SEC Football and the APR

[biguglyjoe]

<p class="blogHead">SEC football and the APR </p> <p class="blogDate">May 7, 2009 12:35 PM</p> <div class="blogEntry">

Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low</p>

Here's an update of where the SEC football teams finished in the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) report.</p>

Ole Miss was one of two BCS teams along with Minnesota that lost scholarships because of an APR score below 925 and having athletes who left the program that weren't academically ineligible at the time of their departure.</p>

This latest APR report was for the 2004-05 through 2007-08 academic years. Ole Miss fired David Cutcliffe following the 2004 season and brought in Ed Orgeron, who was fired following the 2007 season. Orgeron is now the recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach at Tennessee.</p>

Vanderbilt didn't have the highest score, either. That distinction belonged to Georgia. The Commodores were second.</p>

A look at how all 12 SEC teams fared in the APR report:</p>

• Georgia 976
• Vanderbilt 969
• Florida 963
• LSU 960
• Alabama 955
• Auburn 949
• Tennessee 949
• Kentucky 948
• Mississippi State 933
• South Carolina 929
• Arkansas 927
• Ole Miss 910 (lost three scholarships)

</div> <p class="tags">South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Vols, Alabama Criimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Arkansas Razorbacks, Ole Miss Rebels, Vanderbilt Commodores, Georgia Bulldogs, Florida Gators, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers</p>

 

[RebelBruiser]

So we have two coaching change years counted in our score. I hadn't thought about that, and that would help explain the score.

 

[biguglyjoe]

I'm curious to know what it takes to get a program to fall below the minimum.

 

[olemissbydamn]

We've had close to 20, if not more, leave during the time since Cut was fired.

 

[biguglyjoe]

I could see them being in the same boat if Kiffen doesn't pan out, which I think he won't.

 

[BulldogLegacy]

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[BulldogLegacy]

Well if the first post is correct, a coaching change should not be that effected by a coaching change since departing players with academic issues are the only ones that influence the APR. Ole Miss just had players with issues the last couple of years.

 

[Emanonion]

Any student athlete that leaves makes you lose points. If they are an track academically they only make you lose 1 point. If the are not on track, then they make you lose 2 points. The sentence in the first post meant students that never made it to campus because of ineligibility dont hurt your score.

 

[Bulldog Backer]

Was the attrition of all the players Crxxm ran off contributing to the low APR for us? Did the Brown, Wesley, Hughes departures hurt?