Monday, December 5, 2011

Graduation Rates: 2011-2012 Bowl Games


Here's a look at the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of each of the 70 teams playing in BOWL GAMES this postseason.  Here's a link to the GSR for African American student-athletes -- on the same teams.

It's a sad commentary when a great number of the teams playing in the Bowl Games graduate less than 6 of every 10 of their players over a six-year period.  Until the NCAA truly does something about this -- they should suspend the term "student-athlete" when talking about many of these schools' athletes. 

Here's a quick overview of a few of the highlights and lowlights -- followed by a look at every one of the 35 Bowl Games and the respective GSR rates of the the opponents:

TOP FIVE TEAMS PLAYING IN BOWL GAMES:
#1:  Notre Dame:  97
#2:  Northwestern:  94
#3:  Rutgers:  89
#3:  Vanderbilt:  89
#5:  Stanford:  87
#5:  Penn State:  87

Sad Fact #1:  Only 9 Teams out of the 70 Teams in Bowl Games graduate at least 8 out of every ten of their players in a six-year period.

BOTTOM FIVE TEAMS PLAYING IN BOWL GAMES:
#70:  Florida International:  43
#69:  Oklahoma:  48
#68:  California:  54
#67:  Georgia Tech:  55
#67:  South Carolina:  55


Sad Fact #2:  16 of the 70 teams in Bowl Games graduate less than 6 out of every 10 of their players in a six-year period.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS / LOWLIGHTS:
  • The largest disparity of graduation rates between opponents in a Bowl Game is the Champs Sports Bowl:  Notre Dame (97) vs. Florida State (56)
  • The lowest graduation rates between opponents in a Bowl Game is IRONICALLY the Bridgepoint Education Bowl:  California (54) vs. Texas (57)
  • The highest graduation rates between opponents in a Bowl Game is the AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Cincinnati (79) vs. Vanderbilt (89)

GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL -- Dec. 17
  • Temple: 60 GSR
  • Wyoming:  64 GSR

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL -- Dec. 17
  • Ohio:  71 GSR
  • Utah State:  77 GSR

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL -- Dec. 20
  • San Diego State:  56 GSR
  • Louisiana-Lafayette:  56 GSR

BEEF 'O' BRADY'S ST. PETERSBURG BOWL -- Dec. 20
  • Florida International:  43 GSR
  • Marshall:  77 GSR

S.D. COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL -- Dec. 21
  • TCU:  78 GSR
  • Louisiana Tech:  75 GSR

MAACO LAS VEGAS -- Dec. 22
  • Arizona State:  64 GSR
  • Boise State:  74 GSR

SHEARTON HAWAII BOWL -- Dec. 24
  • Nevada:  70 GSR
  • Southern Miss:  78 GSR

ADVOCARE V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL --  Dec. 26
  • Missouri:  66 GSR
  • North Carolina:  75 GSR

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL -- Dec. 27
  • Western Michigan:  61 GSR
  • Purdue:  59 GSR

BELK BOWL -- Dec. 27
  • Louisville:  66 GSR
  • North Carolina State:  56 GSR

MILITARY BOWL -- Dec. 28
  • Toledo:  64 GSR
  • Air Force Academy:  84 GSR

BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL -- Dec. 28
  • California:  54 GSR
  • Texas:  57 GSR

CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL -- Dec. 29
  • Florida State:  56 GSR
  • Notre Dame:  97 GSR

VALERO ALAMO BOWL -- Dec. 29
  • Washington:  76 GSR
  • Baylor:  62 GSR

BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL -- Dec. 30
  • BYU:  57 GSR
  • Tulsa:  63 GSR

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL -- Dec. 30
  • Rutgers:  89 GSR
  • Iowa State:  63 GSR

FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY -- Dec. 30
  • Mississippi State:  62 GSR
  • Wake Forest:  81 GSR

INSIGHT BOWL -- Dec. 30
  • Iowa:  83 GSR
  • Oklahoma:  48 GSR

MEINEKE CAR CARE OF TEXAS BOWL -- Dec. 31
  • Texas A&M:  59 GSR
  • Northwestern:  94 GSR


HYUNDAI SUN BOWL -- Dec. 31
  • Georgia Tech:  55 GSR
  • Utah:  62 GSR

AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL -- Dec. 31
  • Cincinnati:  79 GSR
  • Vanderbilt:  86 GSR

KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL -- Dec. 31
  • Illinois:  76 GSR
  • UCLA:  59 GSR

 CHICK-FIL-A BOWL -- Dec. 31
  • Virginia:  68 GSR
  • Auburn:  63 GSR

TICKETCITY BOWL -- Jan. 2
  • Houston:  57 GSR
  • Penn State:  87 GSR


OUTBACK BOWL -- Jan. 2
  • Michigan State:  62 GSR
  • Georgia:  65 GSR

CAPITAL ONE BOWL -- Jan. 2
  • Nebraska:  67 GSR
  • South Carolina:  55 GSR

TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR BOWL -- Jan. 2
  • Ohio State:  67 GSR
  • Florida:  76 GSR

ROSE BOWL GAME -- Jan. 2
  • Wisconsin:  66 GSR
  • Oregon:  63 GSR

TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL -- Jan. 2
  • Stanford:  87 GSR
  • Oklahoma Sate:  65 GSR

ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL -- Jan. 3
  • Michigan:  71 GSR
  • Virginia Tech:  79 GSR

DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL -- Jan. 4
  • West Virginia:  75 GSR
  • Clemson:  62 GSR

AT&T COTTON BOWL -- Jan. 6
  • Kansas State:  62 GSR
  • Arkansas:  56 GSR

BBVA COMPASS BOWL -- Jan. 7
  • SMU:  72 GSR
  • Pittsburgh:  65 GSR

GODADDY.COM BOWL -- Jan. 8
  • Arkansas State:  73 GSR
  • Northern Illinois:  73 GSR

ALLSTATE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME -- Jan. 9
  • LSU:  77 GSR
  • Alabama:  69 GSR

ND Promotional Video Message - Champs Bowl


Louis Nix and Stephon Tuitt appeared in a YouTube video last night after the Irish learned they would be playing Florida State University in the Champs Bowl.  Do you think Louis Nix just might have a career in TV someday?

LINK:  IRISH CHAMPS BOWL MESSAGE 

LINK:  HARRISON SMITH & MICHAEL FLOYD -- PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  IRISH -- CHAMPS BOWL CENTRAL