9 players GRADUATE in Dec...CONGRATS!

[Soonerjeepman]

Jeremy Beal - Multidisciplinary Studies
Cory Brandon - Multidisciplinary Studies
Emmanuel Jones - Multidisciplinary Studies
Brian Lepak - Finance
Mossis Madu - Human Relations
Eric Mensik - Multidisciplinary Studies
DeMarco Murray - Communication
John Nimmo - Management
Adrian Taylor - Sociology

Three former players are also completing their degrees including Vince Carter, Cory Heinecke and J.D. Runnels. Congratulations Sooner grads.

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/01_sooner_football_notebook.html

[Okie35]

Good stuff

[Eielson]

Apparently multidisciplinary studies is really easy.

[Soonerjeepman]

Apparently multidisciplinary studies is really easy.

LOL..not sure what career you can pursue with that...seems pretty popular...guess it's the fact that they COMPLETED 130 hours and passed those classes...

[SunnySooner]

Congrats to Brian Lepak--Finance. That ain't underwater basketweaving.

And, the other guys as well, just wanted to single Brian out, that really is a tough degree. That was Sam's too, I think.

[oupride]

Great post. Thanks.

[Soonerjeepman]

I haven't checked to see how many other seniors are listed on the team that are not graduating...but good to see several starters with a degree...

[yermom]

Apparently multidisciplinary studies is really easy.

:O

it actually depends on how it's set up.

i'll take crap from a physics major about the ease of mine, and that's about it.

[Soonerfan88]

I think one of the draws to Multidisciplinary Studies for football players is that it can sometimes be easier to schedule upper level classes around practice & workouts.

However, it is not just a blow-off degree and can open many different doors depending on your areas of concentration.

[OUEngr1990]

How come there are no football players majoring in engineering? :D

[sooner94]

Apparently multidisciplinary studies is really easy.

Probably not easy when you have football practice and/or workouts year round.

And I agree with the post above, probably the flexibility of the courses that is the draw.

[ThatGuy65]

Congrats to Brian Lepak--Finance. That ain't underwater basketweaving.

And, the other guys as well, just wanted to single Brian out, that really is a tough degree. That was Sam's too, I think.

He actually double majored in Accounting and Finance and was the outstanding Senior Accounting student at OU last year.

[John Kochtoston]

Congrats to Brian Lepak--Finance. That ain't underwater basketweaving.

And, the other guys as well, just wanted to single Brian out, that really is a tough degree. That was Sam's too, I think.


I've always thought underwater basketweaving would be pretty challenging.

[Quik Sand]

Mark Bradley also graduated.

[SunnySooner]

I've always thought underwater basketweaving would be pretty challenging.

LOL!! Not in a pool with a nice rebreather setup, the lack of gravity keeps your arms/hands from getting tired. ;) :D :P

[CrimsonRez]

Multidisciplinary Studies AKA-OH ****!!! It's my senior year and I have yet to pick a real major!!!!

[o0Dan0o]

:O

it actually depends on how it's set up.

i'll take crap from a physics major about the ease of mine, and that's about it.


Probably not easy when you have football practice and/or workouts year round.

And I agree with the post above, probably the flexibility of the courses that is the draw.

I did my undergrad at Texas State and knew a kid who came into the program and was a four year starter at D-end. In those four years he got his undergrad double in math and physics and one year of grad school in physics. I believe he came in with some basic courses from HS, so he probably already had like 30 hours, but that's still damned impressive...

The math double is only two extra math classes as well. Looking back I really should have gotten mine, but it really doesn't make a difference.

Congrats to all the players, graduating is a big deal and I wish them the best.
Dan

[Soonermagik]

How come there are no football players majoring in engineering? :D

I think Tony Jefferson is. I believe in his recruiting statement he said he wanted to major in engineering.

[Jacie]

Would baskets woven underwater sell better or command higher prices than baskets woven at a factory in Bangladesh or Hanoi? If so, then perhaps there is a demand for underwater basketweavers that most undergraduates have not considered when choosing a major . . .

[Piware]

Congratulations to them all.

[3rdgensooner]

Good job guys!

[Eielson]

Probably not easy when you have football practice and/or workouts year round.

Football practices and workouts aren't easy all by themselves. This statement says nothing for the major.

[Collier11]

Wheres Leroy finding a way to de-value this achievement?

[sooner94]

Football practices and workouts aren't easy all by themselves. This statement says nothing for the major.

You completely missed the point.

[Eielson]

You completely missed the point.

I did? Well then please dumb it down so that somebody as highly unintelligent as me could understand.

[OUEngr1990]

I think Tony Jefferson is. I believe in his recruiting statement he said he wanted to major in engineering.

Back when I graduated 20 years ago in engineering (hence OUEngr1990), it was very time demanding. There wasn't much time to do anything else. If he can pull of getting an engineering degree while being a star football player, then that will be one heck of an accomplishment. I sure hope he does it!

[brian]

There was a guy in my engineering classes that played football in the early 2000s. I believe he was a walkon who never played and eventually quit to focus on engineering, but I was still pretty impressed he was able to put in the time for practice with the engineering workload.

[Sooner Cal]

Given that about half the kids who enroll at OU fail or drop out, one shouldn't knock the ones who graduate.

I know college graduates who are bar tending or waiting tables. Most degrees prove one thing, the individual isn't a quitter. That is what most employers want to know because they are going to have to train you anyway.

There are different types of intelligence. Some can't grasp math or science easily but have great people skills, while others are just the opposite. We've always held the math and science folks as intelligent, but we need the others just as much. We need ll types.

As for football players, I've always felt that many come from lower socio-economic areas where education isn't always a high priority. Helping them understand how to think along with a little history would go a long ways towards improving their chances in life. Many have the drive, they just need the tools.