Originally posted by TU_BLA:
Originally posted by astonmartin708:
Tayshawn Thomas in basketball.... Though OU claims he is a grad transfer. The "major" he got from UH and what he's studying at OU is 100% online. I think the NCAA should stipulate that a certain percentage of a student athlete's classes have to be in a classroom. These joke majors are ridiculous and need to be ridden from college academics.
Aston, we were discussing Thomas specifically and didn't know how he was immediately eligible. He didn't graduate from Houston but somehow was able to argue that he was on track to get a degree at the end of this season and didn't want to spend a season sitting out and graduate (and probably postpone a pro career) just to play another season in college. So his argument was to be able to complete his playing eligibility concurrently with his degree. I think Poke is right in saying that probably wouldn't fly is a player is transferring from one P5 to another P5.
I agree with you on the online courses...they are typically much easier than a classroom course. I have taken a couple in grad school (but grad school is a different beast altogether at least when athletics isn't involved). Most schools, 12 hrs is considered FT hours (if they work on the 3 credit hrs per course model). In the end, I would say at least 9 hrs have to be actual classroom hours. Then again we know none of the Kentucky players, and evidently the majority of SMU players have ever stepped foot in a classroom or taken an exam on their own.
