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Thursday, February 02, 2006

Plain Dealing


Advocates of tighter college admission and academic standards should "be careful what you wish for," because sports teams at Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati are filled with dummies, said State Rep. Tom Brinkman.

Both schools would have to disband teams if Ohio adopted tighter college admission standards, he told a campus forum Monday at Miami University.

The universities don't agree. A spokesman for the University of Cincinnati described Brinkman's comments as "off base" remarks that perpetuate the "dumb jock" myth.

…Brinkman said both schools would have to disband their teams if the state moved to emphasize academics.

"Well, there goes the Ohio State football team," he said. "And the U.C. basketball team."


Cleveland Plain Dealer
Posted at: 2/02/2006 02:36:00 PM