Recently, a poster calling himself, MNGophers11, responding to the post of mggoph praising the academic efforts of Gopher football team members:
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http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArti...CLID=204938084,
honored us with the following words and thoughts of one of the uninformed No Nothings of this world:
"Gee, coach, you are aware that the "courses" being pursued by many of the underclassmen are more like hobbies than academics??"
The above words of wisdom sent me on a little investigative mission to determine just exactly what these so called "hobby courses" were that the Gopher football underclassmen were pursuing instead of legitimate academic programs and majors offered by the University of Minnesota. I took as my sample, the 22 football players who will be Juniors this fall, 2010, the much maligned "Underclassmen", at the present time. In the chart below, I have listed the names, the academic Majors, and the Academic Honors of the 22 listed players. All of them, with the exception of the new transfers, have been accepted into legitimate program majors, as listed in the University of Minnesota website, at:
Twin Cities Undergraduate Programs,
http://onestop2.umn.edu/programCata....do?campus=UMNTC&career=UGRD&programType=BACC
You can look them up yourselves, I was unable to find any "Hobby Courses" among the declared majors of the 22 juniors to be.
The graduation numbers speak for themselves, over 89% of senior football players graduated, over the last three years, due to the efforts of the players themselves, Coach Tim Brewster, his coaching staff and the Academic Counseling Staff.
KUDOS TO ALL OF THEM!
MINNESOTA GOPHERS FOOTBALL JUNIOR CLASS MAJORS, & ACADEMIC
HONORS
1.) Bunders, Chris Civil Engineering HONOR STUDENT
2.) Edwards, Jewhan Communications Studies
3.) Eskridge, DeLeon Sports Management
4.) Eure, Tiree Undecided, Transfer
5.) Green, Brandon Youth Studies
6.) Jacobs, Anthony Applied Economics
7. Johnson, Johnny Youth Studies
8.) Kirksey, Brandon Sociology
9.) Klitzke, Bryan Political Science
10.) Lair, Eric Youth Studies
11.) Lewis, Christyn Undecided, Transfer
12.) McKnight, Da'Jon Business Marketing Ed.
13.) Orton, Ryan Mass Communications HONOR STUDENT Big Ten
All-Academic Team
14.) Salamon, Shady Kenesiology
15.) Schwerman, David Finance, Carlson School of Management HONOR
STUDENT
16.) Stoudermire, Troy Youth Studies
17.) Thornton, Herschel Undecided, Transfer
18.) Tillman, Dwight Undecided, Transfer
19.) Tinsley, Gary Business Marketing Ed.
20.) Tow-Arnett, Nathan Business Marketing Ed.
21. Wynn, Ryan Biology HONOR STUDENT
22.) Bennett, Duane Sociology
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http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArti...CLID=204938084,
honored us with the following words and thoughts of one of the uninformed No Nothings of this world:
"Gee, coach, you are aware that the "courses" being pursued by many of the underclassmen are more like hobbies than academics??"
The above words of wisdom sent me on a little investigative mission to determine just exactly what these so called "hobby courses" were that the Gopher football underclassmen were pursuing instead of legitimate academic programs and majors offered by the University of Minnesota. I took as my sample, the 22 football players who will be Juniors this fall, 2010, the much maligned "Underclassmen", at the present time. In the chart below, I have listed the names, the academic Majors, and the Academic Honors of the 22 listed players. All of them, with the exception of the new transfers, have been accepted into legitimate program majors, as listed in the University of Minnesota website, at:
Twin Cities Undergraduate Programs,
http://onestop2.umn.edu/programCata....do?campus=UMNTC&career=UGRD&programType=BACC
You can look them up yourselves, I was unable to find any "Hobby Courses" among the declared majors of the 22 juniors to be.
The graduation numbers speak for themselves, over 89% of senior football players graduated, over the last three years, due to the efforts of the players themselves, Coach Tim Brewster, his coaching staff and the Academic Counseling Staff.
KUDOS TO ALL OF THEM!
MINNESOTA GOPHERS FOOTBALL JUNIOR CLASS MAJORS, & ACADEMIC
HONORS
1.) Bunders, Chris Civil Engineering HONOR STUDENT
2.) Edwards, Jewhan Communications Studies
3.) Eskridge, DeLeon Sports Management
4.) Eure, Tiree Undecided, Transfer
5.) Green, Brandon Youth Studies
6.) Jacobs, Anthony Applied Economics
7. Johnson, Johnny Youth Studies
8.) Kirksey, Brandon Sociology
9.) Klitzke, Bryan Political Science
10.) Lair, Eric Youth Studies
11.) Lewis, Christyn Undecided, Transfer
12.) McKnight, Da'Jon Business Marketing Ed.
13.) Orton, Ryan Mass Communications HONOR STUDENT Big Ten
All-Academic Team
14.) Salamon, Shady Kenesiology
15.) Schwerman, David Finance, Carlson School of Management HONOR
STUDENT
16.) Stoudermire, Troy Youth Studies
17.) Thornton, Herschel Undecided, Transfer
18.) Tillman, Dwight Undecided, Transfer
19.) Tinsley, Gary Business Marketing Ed.
20.) Tow-Arnett, Nathan Business Marketing Ed.
21. Wynn, Ryan Biology HONOR STUDENT
22.) Bennett, Duane Sociology
