Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Also, a record 4 Nittany Lions were selected by ESPN the Magazine as Academic All-Americans, and another as a second teamer.
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/psu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08-americans.pdf
One thing that stood out to me, was Tyler Roehl from North Dakota State who majored in Physical Education and only had a GPA of 3.38. A) That means he got many B's in Phys. Ed classes. B) How does that qualify him as a first team Academic All-American? The answer is that there are really no other qualified candidates since they organize this by position, and running backs are apparently the densest of the lot.
Also notable, Mark Rubin made first team DB, but Rhodes Scholar Myron Rolle was delegated to second team. Makes you wonder how smart he actually is...
3 Comments:
That's a low blow Rudolf. If anything, I think its BS that Rolle didn't get first team academic All American. Don't knock the kid just because he goes to FSU (I believe he picked Florida State over Penn State because of academics, which a lot of people thought was an interesting move, but clearly it worked out for him). Anyway, Rolle is the man and your just an ass.
Obviously he is a smart guy, but how didn't he get first team!? Doesn't that seem a little weird to you? Or maybe Rubin is just that smart. Plus he's a great swimmer.
I think the fact that he didn't get first team tells me that the Academic All American selection system is the one that is flawed. Not the other way around.
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