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02-07-2012, 09:00 AM
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| | His Shirt Never Wrinkles
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Originally Posted by spikesglaring  70 student-athletes below a 2.0 is bad. Really bad. I don't recall what UT's policy is for academic probation, but I would think that might be a major concern here if they don't pull their grades up this Spring. | 70 student athletes. The article specifically said not all football players. The article also said that the team average was around 2.45. Not great, but certainly not below 2.0.
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02-07-2012, 09:01 AM
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| | Doctor of Orange
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Originally Posted by spikesglaring 70 student-athletes below a 2.0 is bad. Really bad. I don't recall what UT's policy is for academic probation, but I would think that might be a major concern here if they don't pull their grades up this Spring. | That article is a little confusing. Despite saying 70 were below 2.0, it also said the following: "Murphy did not have a specific grade-point average for the football team, but Donna Thomas, director of the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center, said it was below a 2.45. No sports team fell below a 2.0 grade-point average, she said."
So which is it? Maybe I'm reading it wrong. Perhaps my gpa is lower than I thought.
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02-07-2012, 09:16 AM
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02-07-2012, 09:20 AM
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02-07-2012, 10:00 AM
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| Didn't we lose a BB scholarship for bad grades year before last ?  | |
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02-07-2012, 10:01 AM
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| | 99 PROBLEMS BUTCH AIN'T 1
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Originally Posted by Lexvol | A team full of.... 
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02-07-2012, 10:45 AM
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| | Gone Fly Fishing....
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02-07-2012, 10:46 AM
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| | Sinking on the UTitanic
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| It is disconcerting, since the players take a light load of cupcake classes in the fall, and they have access to tutors. They seem to have written off last fall before the season was up... on the field and, apparently, in the classroom. Hopefully, Dooley will get the morale and motivation up, which will fix a lot. But there are always going to be those who just can't cut it in the classroom-- hopefully, they are buried on the depth chart. | |
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02-07-2012, 10:46 AM
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| | Gone Fly Fishing....
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| Check attendance records. If they attend class GPA will go up. | |
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02-07-2012, 11:00 AM
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| | mybloodisorange.com
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Originally Posted by smokeyman15 Props to Counzo | I don't want to take anything away from Martin but how how difficult is it to manage less than 20 players versus 85? | |
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02-07-2012, 11:04 AM
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| | The man, the legend
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Originally Posted by daj2576 I don't want to take anything away from Martin but how how difficult is it to manage less than 20 players versus 85? | When you have Cam Tatum on the team, it makes that more difficult. | |
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02-07-2012, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by LA Vol It is disconcerting, since the players take a light load of cupcake classes in the fall, and they have access to tutors. They seem to have written off last fall before the season was up... on the field and, apparently, in the classroom. Hopefully, Dooley will get the morale and motivation up, which will fix a lot. But there are always going to be those who just can't cut it in the classroom-- hopefully, they are buried on the depth chart. | Freshmen also have mandatory study table assisted by advisors and mentors. | |
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02-07-2012, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by volfanngaytorland When you have Cam Tatum on the team, it makes that more difficult. | Tatum graduated, moron. | |
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02-07-2012, 11:26 AM
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| | Beau Kneaus
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| Athletes have so many resources a their disposal, they should be embarrassed to do that bad in the classroom. | |
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02-07-2012, 11:27 AM
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| | The man, the legend
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Originally Posted by #1ArencibiaFan Tatum graduated, moron. | Somebody needs to change their tampon today | |
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