PLN 11

I read this article by an Associated Press writer regarding college basketball's graduation rates, and possibilities for implementing penalties for not reaching a certain graduation percentage. the teams would not be penalized for players transferring or going to the NBA. That said, when the example benchmark as placed at 40%, 11 teams (Maryland, California, Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Washington, Tennessee, Kentucky, Baylor, Missouri, New Mexico State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Louisville; note the four teams in green made it to the Elite 8 this year) would have had some sort of penalty. they would have to fail this "test" two years in a row to be penalized. The problem I see with this, if a freshman comes in, he will be penalized for students before him and their actions. While I do find it nice that a huge thing like the NCAA would be willing to sacrifice money for education, something that is rare in corporations and organizations, and I love the fact that they are trying to get more people to graduate, i hate the possibility of punishing someone who shouldn't be punished. Also, I see the issue of having young teams. some teams don't have any seniors on them, and the article never specified if it was only tested on seniors, or the whole team. If it was the whole team, certain teams would simply fail. I think it is a good idea to have more of a focus on education, but in the end it would be too unfair for certain people.