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kevininaugustageorgia writes:

in response to TimOliver:

Kevin

I hope to God you are not saying Vanderbilt is the standard! I want to be on a level playing field with the powers that be in the SEC. If not, let's get out of the SEC and play somrwhere else.
But since you brought it up, I understand that Vandy is making exceptions that UT will not!
It's ridiculous!

Nah, not at all. I was just making a point using this year's 'Dores and Notre Dame. They were both winners and they both have high academic standards.

Not saying that UT has to have the same standards as an Ivy League school. But, expecting your athletes to attend class and make decent grades--especially with the amount of free tutors available to help--isn't too much to ask.

The bottom line is UT's football problems are not the result of academic standards being too high at UT. Using that is just making excuses for the real issues they have had.

Also, Vandy was better than us this year. But I certainly don't expect that trend to continue or for it to even become 2 in a row.

My whole point is the answer is not always firing people, as the guy I was replying to seems to think. Wonder if he is judged as harshly by others as he judges?

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