JUCO OG Desmond Bland [Nebraska Commit]

To Which School Will Bland Commit?

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zeWilbur said:
I get the convenience of the lazy/partier implication. Especially as we are not privy to the level of information to warrant an informed decision. Though it bothers me when people/posts are dismissive of a kid by oversimplifying the situation. He has made his own bed but there might be a little more to it than that.

To clear the NCAA 40-60-80 rule he would need 60% of a degree completed by the end of his third year. At 120 credit hours for NU graduation that would be 72 hours. Not a giant hurdle but that is the actual number with which he is dealing.

1. All of those have to be applicable to the same major to hit the 60% mark. This can be very tricky if he ever changed majors or started very gen ed and now wants to go a major with a heavy emphasis. Something writing intensive would likely cause just as much problem as something math intensive.

2. All have to be at a grade high enough to be accepted by the transferring institution.

3. All of the courses must actually be transferable to NU. JUCOs are really good at creating "unique" courses that might not fit into the transferring schools curriculum. e.g. A California JUCO might have a 'History of the Southwest' course that Nebraska would not accept because they did not have anything that specific in the current course catalog(personal experience on this one). Usually this is mitigated by local JUCOs tailoring for local 4-year schools. There are large discrepancies from Kansas schools to NU let alone from Arizona schools to NU. I'm sure he would have registered for the semester with some heavy input from NU Admissions folks to try and alleviate this.

So if he took 12 hours a semester for three years he would be at 72 credits. If even one course did not transfer he would not be eligible even if he had a 4.0 GPA. I'm not claiming this is his exact situation but hopefully demonstrating that lack of guidance early in the process or a change of direction can screw a student athlete more than anything else. Even when they are doing everything they are asked.
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Good info. Thanks

 
Interesting news here...

Florida St offered Bland and he seems interested. Said he definitely plans to visit Tallahassee. Coach for FSU is the same coach that was recruiting him out of high school. Article on 24/7

Frost and Co. need to keep a close eye on this one..

 
I mean you also have to include the below instead of just suggesting the 40-60-80 rule, 

• Need to attend a two-year college as a full-time student for at least three semesters (excluding summer terms).

• Graduate from a two-year college (25% of units must be completed at the two year school that awards the degree).

• Need a minimum of 48 transferable units of degree credit.  The transferable units MUST include 6 semester units in English, 3 semester units of Math and 3 semester units of Science

• Need a minimum GPA of 2.50 in transferable units and pass 6 units in your last full-time term.  No more than 2 units of PE courses can be used to meet the transfer degree credit or GPA requirements

**NOTE – Summer School Limitation!! Students entering a Division I college may not earn more than 18 semester units of transferable coursework during the summer and only 9 semester units of transferable degree credit may be earned during the summer immediately before transfer.

They are allowed up to 18 credit hours in the summer as well, so the 12 credit hours per term etc to get the 72 is nice but online summer courses etc really make it not as daunting as you are making it sound....If it is so difficult to navigate how do so many kids make it to campuses from JUCO's? 

All I am saying is a kid has ample time over the course of 3 full academic years to meet requirements to attend a 4 year institution. He has the term that is just starting to finish the degree so hopefully he has actually done what is needed to cross the finish line. In the end the most important thing is getting your dang degree. 

 
Alright, this is frustrating.  Forgive my ranting here, but just exactly how hard is it to get through the bare minimum academic requirements at a stinkin' JUCO, for crying out loud.  Were academics the reason he's in a Juco to begin with?  If so, and there is still an issue after a "second chance", then how is he going to get through the academics at a more stringent college/university?

 
Dilly Dilly said:
Alright, this is frustrating.  Forgive my ranting here, but just exactly how hard is it to get through the bare minimum academic requirements at a stinkin' JUCO, for crying out loud.  Were academics the reason he's in a Juco to begin with?  If so, and there is still an issue after a "second chance", then how is he going to get through the academics at a more stringent college/university?
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if he graduates in May that means it took him 3 years to get to roughly 60ish credit hours for his associates degree. Full Time minimum credits are 12 per semester so 24 a year not counting any potential summer classes. So he has done the minimum possible credits each semester and done no summer work and failed a couple classes or he has done summer work and failed a few more classes

 
Dilly Dilly said:
Alright, this is frustrating.  Forgive my ranting here, but just exactly how hard is it to get through the bare minimum academic requirements at a stinkin' JUCO, for crying out loud.  Were academics the reason he's in a Juco to begin with?  If so, and there is still an issue after a "second chance", then how is he going to get through the academics at a more stringent college/university?
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Academics were the reason he was at the JUCO. It's crazy, watching last chance U - you see exactly why those kids are at JUCO. Some figure it out, some think their talent alone will get them to where they need to go. The worst part it isn't aptitude, it's effort. If you are working hard to get good grades - the people at the JUCO will see it that you come through successful.

 
FrantzHardySwag said:
Academics were the reason he was at the JUCO. It's crazy, watching last chance U - you see exactly why those kids are at JUCO. Some figure it out, some think their talent alone will get them to where they need to go. The worst part it isn't aptitude, it's effort. If you are working hard to get good grades - the people at the JUCO will see it that you come through successful.
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Correct 

 
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