I agree with Ken. Bad journalism & poor research methods are used in the article. UF has tightened up its admission standards for "regular" students & I don't know what the academic standards are for athletes - so I can't comment on that point. Comparing the different scores from such a wide range of data certainly skews the entire comparison. The writer is comparing apples to oranges. Most certainly, one can't compare my SAT's from the 1970's to the SAT's used now. The body of knowledge has changed. Again - this guy's just too off-base for such an article. Use the article for cat litter lining!
> == 1 of 1 == > Date: Mon, Dec 29 2008 9:08 am > From: "Ken Kirkley" > > > This is incredibly bad journalism. Without doing a lot of research and just > scanning through the article here are the problems I see: > - Not all the data is from the same school years > I am amazed that a paper like the AJC would let this be passed off as > investigative journalism. It is sloppy at best. Ken beat me to the point. A kickoff that is ruled uncatchable will be whistled as a dead ball and the receiving team is awarded a touchback at their 20-yard line. It's a matter of safety. If the ball was touched by any player after traveling 10 yards (as marked on the field), it could conceivably be a touchdown if the player recovered the ball in the end zone. Now that would be a very high kick! > == 1 of 9 == > Date: Mon, Dec 29 2008 1:25 pm > From: John Vega > > > On the opening kick-off in the SEC Championship game, the ball > bounced untouched into the end zone. > > An Alabama player watched it fly by. > > It began to roll to a stop in the end zone and some UF players > approached it like it was a dead ball. The ref then whistles the play > over, before it is touched. > > Am I mistaken, or was that still a live ball? Had the UF player > touched it, would it have been a touchdown? How is that any different > than a on-side kick? > -Zeb > Date: Mon, Dec 29 2008 2:39 pm > From: "Ken Kirkley" > > > Incorrect. In college, once the ball reaches the end zone, with out a > player in control, it is a touchback. Stupid rule, but it is in there. Dave Rice Home: [email protected] Work: [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
