OT Justin Fields online classes start 10/3
https://thespun.com/big-ten/ohio-state-buckeyes/justin-fields-reveals-hes-taking-online-courses-at-ohio-state?fbclid=IwAR0O98z--cKM6Rtf4ueiiypW5LhcmAcxT2JAg-0ZEv3DHK-Ccdj8Lb5fgDs
Justin Fields Reveals He’s Taking Online Courses At Ohio State
I understand some players take online classes,along with their regular classes,but how can Justin Fields be the QB at OSU for 7 months (practice,spring ball,summer ball,use OSU film room,locker room etc) and he isnt even in class (as of today)
He signed up for online classes that start Thursday Oct 3rd and a beat writer (rivals.com) said 2 of the 3 courses he signed up for are 1 hour EACH MONTH ....
https://ohiostate.rivals.com/
Im guessing he registered for late classes (Oct) incase he didnt win the QB battle in April and gave him a free out to leave the school,without losing eligiblity
Proves NCAA is a freaking joke ...
September 25th, 2019 at 3:07 PM ^
You have to be signed up for 12 credits to remain eligible. Is this all correct?
September 25th, 2019 at 3:47 PM ^
Credit to Cardale, he actually did come back and finish his degree. Like, I won't hate on a college kid for earning his degree even if he's aware of the fact that it isn't his main job.
September 25th, 2019 at 4:36 PM ^
and he didn't have any football practices to interrupt his class schedule.
September 25th, 2019 at 5:05 PM ^
I’m pretty sure they’re still giving those away in boxes of Cracker Jacks at 7-11s, in downtown Columbus.
September 25th, 2019 at 9:32 PM ^
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:08 PM ^
Online classes are often harder than attending in person due to higher amounts of reading/papers etc . Can't explain 1 hour a month for a class that doesn't sound right unless it's some sort of project class.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:27 PM ^
yeah dude I would rather sit in a lecture hall for 3 hours a week and then write some mediocre papers, etc. as a player than do an online class that requires, say, a 750 word minimum discussion board post with two 250 word replies every week on top of term papers and written exams and lecutres, etc.
Online classes have a reputation for being easy, they tend to be incredibly time consuming.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:33 PM ^
Exactly.
I had a couple of online engineering classes that I absolutely hated. Tons more reading, tons more computational assignments, harder tests, bullshit forum posts, logging in to virtual classroom skype-like sessions, extra papers...online classes suck. Not to mention I think many of them are canned and professors spend 1/10th the amount of work per student that traditional class professors do.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:36 PM ^
It’s a strong assumption that he is the one sitting in front of the computer.
September 25th, 2019 at 4:00 PM ^
Yup. That's the first thing that crossed my mind. No way to prove he didn't do the work while some nerd is submitting his work for him for a fee being paid under the table by someone else.
September 25th, 2019 at 4:32 PM ^
tats and weed, that's how they do it in c'bus
September 25th, 2019 at 5:02 PM ^
Hmmm. I guess you guys took different online courses. I had to show up with ID to take the midterm and final (proctored) exams.
I mean I guess my pet lizard coulda been watching the online videos - just not sure how that helps me pass the tests...
Cheers.
September 25th, 2019 at 6:31 PM ^
My online classes have all required a Respondus lockdown browser and a webcam that records my behavior for the entirety of the exam. Those sessions are reviewed by a TA to the best of my knowledge.
Classes that are not driven by exams and quizzes usually have you do a ton of writing and discussions boards. All papers submitted must also provide a plagiarism scan review.
All that being said, what class only requires an hour a month!? My Capism class alone is 20 hours a week.
September 25th, 2019 at 8:58 PM ^
I’m sure OSU has never gamed the system?
September 26th, 2019 at 2:48 PM ^
To be clear, you are alleging that Ohio State is allowing students to cheat on proctored exams?
This is an incredibly serious allegation that could cost them their accreditation. Y'all need to stop the silly conspiracy theories about these other schools. He'll probably do really badly in the class and then quit school when he goes pro in the second semester but he is assuredly actually sitting there bombing exams.
September 25th, 2019 at 7:11 PM ^
yeah, but that'll be one smart lizard when all is said and done
September 25th, 2019 at 3:51 PM ^
Yep, that was my experience with online courses, just a lot of BS extra work that was not present in traditional courses
September 25th, 2019 at 10:07 PM ^
How time consuming if someone else is sitting at the terminal?
September 25th, 2019 at 3:49 PM ^
I don’t think online classes are too difficult if someone else is completing it for you......
September 25th, 2019 at 5:04 PM ^
I think there's a very good chance that this is true. No way to ever know, though.
Not just because it's OSU either. At the college I worked at for years, we had a student in one of the finance classes do a big Excel project for most of the class -- he supposedly made about 10K for it. Got caught and was expelled.
September 25th, 2019 at 9:37 PM ^
Online swimming and badminton seem like they would be very difficult. Hit those books, Mr. Fields.
September 25th, 2019 at 4:20 PM ^
On the other hand, the biochem Keller program was excellent, imo. I loved the virtual self-paced nature of the class (back in the mid-90s). I did well and went on to be a proctor for Keller biochem the following semester.
But for Fields, I'm guessing he's not doing biochem...
September 25th, 2019 at 6:41 PM ^
Online classes are highly variable and how they compare to traditional classes really depends on the instructor/institution. In some cases they require a lot of self-study and they include multiple anti-cheat mechanisms. Other times, they’re just cake courses that have no restraints against cheating.
Considering he’s OSU’s QB, he probably has to write 500 words about “integrity” and his instructor is Urban Meyer.
September 26th, 2019 at 5:30 AM ^
Online courses are essentially open book tests, hard to fuck those up, especially if someone is taking them for you...
September 25th, 2019 at 3:10 PM ^
omfg...
September 25th, 2019 at 3:17 PM ^
OSU is on quarters correct? So the late start might not be late.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:43 PM ^
No, they've been on semesters for years now.
September 25th, 2019 at 4:23 PM ^
Just goes to show how old I am.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:52 PM ^
Not anymore. We stopped quarters in 2012.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:18 PM ^
Maybe he understands what a waste an education from Ohio State is, and is putting all of his time into an activity that will make him wealthy?
September 25th, 2019 at 3:20 PM ^
He ain’t come to play SCHOOL
September 25th, 2019 at 3:30 PM ^
*skool
September 25th, 2019 at 4:59 PM ^
skewl
September 25th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
Well...in defense of the author of that particular statement...carrying a full student academic load is not a cakewalk. Add in the extra load of being a football athlete with practices, travel, etc on top...it is a LOT of work. I have much sympathy for student athletes.
September 25th, 2019 at 4:26 PM ^
Do you think the majority of college football players are in college for the degree or to play football?
September 25th, 2019 at 7:09 PM ^
Degree --- because 97% of them already know wont even make the CFL,let alone the NFL.
I will say adding 4 more years of playing football was a nice bonus
September 25th, 2019 at 3:33 PM ^
When I was in school and took some online classes they were 15 weeks worth of work to be completed in 8 weeks. It was nice to not have to physically go to class but the overall workload was bigger week to week because of it.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:52 PM ^
Yep, my experience as well.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
So now the only way for you to feel better is to prove that ohio state bends the rules which isn’t fair? Who gives a crap? Beat them on the fields (pun intended) Right now that is the only thing that will save the season
September 26th, 2019 at 5:37 AM ^
Well, if Fields (and probably many other suckeyes) don't have to think about school for the first 4-5 weeks of the season, then they have an advantage against other teams because they can just focus on football. I think it's an unfair advantage, obviously.
September 27th, 2019 at 12:24 AM ^
Jesus Christ.. reach for whatever your pea brain needs too.. but it's fucking sad that you think UM student athletes have any higher barrier of entry than OSU does. Tout your UM degree all you want... unless you're Stanford, or a true Ivy League school... you are bending admissions standards just like the other 99% of programs out there. General Studies is a Michigan institution.. Fucking Harbaugh said as much. Perhaps your intellectual arrogance has put your shit-ass program where it is today... and people like you are to blame. Have fun with your continued irrelevance pumpkin☺
September 25th, 2019 at 3:39 PM ^
OSU has always had weird semesters. This isn't new. It's fucking bullshit.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:41 PM ^
Online classes are hit or miss. Some are harder, some are easier. Just depends on the course. I’m not gonna judge the kid. I doubt he stays at OSU long enough to get an undergrad degree. I would assume he leaves after next season unless something drastic changes. I don’t care if the NFL prospects don’t take the academic portion of NCAA football seriously. They don’t have an alternative to the NCAA. I do feel bad for the kids that don’t have serious NFL prospects but are discouraged or unable to pursue their real passions due to the time consuming nature of college athletics.
September 25th, 2019 at 3:55 PM ^
Why would you feel bad for any college football players ? They simply have more choices. They don’t have to play college sports. I have actually always been surprised how many people will take a football scholarship at EMU or WMU or comparable school. Over attending a good academic school as a walk on, or even regular student. I wouldn’t leave Uofm to play for a mac athletic team.
September 25th, 2019 at 4:11 PM ^
I'm even more surprised someone offered a scholarship to Stanford turns it down to attend the local school knowing that he is probably not going to start and probably not going to make it to the NFL.
September 25th, 2019 at 4:35 PM ^
You're surprised that someone would choose to continue playing a sport they love at one of the highest levels possible, while getting their school paid for and avoiding starting their life with massive student loan debt?
September 25th, 2019 at 6:15 PM ^
I do when they’re also preventing from pursuing degrees they care about. Just look at our HC and how upset he was that people in the football program discouraged him from majoring in history IIRC.
Also, you’re making the assumption that I also don’t feel bad for students with debt. I can feel bad for people in multiple circumstances.
September 26th, 2019 at 2:34 AM ^
what student debt ? People from poor communities basically go for free. I mean hell, I paid More to attend community college than I Do at uofm.