Shaping the Future of a College: Daspnechanges,athleticrecruitingremainsunaffectedsofar

by Jim Martin sportseditor

Although the changing face of admissions will have a profound effect on Cabrini over the next few years, it is too early to tell how much the admissions changes will affect athletic recruiting, according to John

Dzik, athletic director and men's basketball and golf coach.

Dzik said he "cannot evaluate the system because it has not been around long enough."

However, Dzik said he has not seen any effects so far and has made no changes in the way he has recruited athletes for the upcoming year.

Eagles receive unfair draft criticism, again

experts and some of the Eagles fans would have said the Eagles had made a terrible pick.

by Jim Martin sports editor

Even I have to admit I was shocked when the Philadelphia Eagles took defensive end Jon Harris in the first-round of the NFL draft.

Although I was surprised with the pick, I did not start passing judgement on the Eagles and Jon Harris, as some fans and commentators did.

The NFL draft is not an exact science. Every year there are ..first-round picks who become busts and fifth-round picks who tum out to be All-Pro players.

The Eagles received criticism for their first-round pick and their draft as a whole from some of the so-called "experts."

However, one thing everyone must remember is that these draft experts are sometimes wrong.

Many of the experts said last year that Miami linebacker :each Thomas was too small and too fast to be an NFL linebacker. Thomas then proceeded to win the Defensive Rookie of the Year Award last year in the AFC.

Clyde Simmons and Seth Joyner were both late-round picks who ended up being Allho players for the Eagles.

, However, if the Eagles had \ selected either player in the f"rnt-round, then the draft

Paul Weaver, assistant director of admissions, said, "Students, regardless of what they do, are all held to academic standards."

Weaver said he does not think the new admissions program will have a big effect on recruiting because he thinks the coaches are very good about bringing in academically qualified applicants.

"The coaches know the best way to get their recruits in is to bring in acceptable students," Weaver added.

According to Dzik, student athletes have graduated at a higher rate than the rest of the students.

Dzik said the athletic program will continue to try to recruit the best student athletes possible.

Dzik also added, "Because we are changing our admissions policy in regard to the matrix system, I hope that will not adversely affect athletic recruiting."

A couple of years ago, I would watch the NFL draft and decide how the Eagles did based on the predictions of the experts.

When the Eagles traded up to draft offensive tackle Antone Davis years back, I was pretty happy because many of the experts had Davis rated very high.

The Eagles and the draft experts could not have been more wrong.

Davis ended up being one of the biggest busts in the Eagles' history.

The Eagles went into this weekend's draft with goals of getting at least three or four major contributors for the upcoming regular season.

They ended up selecting three defensive lineman, three defensive backs, one linebacker, one running back, one tight end, one wide receiver and one quarterback.

The draft prognosticators can give all the opinions they want on how the Eagles did in the 1997 NFL draft.

However, only time wi11 tell if the 1997 draft produced one starter or six starters.

That is the thing about the draft.

Nobody knows how a team will do until a couple years down the line.

Give the Eagles some time before deciding whether or not they had a bad draft.

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