(08-07-2019 11:23 AM)Lopes87 Wrote:  

(08-07-2019 09:31 AM)FINALFOUR1970SWEETSIXTEEN1992 Wrote:  

(08-06-2019 01:57 PM)Lopes87 Wrote:  Keep picking up those prop 48 athletes.....

Beginning August 1, 2016, NCAA Division 1 will require 10 core courses to be completed prior to the seventh semester (seven of the 10 must be a combination of English, math or natural or physical science that meet the distribution requirements). These 10 courses become "locked in" at the start of the seventh semester and cannot be retaken for grade improvement.

Beginning August 1, 2016, it will be possible for a Division 1 college-bound student-athlete to still receive athletics aid and the ability to practice with the team if he or she fails to meet the 10 course requirement, but would not be able to compete.

Go cry me a river.

No crying here, just saying without the juco on campus NMSU wouldn't be able to grab talented kids greyshirt them at the juco for a year. This is the only reason why NMSU gets these types of talent. I say keep doing it b/c it works but know that's the only reason why Carl Lewis types show up.

I'm pretty sure NMSU isn't the only school that can go this route. And I would disagree that this is the "only" reason we get these kids. These kids could go to another school with a program that can help them get eligible (and what's wrong with that anyways; these are kids we are talking about). I'm sure they also pick NMSU because we regularly win titles, we regularly go to the NCAA's, we've been sending folks to the NBA at a pretty good clip and a host of other positive reasons.