I think that you can easily impose high academic standards at a large school
like the U of M.  For those not from around the area, there is a new
president (Mark Yudof) that came here from Texas and has been working to
increase standards for the general population in an effort to make the U of
MN one of the top x schools in the nation.  And with the recent "issues" in
the athletic department here at the U I think that high standards will not
only be supported but encouraged.
 
Another thought is that with a large school like Minnesota there "should" be
ample resources available to help student athletes maintain a high GPA.
What would be interesting to know is how low the floor is on Lucia's GPA
standards.  Going to a mandatory study for a <3 GPA is one thing, but how
low can a player sink before there are serious issues with his academics?
 
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Indy Rutks ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
 
Sounds like Lucia is taking the academic standards at Colorado College with
him to Gopherland.  Here's a question for everyone:  Will this hurt the
performance of the program on the ice?  Can you impose Ivy-League academic
standards on a large public university like the U of M and still expect to
contend for NCAA titles?  I'm all for players going to class and getting
good grades (that's what they're there for after all), but I think Lucia is
pushing the envelope just a little bit.  Anyone care to comment?
 
Brian
(GO SIOUX!!!)
 
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