(02-08-2016 09:43 PM)usmbacker Wrote: USM doesn't. I didn't think the NCAA allowed partials. Somehow Marshall is able to do it.
NQ's have all graduated in good standing from their High Schools. The problem with NQ's is they didn't get thier ACT or SAT test scores to get into the schools that wanted to sign them. Marshall requires a 21 on the ACT for admittance.
An NQ is required to enroll on their own and pay their own way. The must show academic progress their freshmen year before they are put on scholarship. They are not allowed to practice with the team or participate in team activities.
Now, compare that to a kid that goes Juco or Prep because he doesn't have the test scores. Juco and Prep are thinly veiled sports factories that have very little academic value in order for the kid to get his grades; allowing him to be recruited again because of the middle school level classes in Juco or Prep.
The state of Mississippi has a very poor Juco system academically that was pretty much blown up by SI a few years ago. The article in SI found that kids rarely went to class and when they did, it was taught usually by their coach.
So you tell me, which kid is really getting a better education?
Secondly, it is widely known and practiced that a D1 school will tell a kid to go Juco or Prep and then sign them after they get their grades in order. Other than Rice, there is NO school in this league that hasn't done that at some point, possibly in this latest class of signees.
Go to the USC Gamecock board - there is a two page thread about them signing kids they know can't get into that school and then sending them to Juco.
Charlotte will likely sign the WV Football player of the year next week as a NQ because he was denied by WVU, which uses much the same standards as Marshall.
To say Marshall is doing something illegal or immoral is delusional and grossly misinformed. Read up on it before you spout stupidity.