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COLUMBUS, Ohio – With kick-off for the national title in New Orleans still 34 days away, the Buckeyes have already won the battle of the brains.

In the classroom, The Ohio State University football players have a slight edge over their opponents from Louisiana, NBC 4's Paul Stelzer reported.

According to a study conducted by the University of Central Florida, OSU football players have a 53 percent graduation rate whereas LSU football players have a graduation rate of only 51 percent.

OSU students on the oval Tuesday were not surprised that the Buckeyes fared a bit better in the classroom than the LSU Tigers.

"It's much harder to get into OSU than LSU," Brent Hawk, an OSU student, said. "We hold ourselves to a higher academic standard."

While the Buckeyes have a slight advantage over the Tigers, both fall far short of the two bowl teams with the highest graduation rates.

Navy's football team has a graduation rate of 95 percent and Boston College scores 93 percent.

When it comes to OSU's least favorite opponents, the University of Michigan's football team has a graduation rate of 73 percent with the Gators at 72 percent.

The Buckeyes are hoping that their victory in the classroom translates into a victory in the BCS championship game.
 
Wow, 2%! What a discrepancy!!!

This is the new drum-beat of the Big 10: "We're really an ACADEMIC conference! We don't really even care about football."
 
Wow, a whopping two basis points. It's like comparing Harvard and a junior college, isn't it?

I have no doubt that The Ohio State University is likely a better academic institution than Louisiana State University, but when it comes to football players, all of the top NCAA programs -- Notre Dame included -- are going to take anyone who can cut the muster on the NCAA's Sliding Scale.

Ohio State, nor the rest of the Big Ten, is no exception to that general rule, and those that try to argue that are just grandstanding.
 
The Big Ten, and Ohio State in particular, should spare us the holier-than-thou harangue. Of the two conferences (SEC and Big Ten), which has frequent riots when they WIN?

That's right... win a game, a championship or whatever and take to the streets: looting, burning and destroying property without regard for the cost to their institution, the community, the state and with willful negligence toward the possible danger to themselves and innocent people.

The former Ohio State University President even stated that there was a "culture" of rioting at OSU.

In an article describing the culture of rioting at some universities, look closely and you'll find something somewhat curious: there is no mention of ANY sports-related riots occurring at SEC schools. That seems quite odd since SEC students are supposedly not as well educated as their northern and western counterparts.

Apparently, the universities of the Big Ten can't teach their students respect for the property of others and even the most basic responsibility to not act in negligent ways that put the lives of innocent people in danger. That's a flaw that can't be negated by any educational statistics.
 
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – With kick-off for the national title in New Orleans still 34 days away, the Buckeyes have already won the battle of the brains.

In the classroom, The Ohio State University football players have a slight edge over their opponents from Louisiana, NBC 4's Paul Stelzer reported.

According to a study conducted by the University of Central Florida, OSU football players have a 53 percent graduation rate whereas LSU football players have a graduation rate of only 51 percent.

OSU students on the oval Tuesday were not surprised that the Buckeyes fared a bit better in the classroom than the LSU Tigers.

"It's much harder to get into OSU than LSU," Brent Hawk, an OSU student, said. "We hold ourselves to a higher academic standard."

While the Buckeyes have a slight advantage over the Tigers, both fall far short of the two bowl teams with the highest graduation rates.

Navy's football team has a graduation rate of 95 percent and Boston College scores 93 percent.

When it comes to OSU's least favorite opponents, the University of Michigan's football team has a graduation rate of 73 percent with the Gators at 72 percent.

The Buckeyes are hoping that their victory in the classroom translates into a victory in the BCS championship game.
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Wow, a whole 2% difference. This article was a waste of ink and it only proved one thing; they are way behind their biggest rival in graduation rate.
 
tideohio said:
"It's much harder to get into OSU than LSU," Brent Hawk, an OSU student, said. "We hold ourselves to a higher academic standard."
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:rolleye2:

...so much harder that they have 60,000+ students. Very selective. I'll bet Ohio residents can get in there if they can walk and chew gum at the same time.
 
Mu understanding is that if you're an Ohio resident, have a 2.0 GPA and apply to OSU, you're in. Not kidding. So, when I hear the "We hold ourselves to a higher academic standard" BS, I just have to laugh.
 
More victories for the Big Ten.

"In a study at the Salt Lake Community College, Ohio State holds a 2.75% approval rating over LSU in uniform color satisfaction with viewers. A scientific poll shows that the general population approve of the scarlet and silver color combination over the purple and gold combination. Scientists believe the fact that red attracts the eye and gives a feel of excitement overwelms the purple that gives the feel of warmth and comfort. This will certainly translate for OSU into positive momentum going into the championship game."


So, I guess Ohio State has this locked up then. Nevermind they are playing Louisiana State Tigers, in the Louisiana Super Dome, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
 
during my years as a career graduate student, i often wondered about the academic "rankings" of universities.

why is ohio state considered an "elite national" university while the university of alabama is considered at best, a good regional school (that's not my opinion, but it is the general consensus among pointy headed intellectuals).

why is the university of michigan in the same category as ohio while georgia tags along with bama?

the professors at all four schools all went to the same schools (harvard, yale, stanford, mit, etc), they all use the same text books, and they all study the same material.

but somehow, an ohio state professor, who graduated from harvard with a phd in history, and is having his students read bernard bailyn's "idiological origins of the american revolution" is a better professor at a better school than the alabama professor , who graduated from harvard with a phd in history, and is having his students read bernard bailyn's "idiological origins of the american revolution".

one of the most brilliant people i've ever met was a bumpkin farmer's son from etowah whom i met in a grad class at bama. one of the biggest morons i've ever encountered was a harvard law school graduate whose dad worked in the state department.

go figure.
 
davefrat said:
during my years as a career graduate student, i often wondered about the academic "rankings" of universities.

why is ohio state considered an "elite national" university while the university of alabama is considered at best, a good regional school (that's not my opinion, but it is the general consensus among pointy headed intellectuals).

why is the university of michigan in the same category as ohio while georgia tags along with bama?

the professors at all four schools all went to the same schools (harvard, yale, stanford, mit, etc), they all use the same text books, and they all study the same material.

but somehow, an ohio state professor, who graduated from harvard with a phd in history, and is having his students read bernard bailyn's "idiological origins of the american revolution" is a better professor at a better school than the alabama professor , who graduated from harvard with a phd in history, and is having his students read bernard bailyn's "idiological origins of the american revolution".

one of the most brilliant people i've ever met was a bumpkin farmer's son from etowah whom i met in a grad class at bama. one of the biggest morons i've ever encountered was a harvard law school graduate whose dad worked in the state department.

go figure.
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It's all perception ... really. They've been saying they're better for far longer, so people naturally and eventually accept it as fact. Do you really think you're going to learn algebra, English lit., or history better at Harvard than Alabama? Education is what you put into it and expect to get out of it individually. Bill Gates was a Harvard dropout and George Bush was a C-student at Yale. Who would you give your money to??
 
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