From a report about NCSU Athletics Director Lee Fowler’s comments today (emphasis added):
Fowler was next asked about the recent APR reports where NC State’s men’s basketball, baseball, and rifle teams fell below the “925” line, roughly the equivalent of a 50% graduation rate and the school’s overall APR ranked last in ACC. “Well, we would have been fourth in the Pac 10 and third in the Big 12 so maybe we’re just in the wrong conference,” joked Fowler.
Fowler goes on to address the problem, at least — the report states he “mentioned that all three programs have already posting improvements, stating that all three project to be well above the ‘925’ mark next season based on the marks received after the first semester of this year.” Nevertheless, for those worrying about the tail wagging the dog with regard to athletics, that joke sounded a worrisome note.
