Stole this from another forum. Everything below was posted by another. Discuss.



UofM's 2008 football class by major:

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Got this from a John-C on SM, I thought it was pretty funny.

Scum's class

Ricky Barnum - Kinesiology
Boubacar Cissoko - Kinesiology
Mike Cox - Kinesiology
Kenny Demens - Kinesiology
J.B. Fitzgerald - Kinesiology
J.T. Floyd - Kinesiology
Rocko Khoury - General Studies
Kevin Koger - Kinesiology
Mike Martin - General Studies
Elliott Mealer - Undeclared
Brandon Moore - Undeclared
Martavious Odoms - Kinesiology
Patrick Omameh - Engineering
Terrence Robinson - Kinesiology
Roy Roundtree - Kinesiology
Michael Shaw - Kinesiology
Brandon Smith - Kinesiology
Darryl Stonum - Kinesiology

Justin Feagin - Selling Cocaine
Taylor Hill - Transfer
Sam McGuffie - Transfer
Dann O'Neill - Transfer
Kurt Wermers - Transfer
Marcus Witherspoon - Transfer

I think I notice a trend. No way um pushes kids toward a major.

MSU's 2008 class

Johnny Adams - Undeclared
John Deyo - General Management
Steve Gardiner - Undeclared
Tyler Hoover - Studio Art
Zach Hueter - Finance
Cameron Jude - Criminal Justice
Keshawn Martin - Undeclared
Chris McDonald - History
Caulton Ray - Marketing
Trenton Robinson - General Business Administration - Pre-Law
David Rolf - Undeclared
Ethan Ruhland - Human Biology
Fred Smith - Undeclared
Drew Stevens - General Business Administration - Pre-Law
Brynden Trawick - Education
Myles White - English
Jamiihr Williams - Kinesiology
Glenn Winston - Undeclared
Jerel Worthy - Kinesiology

Charles Burrell - Transfer
Anthony Woods - Transfer
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Justin Feagin - Selling Cocaine

LOL!!!!! Hilarious.

getting in via the kin. school is less competetive, i know you know this.

msu is easier to get into, and thats all there is to it.

i hope i never see a 'this board is a toilet' post from you.

getting in via the kin. school is less competetive, i know you know this.

msu is easier to get into, and thats all there is to it.

i hope i never see a 'this board is a toilet' post from you.
It has been established (Harbaugh, the large expose a few years ago, etc.) that UM does not hold its football players to the same academic standards it does the regular student. Nice try though, b-diddy. I realize this whole academic ivory tower bullshit about UM is one of the things that makes your little wiener chirp, but it just isn`t true.

isnt true in your mind.

bukky, i realize you graduated like 500 years ago, so i'll refresh you on how it works. once you get accepted at a school, you start taking these 100 and 200 lvl courses called pre-reqs (short for pre-requisits, or pre-required). these pre-reqs apply towards any major. up until about junior year, a major is about as meaningful as a typical bukdow claim on this board.

which is why its so funny to see tweedle dee and tweedle dum huff and puff about the majors of kids going into their sophomore years. typical, to say the least.

My major changed after my sophomore year. What does it matter what they are "pursuing" as an underclassman?

isnt true in your mind.

bukky, i realize you graduated like 500 years ago, so i'll refresh you on how it works. once you get accepted at a school, you start taking these 100 and 200 lvl courses called pre-reqs (short for pre-requisits, or pre-required). these pre-reqs apply towards any major. up until about junior year, a major is about as meaningful as a typical bukdow claim on this board.

which is why its so funny to see tweedle dee and tweedle dum huff and puff about the majors of kids going into their sophomore years. typical, to say the least.
Worthless post.

Worthless post.

Pot calling the Kettle black?!?

Pot calling the Kettle black?!?
Not only worthless, but predictable, unimaginative and frankly, stupid.

Not only worthless, but predictable, unimaginative and frankly, stupid.

Pot calling the Kettle black?!?

Why does this matter? Because it proves that the 4 part story on MLive was true. It also proves that Harbaugh was right. They bring kids in, filter them into the easiest classes possible to keep them eligible. It's a joke. If you look at those two lists and don't think anything of it, you are an idiot.

again, baker, your major is insignificent until you take upper lvl classes, and even then you have some leeway.

michigan maybe tells recruits to apply to the kin school since it has lower standards, but from there transferring to the school of lsa is a formallity.

its amazing how worked up you get over something you are completely ignorant.

Why does this matter? Because it proves that the 4 part story on MLive was true. It also proves that Harbaugh was right. They bring kids in, filter them into the easiest classes possible to keep them eligible. It's a joke. If you look at those two lists and don't think anything of it, you are an idiot.

Who on earth (other than the insecure people at SpartanTailgate) gives a flying fuck about any of this?

Why does this matter?

Who on earth (other than the insecure people at SpartanTailgate) gives a flying fuck about any of this?

Apparantly a lot of people, that's why they did a 4 part story on it. I know you'd like to push it aside as a Michigan fan because it's embarrassing~sorry.

Diddy, you don't think its shady that they push their kids into two majors? Who cares if you think majors are meaningless...pushing kids into classes they will "pass" and pushing them toward a shady professor for "independent studies" is wrong.

Ask Memphis about academic fraud.

Some people need to get a life....

So are you suggesting that Michigan should make more of their programs easier like MSU's so that the athletes can succeed in them?

So are you suggesting that Michigan should make more of their programs easier like MSU's so that the athletes can succeed in them?
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So are you suggesting that Michigan should make more of their programs easier like MSU's so that the athletes can succeed in them?

Michigan State is the 2nd largest university in the country. They approach education in a different way. They could also take in just their top 5% and claim eliteness.

What is funny is fans pounding their chests about their academics when in reality, their athletes are being pushed through hush hush.

Michigan State is the 2nd largest university in the country. They approach education in a different way. They could also take in just their top 5% and claim eliteness.

What is funny is fans pounding their chests about their academics when in reality, their athletes are being pushed through hush hush.

Okay I disagree...

A 24 on my ACT and a 3.3 GPA in HS got me accepted to MSU, Xavier & Oakland, three of the four schools I applied to in high school (2006).

I also applied to U of M but was denied acceptance.

Hmmm...

Michigan State is the 2nd largest university in the country. They approach education in a different way. They could also take in just their top 5% and claim eliteness.

What is funny is fans pounding their chests about their academics when in reality, their athletes are being pushed through hush hush.

Considering that michigan is also one of the largest universities in the country, i doubt that the number of students is a major factor in the difference between universities. I bet that an examination of post-career income for non pro athletes would show that michigan players fare better than msu players after graduation. If the question is whether athletes take easier classes than the general population at u-m, the answer is unequivocally yes. However, that hardly makes them worse off than if u-m did not accept them via athletic scholarship in the first place.

THERE IS NO ROOM FOR COMMON SENSE IN THESE HERE THREADS

Diddy, you don't think its shady that they push their kids into two majors? Who cares if you think majors are meaningless...pushing kids into classes they will "pass" and pushing them toward a shady professor for "independent studies" is wrong.

Ask Memphis about academic fraud.

its like youve completely ignored what ive said. if we were talking about the class of 2006, you would atleast have a point. you have zilch for 2008.

the % of kids after frosh year who a) know what they want to do, b) follow through with that for 3 more years , and c) have actually taken the step of going to the registrar's office and declared is very small.

i would stop being so quick to judge these teenagers. during your frosh year, being pre-med and pre-philosophy can be identical. so one isnt more impressive than the other yet. alot of kids take a year or two to figure things out. or in your case, decades.

Michigan State is the 2nd largest university in the country. They approach education in a different way. They could also take in just their top 5% and claim eliteness.

What is funny is fans pounding their chests about their academics when in reality, their athletes are being pushed through hush hush.
My wife's cousin was the biggest U of M fan I've ever met. He has wanted to go there as long as I have known him. His grades were not good enough to get in, so he went to MSU.

MSU is a good school also (don't think I'm saying otherwise). I'm just saying I don't think you know what you are talking about here.

If you want to say athletes are held to a different standard, sure. But they pound their chest on academic standards because it's true.

It just blows my mind...why do you guys keep arguing a common sense point? He doesn't get it...never has, never will.

the % of kids after frosh year who a) know what they want to do, b) follow through with that for 3 more years , and c) have actually taken the step of going to the registrar's office and declared is very small.

i would stop being so quick to judge these teenagers. during your frosh year, being pre-med and pre-philosophy can be identical. so one isnt more impressive than the other yet. alot of kids take a year or two to figure things out. or in your case, decades.

He just doesn't get it.

I took 2 classes for my major prior to my junior year. that is it. everything else was pre-reqs.

BTW, where is he getting the 2nd largest university from anyway?

Ignore the formatting, but MSU isn't even the largest in the big ten:


Ranking University Location Enrollment
1 The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 53,715
2 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona 52,734
3 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 51,413
4 University of Minnesota Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota 51,141
5 University of Central Florida at Orlando, Florida 50,254
6 University of Texas at Austin at Austin, Texas 50,006
7 Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas 48,029
8 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 46,648
9 University of South Florida at Tampa, Florida 46,174
10 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania 44,406
11 University of Washington at Seattle, Washington 42,113
12 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin 42,041
13 University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois 42,025
14 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 41,028
15 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 40,485
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_United_States_university_campuses_ by_enrollment

WTFChris, they were the 2nd largest last time I checked. That's why I said that.

But hey, I can admit when I'm wrong. If Michigan is close in kids to MSU, then props to them academically. I got away from the point with my 5% comment. I've never wore a "Michigan State Academics" shirt, I root for their sports teams.

It is the same thing Buk always says, people that didn't go there point out how great Michigan is academically (which is funny) and their athletes are held to a completely different standard. Well known fact.

If you went to Michigan and you have that degree, thump your chest and be proud cuz you should be. But the athletes, different story.

It must have been a while since Baker last checked.

http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-largest-United-States-universities-by-enrollment

It must have been a while since Baker last checked.

http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-largest-United-States-universities-by-enrollment

Must have been 2nd in BT at one time.


But hey, I can admit when I'm wrong.

Boom...roasted.

I was actually talking with my wife about this topic the other day. She has a Master's from Michigan in the medical field, and she was telling me that Kiniesiology is no joke. It's actually a pretty tough major.

I love the discussions we get into around here. People getting heated about 18 year old kids we don't know and what college classes they are going to take...lol.

yea, i had a friend major in kin. not the smartest kid, but i know he didnt think it was a nothing major. i also know physics credits are required. most people dont equate physics with blow off classes.

I think people take the term "hard sciences" to mean the classes are hard.

I have a Kinesiology degree.............thats all.

I bet you do text-book perfect squats.

Boom...roasted.

I was actually talking with my wife about this topic the other day. She has a Master's from Michigan in the medical field, and she was telling me that Kiniesiology is no joke. It's actually a pretty tough major.

I love the discussions we get into around here. People getting heated about 18 year old kids we don't know and what college classes they are going to take...lol.
What in the fuck does this mean? And, what campus?

It probably means that it was more expensive and more difficult to obtain than the Bachelor(s) in Smithsonianism & Harperism you got at MSU.

I watched the Smithsonian Channel last night (in HD) and, for a few fleeting moments, I knew what it felt like to live "that life", the life that I've only read about here.

Must have been 2nd in BT at one time.
Kind of curious... when is that?

Records from the last 30+ years show that MSU has never been #1 or #2 in the Big 10 in terms of enrollment. Heck in some year it wasn't even #3. How much further back do we have to reach to the time MSU was 2nd? MSU joined Big 10 what, 50 years ago?

Wondering when you 'last' checked it.


But hey, I can admit when I'm wrong.
Good for you. Let's hope it stays that way? No I don't mean for you to stay being wrong.

After really analyzing it some more, I think the Michigan fans here are right. It's just one big coincidence that all of Michigan's football players pick one of two majors. I'm sure it is that way everywhere except for State.

I also think that the whole 4 part story about the university pushing its football players into the courses that some profs make easy and taking independent studies with shady profs is just all made up. I also think the former Michigan Rose Bowl Quarterback Jim Harbaugh made up all the stuff he said too.

What was I thinking?

I just bought some Michigan State shorts at Kohls. They were 75% off.

FYI.

Zoltan Mesko majors in accounting (per Facebook).

It's just great comedy.

Motown has maybe the most idiotic post I've seen this year and then it is followed up with Wil's Mesko post. Okay, first of all you list one guy having a different major, top that off by making it the punter, and top that off by pointing out the fact that you are either searching Michigan player's facebook pages or you are facebook buddies with him....LMAO.

You guys will buddy up here though and convince yourselves through numbers and equally mind numbing stupidity that this maize and blue perception of the sports world is in fact the truth and State fans are all off base.

The fact that you keep writing two paragraphs in each post as if you think our responses are serious, is absolutely amazing.

Nobody cares about what a player is studying. Except for the insecure people who went to MSU and Jim Harbaugh.

Baker. what was your major at Michigan State? What year did you graduate?

It's just great comedy.

Motown has maybe the most idiotic post I've seen this year and then it is followed up with Wil's Mesko post. Okay, first of all you list one guy having a different major, top that off by making it the punter, and top that off by pointing out the fact that you are either searching Michigan player's facebook pages or you are facebook buddies with him....LMAO.

You guys will buddy up here though and convince yourselves through numbers and equally mind numbing stupidity that this maize and blue perception of the sports world is in fact the truth and State fans are all off base.
My man, you need to get laid.(Not to mention my post was true)

What in the fuck does this mean? And, what campus?

Correct me if I'm wrong Filly, but I think the Kiniesiology major has a lot of classes that deal with anotomy, etc. I mentioned that about my wife because she had similar classes, and she knew some people majoring in Kiniesiology and said they were no joke. And she did go to U-M Flint because that's the only place Michigan has an anesthesia program.

Motown. You are so idiotic.

Believe me, I know.

Baker. what was your major at Michigan State? What year did you graduate?

OH SHIT

It's not that Kinesiology can't be hard, it's that the Michigan Adminstration funnels all their guys into this program knowing sure well that the professors are all in their pockets.

It's not that Kinesiology can't be hard, it's that the Michigan Adminstration funnels all their guys into this program knowing sure well that the professors are all in their pockets.

An intelligent poster, I like it.

It's not that Kinesiology can't be hard, it's that the Michigan Adminstration funnels all their guys into this program knowing sure well that the professors are all in their pockets.

So you've been here for about 10 minutes as a new poster and you're already claiming that a major university is blatently engaging in academic fraud? Rosenburg.........is this you?!?

So you've been here for about 10 minutes as a new poster and you're already claiming that a major university is blatently engaging in academic fraud? Rosenburg.........is this you?!?

Come on man, don't be naive! I guarantee those kids hardly even show up to these Keansiology classes. It's the "Michigan Way"!

I think it's funny that FANS actually care about this kind of stuff.

I, for one, care about what college football players are doing in school.