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[QUOTE="Cusefan95, post: 4570858, member: 173"]
There's huge measurement issues with this conclusion - I haven't seen any data I'd consider reliable.  Are you using the Federal Graduation Rate?  The Graduation Success Rate which the NCAA prefers?  Some other metric?

Plus, just the nature of being a scholarship student athlete means there are differences from the general student body that are significant.  One of the factors which impacts the top football programs is guys leaving early for the NFL draft, which has a negative impact on Federal Graduation Rate.  Should we treat it that way when assessing graduation rates?  Same as if I transfer to get more playing time - the college I just left gets negatively impacted on Federal Graduation Rate.  I think most people feel the players having more control and being able to transfer easier than in the past is a good thing - if that's the case then using FGR as the metric of success is deeply flawed and counterproductive.

I'm not sure a valid metric even exists (and I'm not sure its even possible to create one) - the ones that do exist have significant biases built in, so they tend to get cited if they support whatever argument is being made and ignored otherwise.  I'd settle for people just being transparent about what standards they used and not just citing a raw percentage - but also realize few people are statistically savvy enough to handle that nuance and it would minimize the rhetorical value of using the methodology that supports your bias.

TL; DR version - I've learned that almost everything we think we know is actually b***sh**.
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