Is this tidbit by Walters Evidence of Bigger Problems at the U of M?

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Ever wonder why the athletic department continues to flounder under the helm of Joel Maturi and there is no accountability? I do not get it. If Joel worked in the private sector, he would have been released long ago. Face it, all the major teams (MBB,Mhockey,Football,WBB) have been disappointing for a long time, anyone who denies this fact is totally delusional.

As much as I have been on the record thinking that Joel Maturi is over his head and that Pam Borton is totally incompetent, maybe Charlie Walters in his column uncovered another part of the puzzle.

Budgets have actually increased in real terms but performance on the field has declined. The fact that 16 players out of 85 are in trouble academically points to another issue with this department. Do schools such as OSU and Wisconsin have as many of these issues? We need to be able to create an environment that promotes a spirit of winning and allowing these kids to remain eligible academically.

I suspect that other top notch athletic schools do create programs that enable some of these students to effectively balance school with the commitment to sports.

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_17548325

CHARLEY WALTERS

Jerry Kill's job has become tougher than expected with word that as many as 16 of the new Gophers football coach's 85 scholarship players will have to improve academically to be eligible for spring practice that begins March 24.

The Gophers' annual football budget increased from $7.4 million in 2003 to $17.5 million in 2010, ranking it seventh in the Big Ten and 29th nationally.

The Gophers men's basketball budget increased from $2.3 million in 2003 to $5.7 million in 2010, ranking fourth in the Big Ten. Gophers men's hockey has gone from $1.4 million in 2003 to $2.3 million in 2010, which ranks among the top three programs in the nation.
 

For me it's hard to blame Maturi that football players, much less any student athlete isn't getting it down in the class room. Assuming Minnesota provides the standard academic support to the player's, this is certainly not Maturi's fault. Now if the athletic department isn't providing the basic amount of support to student athletes it's a little bit of a different story.
 

You know what...I'll believe the 16 out of 85 number when this dbag actually gets the number of active scholarship athletes right...we don't have 85 scholarship kids on campus even if you include the outgoing seniors...without the seniors, it is closer to 55 registered and in classes...and as far as I am concerned, I am going to stick with the team announcements that 3 players are at issue right now, but that none have been ruled academically ineligible by the NCAA.

What amazes me is just how wrong these guys are and how often and how much they just make up or base their articles on pure conjecture...his next article will be about Kill going to Georgia Tech and Tubby to UCLA or some such *&^!#*&^!#*&^!#*&^!#...I'll believe it when the U officially announces it.
 

We just need a few more good underwater basket weaving majors for athletes that the other schools have like " agricultural journalism " at Wisconsin. Why is it that there are sooooo many athletes in these programs? :)
 

Honestly, as long as we are not violating NCAA Rules, if it takes underwater basket-weaving to compete for a national title in football and a final 4 trip in hoops, I am in. I don't give a rats butt what these kids take for classes or graduate in as long as we have competitive and legal athletic teams.
 


This would have never been a problem if the General College was still open at the U.
 



then we are destined to mediocrity unless something else changes at the U. Without commitment to facilitation athlete/students, we cannot compete vs other Big Time programs.....
 



millions2spare said:
then we are destined to mediocrity unless something else changes at the U. Without commitment to facilitation athlete/students, we cannot compete vs other Big Time programs.....
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The juxtaposition of your grandiose posts and your utter ignorance is simply astounding.
 


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