Auburn in trouble?

[9296potsguy]

I hope not, because the SEC does not need any more academic problems. This is couple of Auburn posters on a CFB board posting their worries.

http://cfbmedia.com/forum/index.php/topic,41246.0.html

*warning* there is profanity allowed on this board.

[milohimself]

Sorry to break it to you, but the SEC is not known for having terribly intelligent players or squeaky clean programs.

Is Auburn really on that bad of ground though?

[9296potsguy]

Originally Posted by (milohimself @ Jul 12, 2006 11:09 PM)

Sorry to break it to you, but the SEC is not known for having terribly intelligent players or squeaky clean programs.

Is Auburn really on that bad of ground though?

That's what I mean by my first statement, that's why I hope it's not true.

As for AU being on shaky ground, it's probably nothing that they can't cover up.

[volinbham]

Have heard mixed things down here from really bad (falsified info on academics) to mild (one of many schools in an upcoming NYT article about high school diploma mills and the schools that take players from them -- which is most!).

Most early indications are that it's on the mild side. A reporter from the NYT has been on campus (pretty well confirmed).

[Smokefatty]

A little bit of official information:

http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/news_relea...esrelease.html

[therealUT]

IMHO I would love to see Auburn get into trouble again...maybe a little probation that keeps them out of postseason play. Of course, at that point I would have to pull for Auburn to go undefeated, then laugh at all the Auburn fans for now having 3 undefeated seasons in 15 years and no national title to show for it.

[GAVol]

Hard to believe, but this actually made the Drudge Report.

http://www.oanow.com/servlet/Satellite?pag...s!localnews

[GOT TWELVE?]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/13/sports/1...artner=homepage

[utvolpj]

In the fall of 2004, Mr. Langenfeld found himself in an academic bind. More than two months into the fall semester, he realized that he had been attending the wrong class because of a scheduling error. Mr. Langenfeld approached Professor Gundlach about adding a class, but Professor Gundlach said he could not help him because it was too late in the semester.

While I can admit that I did not attend all my classes as regularly as I should have, I at least knew which ones I was enrolled in. I took one of the type of classes described in the article when I was @ UT and it was one of the toughest I had. No way 81% of these guys are making A's. But having spent a few years on campus you'd be stupid to think it doesn't happen at every school.

[GoTide]

First, the New York Times article...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/13/sports/1...amp;oref=slogin


Now, the Auburn press release....

http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/news_relea...esrelease.html

[utvolpj]

From a bammer no less. Who was last on probation AU or UAT?

There's also a thread here.

[rockytopinalabam]

I guess it comes in bunches. I just saw on the Huntsville news last night that an Auburn player was arrested for DUI. I think his name was Pitts?

[GOT TWELVE?]

Fear the thumb

[milohimself]

Originally Posted by (therealUT @ Jul 13, 2006 1:51 PM)

IMHO I would love to see Auburn get into trouble again...maybe a little probation that keeps them out of postseason play. Of course, at that point I would have to pull for Auburn to go undefeated, then laugh at all the Auburn fans for now having 3 undefeated seasons in 15 years and no national title to show for it.

Are you sure? With how close you are to the state, how many times you'd hear about it and all...

[therealUT]

The Auburn football team’s performance in the N.C.A.A.’s new rankings of student athletes’ academic progress surprised many educators on and off campus. The team had the highest ranking of any Division I-A public university among college football’s six major conferences. Over all among Division I-A football programs, Auburn trailed only Stanford, Navy and Boston College and finished just ahead of Duke.

Great Stuff.

Also, Cadillac took 3 Professor Peete classes in one semester...it is no small wonder why he broke his commit to UT and went to Auburn.