I-A Is Not A Right

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1-A IS NOT A RIGHT, IT IS A MARKET
Published 5/14/2008 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
... Brian provides toothy points on the APR over at MGoBlog, calling bullshit on our APR/NCLB comparison: Orson’s analogy to No Child Left Behind is inapt. NCLB, oddly, takes money from failing schools. The APR takes students, leaving behind a smaller corps of kids the Idahos (Idahoes? In your area codes?) of the world can fail. Technically, they are taking scholarships, which is money spent on the open market of recruiting athletes on your depth chart, which in turn kills your ability to compete, etc, etc. It damages a school’s ability ...

Mid-Major Monday: Un-Natural Selection
Published 25 days ago by SMQ at Sunday Morning Quarterback: Front Page Posts
... , the only school which is blatantly falling short of the stated requirements for membership on and off the field. I agree with Brian Cook when he says "I-A is not a right," and I'm not the least bit concerned with the status of my own "mid-level" alma mater, whose APR in football is among the safest in the country (Southern Miss' number, 958, put the team ...