oregonpackfan
05-07-2008, 10:18 AM
The big question for the major sports of college football and basketball rose again yesterday when the NCAA leveled sanctions against 200 colleges having players with poor academic performance and graduation rates.
Prior to this report a number of Oregon Ducks fans, sportswriters, and alumni have been putting pressure on UO Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny to terminate UO mens' basketball coach Ernie Kent.
Kent has consistently produced winning seasons but is not winning at the top 20 level some fans want him to win. He has taken the team to the NCAA tournament twice in the last two years, even the Elite Eight two years ago.
Regarded as a man of high character who genuinely is concerned about the academics and personal lives of his players, many fans still want him ousted. Kent has stated, "To me, its bringing in guys who want to be educated and who want to earn their degrees."
The drive to fire Kent took a blow yesterday when the U. of Oregon's mens basketball team scored an impressive 975 out of a possible 1,000 points. The score was the highest of any major sports team in the Pac-10.
Again, this brings up the question: Should a Division I coach of a major sport be evaluated by the academic standings of his players or the winning percentage of his team?
Share with us your thoughts.
http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/121012891675900.xml&coll=7
Prior to this report a number of Oregon Ducks fans, sportswriters, and alumni have been putting pressure on UO Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny to terminate UO mens' basketball coach Ernie Kent.
Kent has consistently produced winning seasons but is not winning at the top 20 level some fans want him to win. He has taken the team to the NCAA tournament twice in the last two years, even the Elite Eight two years ago.
Regarded as a man of high character who genuinely is concerned about the academics and personal lives of his players, many fans still want him ousted. Kent has stated, "To me, its bringing in guys who want to be educated and who want to earn their degrees."
The drive to fire Kent took a blow yesterday when the U. of Oregon's mens basketball team scored an impressive 975 out of a possible 1,000 points. The score was the highest of any major sports team in the Pac-10.
Again, this brings up the question: Should a Division I coach of a major sport be evaluated by the academic standings of his players or the winning percentage of his team?
Share with us your thoughts.
http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/121012891675900.xml&coll=7