Originally Posted by baldbear
Some analysis of the Division I All-American picks.

First team had 37% Graduate students, 31% Seniors, 19% Juniors and 13% Sophomores.

Second Team had 44% Graduate students, 19% Seniors, 25% Juniors, 12% Sophomores

Third Team had 25% Graduate students, 19% Seniors, 31% Juniors, 13% Sophomores and 13% Freshmen

Overall 35% were Graduate students, 23% Seniors, 25% Juniors, 13% Sophomore, 4% Freshmen

Did having Graduate students eligible affect Seniors more than any group or would their share have been distributed down the academic years? Did it affect Freshmen stars in any way? Without getting too deep into the stats I’m guessing most, if not all, Graduate students were All American as seniors so I’ll go out on a limb and say having fifth year players is “stealing” from the bottom classes. Thoughts?



Bald Bear, Have always respected your opinion and what you bring to this Forum. But have to strongley disagree with the thought that someone may have stolen something from someone. In order to have something taken from or stolen from an individual they must first have earned or possesed that thing that is being stolen. The student athlete that may not have aquired AA status because of the presence of some better players could be considered unfortunate, but is reality. And to the HS parents on here who feel their daughter has been deprived of a spot in a starting lineup or even a spot on a roster, I would say no one should be entitled to something they have yet to earn.