OT: Stetson Bennett was in school for six years and doesn't have a degree

[NYCCuse826]

Damn near impossible to accomplish. They're definitely not going to Georgia to play school.

 

[Cuse181]

Damn near impossible to accomplish. They're definitely not going to Georgia to play school.

That’s embarrassing, even taking only 9 or so credits a semester he should’ve graduated

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Well. He's an idiot.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Shouldn't this go in the Seth Towns thread?

 

[UpstateSM]

That’s UMass-official visitor Stetson Bennett to you, friend.

 

[All4SU]

How does one stay academically eligible?

 

[javadoc]

Damn near impossible to accomplish. They're definitely not going to Georgia to play school.

There should be a way to punish the school/program. There should. Outside of anything currently on the books, and severe.

 

[SUforme]

There should be a way to punish the school/program. There should. Outside of anything currently on the books, and severe.

Almost the real life Van Wilder. Although Van has him by a year by doing 7 at Coolidge College...

 

[orangefog]

How does one stay academically eligible?

That's the question, aren't they supposed to show that they are on track to graduate? I would imagine that means within a reasonable time. I would define a reasonable time at no more than 5 years. To not graduate in 6 years and maintain eligibility?!?!?!? This is just insane. The NCAA is such a clown institution. Syracuse should go after the NCAA to get JB's wins back and then thumb their nose at the NCAA and bring Adam Weitsman back in on his own terms to do NIL (he won't do it, but maybe if they approach him the right way). Anyway, screw the NCAA, they suck and they have ruined college athletics, something that I have loved since I was a kid.

 

[kcsu]

I hear hes running for office

 

[JoeSU]

Back in the Middle Ages when I was in college, you had to be enrolled in 12 credits per semester to be considered full time, and thus eligible for extra-curricular activities. Assuming this is the case at Georgia (a big assumption), in 6 years Setson should have accumulated 144 credits, which should have been sufficient to satisfy his degree requirements. Maybe he changed majors?
Regardless, this is really an embarrassment to the academic integrity of UGA, and places them right up there with UNC.

 

[MSOrange]

He did spend 2018 at a JUCO but one would think some of those credits would transfer. Regardless, it's unbelievable and pretty pathetic.

 

[Timonen]

Guess I’m the contrarian on this but who cares? He’s already a multi-millionaire with two national championships, having honed his profession through hard work in college at Georgia. That it didn’t yield a diploma doesn’t matter too much, does it? He can get that whenever he wants.

 

[orangenauburn]

Had to be doing 9 credit semesters.

Would give him at most 108 credits ,shy of the 120 needed.

 

[orangenauburn]

Guess I’m the contrarian on this but who cares? He’s already a multi-millionaire with two national championships, having honed his profession through hard work in college at Georgia. That it didn’t yield a diploma doesn’t matter too much, does it? He can get that whenever he wants.

I agree with you, I'd just argue that if Georgia was playing outside the rules with their QBs eligibility, then a couple other programs might care

 

[NYCCuse826]

Guess I’m the contrarian on this but who cares? He’s already a multi-millionaire with two national championships, having honed his profession through hard work in college at Georgia. That it didn’t yield a diploma doesn’t matter too much, does it? He can get that whenever he wants.

Then you don't get why it would matter. Was he a full-time student or not? After six years, how are you not on track for a bachelors? It wouldn't matter if he was at a JUCO as even then, GE credits would have transferred over. When we talk about the idea of student athletes being a sham concept, Bennett would be who you look at. UGA made a mockery of the entire system. He's taking the bare minimum of 12 credit hours and that's with summer courses.

 

[721Comstock]

Guess I’m the contrarian on this but who cares? He’s already a multi-millionaire with two national championships, having honed his profession through hard work in college at Georgia. That it didn’t yield a diploma doesn’t matter too much, does it? He can get that whenever he wants.

Uh, because it's a form of cheating?

Using a student-athlete who otherwise wouldn't be eligible, as he's not taking enough credits.

Just think about how that might've gone for us w/ Fab Melo, for instance.
Instead of DOCTOR Gross having to doctor his paper, they just have him drop the class he was failing.
Boom. Problem solved.
And Cuse hoops likely has another Natty, or at least another FF, having had Melo eligible.

But there's the issue - student-athletes have a bare minimum of credits they need to carry every semester to remain eligible.

And it appears that this (not so) young man may have failed to do that, repeatedly.

 

[Frozen]

 

[Timonen]

Then you don't get why it would matter. Was he a full-time student or not? After six years, how are you not on track for a bachelors? It wouldn't matter if he was at a JUCO as even then, GE credits would have transferred over. When we talk about the idea of student athletes being a sham concept, Bennett would be who you look at. UGA made a mockery of the entire system. He's taking the bare minimum of 12 credit hours and that's with summer courses.

I get criticizing the system, but it’s certainly not a novel concept that teams work the system. I just don’t come to the conclusion that he’s an idiot or that he lost anythjng by not having a diploma. He worked the system and maximized his time there for his own benefit.

 

[Eric15]

I get criticizing the system, but it’s certainly not a novel concept that teams work the system. I just don’t come to the conclusion that he’s an idiot or that he lost anythjng by not having a diploma. He worked the system and maximized his time there for his own benefit.

I don't think anyone is even slightly suggesting he's an idiot. It's just that even in the world of NIL, the idea that you could be in school for six full years and not graduate (but still be eligible for football) is a glaring institutional problem.

 

[kcsu]

I don't think anyone is even slightly suggesting he's an idiot. It's just that even in the world of NIL, the idea that you could be in school for six full years and not graduate (but still be eligible for football) is a glaring institutional problem.

Maybe in his 7th year he will start to apply himself.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Had to be doing 9 credit semesters.

Would give him at most 108 credits ,shy of the 120 needed.

That’s assuming he took no classes in the summer. Damn near impossible not to graduate, I mean you really have to work at it

 

[orangefog]

I agree with you, I'd just argue that if Georgia was playing outside the rules with their QBs eligibility, then a couple other programs might care

It might make other SEC teams think about starting to cheat.

 

[Eric15]

Someone on the Clemson board wrote “he will do great as a CarMax employee next year.”

 

[Scooch]

Someone on the Clemson board wrote “he will do great as a CarMax employee next year.”

Someone on the Clemson board said that, eh?