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Alabama’s graduation rate for football players is about 84%. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/108298402

I’m not sure what you are saying. These are players that earned their degrees before they used up their football eligibility. Some earnee their undergraduate degree in less than 4 yrs.

By the way, I applaud you and your son. Impressive to be really smart and also be a really good athlete,

Jake Coker was a successful QB at Alabama. He gave up football after a knee injury. He had an undergrad degree in fiance and a Master's degree in Marketing as I recall. I believe that he got his MS while he was playing. He's from Mobile and sounds like Elvis. He works for a lumber company and appears to be doing okay. http://www.dothaneagle.com/sports/alabama/jon-johnson-column-jake-coker-offers-unique-viewpoint-of-nick/article_35040628-8872-11e7-bf5a-1f189f5a35c7.html Thank you, sir.

My understanding is that all financial aid is need based. Do they bend the rules for athletes?

None taken. Just doing my part to combat northeastern elitist ignorance. I don't know when your sister graduated, but UA has done a great job of attracting elite students in recent years. Glad to hear that she is doing so well. Roll Tide! https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/education/edlife/survival-strategies-for-public-universities.html

Not bad!

I live near RPI. Some of their players are engineering students, I assume. I recall there was an Amerk player that had an EE degree from RPI. There was football player I knew at SU who was a ChemE major and he had a 3.8 GPA. Not easy though for sure.

I'm sure it's a grind. My school had an elite baseball team. None of the players were in difficult majors that I can recall. One was in accounting and he had to drop baseball. Ever read about Bear Bryant's practices? They were insane. https://www.espn.com/classic/s/dent_junction_08/02/01.html I believe that Saban cares about this players and if they are not succeeding in academics they don't play, Saban continued to stress the importance of finishing school and earning your degree, which he believes should be the ultimate goal for student-athletes. https://www.seccountry.com/alabama/alabama-nick-saban-responds-ucla-qb-josh-rosen

Maybe there is a QB they like in the 2nd round and they can get Evans and Nelson.

We need to replace Mills. He's terrible.

Yours was good. Sober ND fans? It must be staged. I usually root for ND...when they aren't playing Alabama. Should we go for Nelson or McGlinchey in the 1st? We need OL help.

ND fans when Alabama whipped them in the national championship.

IVY league schools don't offer athletic scholarships. Stanford isn't technically an Ivy League school, but it's elite. Stanford has good sports teams because they offer athletic scholarships.

Hate winning?

College football top 25 ranked by academics (2015). Alabama is ranked 6 for academics. http://time.com/4147924/college-football-top-25-ranked-by-academics/

He also has a Master's degree in Sports Administration. What is Rosen's degree in?

Greg McElroy, a former QB at Alabama, was a Rhodes Scholar finalist and was a grad student while playing football at UA. Last I checked, Rosen hasn't even earned a degree.

Greg McElroy was a Rhodes Scholar finalist. He finished an undergrad degree in marketing and was working on his MS while he was still playing football at UA. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/11/greg_mcelroy_is_a_rhodes_schol.html I never heard him whining.

UA has a top accounting program: Ranked 7th best undergrad and Ph.D. Accounting program in the nation by the 2017 Public Accounting Report, Masters is ranked 8th.

Barrett Jones earned his BS/MS in accounting in 4 yrs. He finished undergrad with a 4.0. Accounting isn't easy especially at a top program like Alabama's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_Jones

Why not bring it up?

132 - 20 record at Alabama with 5 national championships. I think he's just a little more credible than Rosen.

Excellent comments from the greatest college coach of all time. http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2017/08/nick_saban_football_isnt_any_m.html

So are a lot of quarterbacks. Do I think he's an idiot? Yes. Am I outraged? No.