ridiculous grade inflation, i.e. classes where 95% or more of the grades given out are A's, and it takes no real effort or intelligence on the part of the "student."
 

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

True, programs also spend lots of money to have tutors in the classes the athletes attend and take notes for them. Thy get lots of help. A 4 is still ridiculous. They ask questions like what is the 3rd month of the year etc.
 

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

You can find a sample of the Wonderlic online--ESPN I think has a sample. In fact, one of the questions was "what is the 9th month of the year?"
 

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

I think some of you guys are greatly overstating the difficulty involved in keeping someone eligible. These days a player almost has to intentionally make himself academically ineligible.

You stick a kid in cupcake classes with ridiculous grade inflation, i.e. classes where 95% or more of the grades given out are A's, and it takes no real effort or intelligence on the part of the "student."
In other words, you can be a complete imbecile and still remain academically eligible.

Some of these kids have no clue how important a good education is until it's too late.

This kid is going to get taken advantage of by a Sports Agent............and not even realize it until many years later.:rolleyes:
 

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

That is enough to tick anyone that has a college degree off. How can they stay eligible and possibly even getting a diploma? I don't care if the athlete plays for Alabama or Auburn/TN, just not right.
 

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

Yet another thing to consider when you hear the stories of former NFL players being completely broke. Many of them are about as far from smart as you can be. It's a shame, really.
 

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

Yet another thing to consider when you hear the stories of former NFL players being completely broke. Many of them are about as far from smart as you can be. It's a shame, really.
I thought about the same thing when I left work earlier. Be interesting to see the Wonderlic scores of the guys that have financial troubles after signing the million dollar deals. Obviously, the Wonderlic score would not decide their financial future, but it would be an interesting number to see.
 

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

That is enough to tick anyone that has a college degree off. How can they stay eligible and possibly even getting a diploma? I don't care if the athlete plays for Alabama or Auburn/TN, just not right.
UGA had a FB named Andre Smith that ran all over Bama in 1984. 117 yards on 12 carries and 2 TD's in their 24-14 win over Bama. He played 2 or 3 years for UGA. Learned several years later that when he left UGA, he did not have any academic credits.
 

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

UGA had a FB named Andre Smith that ran all over Bama in 1984. 117 yards on 12 carries and 2 TD's in their 24-14 win over Bama. He played 2 or 3 years for UGA. Learned several years later that when he left UGA, he did not have any academic credits.

"Some people think that if you drive through Athens with your window down, someone will throw a diploma in your car....Thats not true. You've got to stop first." - Lewis Grizzard
 

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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

And before you guys go knocking too hard on "student"-athletes, a word of caution that "earning" a college degree these days is only slightly more difficult that ordering dinner at the McDonald's drive-thru. Not coincidentally, the value of said degree is about the same, too.

Simple formula: Pay your money every semester + Show up to class a few times per semester + Wait four to five years = College degree with your name on it.
 
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Re: Mo Claibornce Notched a FOUR on the Wonderlic

"Some people think that if you drive through Athens with your window down, someone will throw a diploma in your car....Thats not true. You've got to stop first." - Lewis Grizzard
I, myself, have gotten several diplomas from UGA since it got warm enough to roll my windows town.
 

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