Louisiana vs. Grambling: Attendance 28,866

[CrazyCajun]

So, you're telling me, in general, there is no difference between the "A" student and the "C" student. I certainly agree that grades are not the only consideration, but they are part of it. And, as an employer, I would want to know that the grade was based in part on sports attendance.

Yes that’s exactly what I’m telling you...in life do they hide the book from you? Do you have to memorize everything at your job? Or just know how to find the info?

[Duggie35]

Grades certainly matter, but a very successful business man once told me that he would much prefer to hire an average student that had social skills and got involved in various school activities, rather than a straight A student that did nothing but keep their nose knee deep in books all the time and did very little else.

[covcaj]

Yes that’s exactly what I’m telling you...in life do they hide the book from you? Do you have to memorize everything at your job? Or just know how to find the info?

WOW!!!! Just WOW!!!!

[Jacob81]

I was looking through some box scores for fun. I noticed we outdrew rice vs Houston at rice. They had 26 and change. The schools are like 2 miles apart. I guess Houston fan don’t travel well😂

[Frenchie35]

Well, they will always count tickets sold so turnstiles are useless. But they should add to tickets sold students scanned in. And maybe it they added a bonus point or too for grades for some type regular attendance that can be grabbed from the scan it could get more of them there.

I understand the tickets sold. But the comment is always, "they didn't have near that many at the game"..turnstiles will answer that question. So why scan tickets when you enter if the count is always tickets sold. They know the attendance well before hand. They have the season tickets counted and the ones that buy at the Cajun dome or at the game ticket office is auto counted, so why scan?

[CrazyCajun]

WOW!!!! Just WOW!!!!

Yeah i know, don’t you feel like an idiot. I’ve Known plenty of A students who were worthless and unemployable...but were great at turning in assignments they copied from C students and great at memorizing.

[CajunVic]

I understand the tickets sold. But the comment is always, "they didn't have near that many at the game"..turnstiles will answer that question. So why scan tickets when you enter if the count is always tickets sold. They know the attendance well before hand. They have the season tickets counted and the ones that buy at the Cajun dome or at the game ticket office is auto counted, so why scan?

They scan them so only one person can get in on a ticket.

[covcaj]

Yeah i know, don't you feel like an idiot. I've Known plenty of A students who were worthless and unemployable...but were great at turning in assignments they copied from C students and great at memorizing.

OK. I've got an opening for an entry level position. I've got resumes from five people with 3.5 GPAs or better, and one from a graduate with a 2.3. I promise you, the 2.3 won't even get a wiff unless all five of the others don't work out in the interview.

Now, for the second job, I agree, grades don't matter nearly as much. I'm interested in performance. But, until I can measure performance I have to place importance on grades. And, if I thought a university were bumping up grades for attending sports, I'd have to think long and hard about giving interviews to that school's graduate for entry level positions.

[CajunVic]

Yes, because if I'm an employer I'd be thrilled to death to know that that engineering graduate that I think was a "B" student was actually a "C" student who liked attending football games. Exactly the qualifications I'm looking for when hiring for my mission critical project.

Dude, catch a grip. Teachers give extra points for stupid crap that will not have one iota of a chance to help these kids or their employers in the game of life. Social skills, meeting new people, learning to enjoy and get excited about aspects of your school that you can use for entertaining and contacts latter in life might. You probably one that hires solely on the GPA. Good luck with that.

[covcaj]

Dude, catch a grip. Teachers give extra points for stupid crap that will not have one iota of a chance to help these kids or their employers in the game of life. Social skills, meeting new people, learning to enjoy and get excited about aspects of your school that you can use for entertaining and contacts latter in life might. You probably one that hires solely on the GPA. Good luck with that.

See above.

[CajunVic]

See above.

I did. More crap. Like I said, go solely with your GPA, you may take some undesirables out of the market so others will not bare the risk of those.

And good lordy golly, I just suggested a minor benefit not a whole damn grade level on every class they take.

[covcaj]

I did. More crap. Like I said, go solely with your GPA, you may take some undesirables out of the market so others will not bare the risk of those.

And good lordy golly, I just suggested a minor benefit not a whole damn grade level on every class they take.

OK. I can understand that you disagree. However, purposefully or not, you have completely misrepresented what I have written. At NO point have I written or intimated that I hire solely based on GPA. And, have specifically written that, after the first job, performance is a better measuring stick. I also wrote that for entry level jobs I would give interview preference to candidates with the superior GPA. I did NOT write, or intimate, that GPA was the final criteria, merely that it is the starting point.

Please, if you disagree, disagree with what I have written. I'm pretty good at writing, and usually you don't need to surmise.