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Nova Southeastern University. A Longitudinal Study of Academic Clustering at a BCS Football Program. Jeffrey J. Fountain. Peter S. Finley. Nova Southeastern University. Academic Clustering.
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Nova Southeastern University A Longitudinal Study of Academic Clustering at a BCS Football Program Jeffrey J. Fountain Peter S. Finley Nova Southeastern University
Academic Clustering Clustering is operationally defined as occurring when 25% of the players on a team are in one academic major. Case, Greer and Brown (1987)
ACC + 73% 46% 45% 40% 36%
ACC + 33% 30% 29% 28% 28% 25%
1998 Jirsa vs. Dryden • “You need to get your priorities right; you need to change your major” • Engineering to • Child and Family Development
2001 "These kids are getting steered into less rigorous majors, or majors with friendly faculty." "I do admit I did it myself, and I'm ashamed of it, and I wish I'd never done it." 2008
2007 Costas vs. Wright • "To be honest with you, I think I got more of an education in high school."-Antoine Wright
2007 Costas vs. Wright • “…every school has majors the majority of the athletes are in. . . . To a certain extent, I feel I was taken a little advantage of because I wasn't briefed on what was going to happen.”
UNLV GSR 54% 69% 72% 69% 20% 33% 39% 49%
2008 UNLV “UNLV athletes question degrees in University Studies” • 5% of all UNLV Juniors and Seniors • 60% of the Juniors and Seniors on the football team • 58% of those on the baseball team • 83% of those on the men's basketball team • 2.0 vs. 2.5 GPA Requirement • “Cheating on tests” • “Degree reaps no rewards” • “Hesitant to cite their degree on job applications” 2008
2008 UNLV University Studies "I think it's a meaningless degree. ... To tell you the truth, I think it's lower than an associate degree.” Shackelford 2008
2008 UNLV Media Guide Smart 2008
ACC 69% 75% 25% 69% 39% 68% 33% 67%
ACC GSR 41% 41% 36% 34% 75% 47% 48% 67% 60% 69% 60% 63% 63% 61% 68% 64% 66% 70% 71% 67%
Miami 0 16 0 23 17 0 39% 68%
Graduation Success Rate 84% 87% 78% 82% 64% 66% 70% 71% Finances
+ 315 Players 2000 - 2008 149 - 47% 166 - 53% 78 Players (25%) 38/40
Top 2 Majors Upperclassmen +
Top Major by Group Upperclassmen
2000 – 2008 = 41 Players Drafted 11 - 27% 30 - 73% 19 Players (51%) Majored in A.H.R.M 2/17 (65%) 4 Left Early
Business Path for Minorities • 2000 – 2008 Record = 4-15 (21% Rate) • Started out in Business Major = 21 • Management or Info Tech • Stayed in Business Major = 4 • Changed or Left Early = 15 (11-4) • 2 Freshman in school now • 8 of 11 into A.H.R.M. (73%)
University Studies Path for Minorities • 2000 – 2008 • 89 Minority players started out in University Studies (54%) • 22 Left Early • 38 of 67 into A.H.R.M(57%) • Senior Year • 11 of 67 into Sociology (16%) • 0 into Business or Engineering
Business Path for Whites • 2000 – 2008 Record = 11-15 (42% Rate) • Started out in Business Major = 26 • Management or Info Tech • Stayed in a Business-based Major = 11 • Changed or Left Early = 12 (5-7) • 3 Freshman in school now • 1 of 5 into A.H.R.M. (20%)
University Studies Path for Whites • 2000 – 2008 • 42 White players started out in University Studies (28%) • 13 Left Early • 12 of 29 into A.H.R.M.(41%) • By Senior Year • Only 1 into Finance • 0 into other Business or Engineering
Big Time U. Report Card Data and names on this chart are Not Real
Questions? Thank You Jeffrey J. Fountain Peter S. Finley