With the NCAA Tournament around the corner, Universities across the nation have one goal in mind.....WIN...by any means necessary! BYU, has made a lot of noise this season with Jimmer leading the charge. As the approach the most crucial part of the season, they will have to compete without inside presence, Brandon Davies. Brigham Young Universities moral code of conduct, requires its participants to uphold honor, integrity, and righteousness. They are not willing to compromise or look past abominable or unsatisfactory behavior. Its not about molding good men who win championships, its about molding men of honor who will win in life. They are not concerned with scaring players away from their program, because they will make do with the ones who want to walk upright.
So the big question is...Is living up to this code unrealistic?
Check out the discussion on the matter ....
Great question. Living up to the Code at BYU is unrealistic for the majority of students. What we have to remember is that BYU does not recruit or attract the majority of students. Basically, it's only the "tip of the iceberg" segment of the population that fits their philosophy and standards. Brigham Young sets the highest standards from which all other institutions are compared. Some come close, most do not, it's all relative. This issue brings to light the differences in lifestyles that people live. There are many people who live by that code of conduct, so it is realistic, for them at least. My opinion is that as valuable as extrinsic standards and expectations are, character comes from within.
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