OT: Kevan Thibodeaux wants to play skool, Pete Finebaum takes offense

On the contrary, the link "chain" function is alive and well.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2022/01/paul-finebaum-calls-kayvon-thibodeaux-stigmatism-of-alabama-education-argument-lame-and-stupid.html?outputType=amp

Do they mean “stigma” or “astigmatism”?

At the end of his rant, he talks about how Kayvon could have won more at Bama, when he literally said he did not care about winning as much as getting an education LOL

People in the SEC really think that winning a football game at 21 years old, is more important than the rest of your life. 

....and he can also....

He has some whomping hearin lobes don’t he?

Acceptance rates:

Michigan 26%

Oregon 80%

Alabama 82%

Tennessee, Finebaum's alma mater: 78%

Big Ten: Northwestern 9% -> Michigan State 76%

https://www.univstats.com/comparison/big-ten-conference/admission/

Self burn!

Demonstrating that he, indeed, chose Oregon instead of Michigan.

do you mean to say that his remark about bama didn't exactly pass the eye test?

I interpreted it as being about Alabama in general, not the university. The state is ranked 47th (of 50 of course) for education and I think it was 50th in the recent past.

I agree. He overplays Oregon > Bama. It is, but marginally. But he is smart about working for Nike, a global brand and #1 in it's sector, if football didn't work out. That's a great pitch for Oregon. 

I took his comments to be more focused on the expectations of football players as students more so than the whole school. Bama and Oregon are similar academic schools in ranking. I’m guessing Oregon may allow their football players more freedom in what they major in and how much time they devote to education than at Alabama. I doubt Saban gives a shit about his players getting degrees. His expectation is that you are in the weight room, film room, and practice field. Take care of that school stuff if you have time. To that end, a football player at Oregon has a much higher chance of coming out of college with a much better education than at Alabama even if the schools in general have similar academic rankings.

Writing this made me think of another question, when was the last time a team lost a player to academic ineligibility? This used to happen on a regular basis 25+ years ago. Somehow magically no football player gets poor grades anymore. 

Last year (2020), the SEC (at least Alabama) started to let players wear "SEC" patches with the word "Graduate" if the player had already graduated. Since Alabama won the championship, I became quite familiar with that patch, and I found it very impressive. I would say it was close to 1/2 the players on the field who wore those patches..guys like Mac Jones, Devonte Smith, Alex Leatherwood. That speaks A LOT to the type of culture at Alabama; one, that they can get players there who want to graduate, and, two that those players stick around long enough to do so. That was probably the biggest difference between last year's team and this year's, not having those 4th and 5th year players. Having that type of experience and leadership throughout your team is a huge advantage. Say what you want about Saban, Alabama and the SEC, it's hard to argue that Alabama has not only talked the talk, they've also walked he walk. 

oh man is he ok?

I am glad I wasn't the only one who thought that.

Says more about you than it does people in Alabama.

How do you know it was an Alabama fan that invented the toothbrush?

Anyone else would have named it the teethbrush. 
 

This is possibly the most elitist bullshit I have seen on here in a while.  Even in jest, ripping down people because they are poor is pathetic.  Grow the fuck up.