Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Team: 3.12 GPA in the Spring

All, College Basketball Jason McIntyre May 29th. 2012, 10:53am

John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcat basketball team posted a 3.12 grade point average in the Spring semester – you know, the semester when none of the players are supposed to be trying because of March Madness and the fact that they’re all NBA-bound.

Noting that the UK team’s GPA included five players who entered this year’s NBA Draft, Calipari said in a statement released Friday that “all this stuff bitter old men say that they don’t go to class, it’s not true.”

So Calipari says you can take the 3.12 GPA and shove it in your “One-and-Done” debate. And yes, he’s looking at you, Bob Knight. [Herald Leader]

Previously: Anthony Davis and the Olympic Team?
Previously: Jim Gray and Bill Walton Had a Brief, Interesting Discussion About John Calipari’s Vacated Final Fours

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79 Responses to “Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Team: 3.12 GPA in the Spring”

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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Have we determined who TBLs newest CBB fraud is? Did we all agree it was Thad Matta?
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St. Bear Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
So Calipari says you can take the 3.12 GPA and shove it in your “One-and-Done” debate. And yes, he’s looking at you, Bob Knight.
Seriously, TBL? I’d think you need a lot more information than a UK news release to pass judgement.
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spencer096 Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Team: 3.12 GPA in the Spring
HOW’D YOU GET THIS NUMBER?!?!?!?!
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TheRealAC Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
its hard to get much lower than that when you’re taking basket weaving and AIDS awareness
/andy katzenmoyer’d
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Michael Necci Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Maybe you should call Bob Knight and get a comment.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 10:59 AM
So Kentucky has better tutors than Memphis.
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St. Bear Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 10:59 AM
Also:
1 repeat link
5 self links
7 total links
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KC Resident Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
So, I’m just sitting here minding my own business listening to Pandora and this band called Mayem came up. Death metal shit. I looked at their bio. Interesting….
Mayhem
Formed around 1985 by Necrobutcher and guitarist Euronymous (born Oystein Aarseth), Mayhem was the first black metal band from Norway to make a serious impact in their homeland, which in the early ’90s developed a burgeoning underground scene rife with violent, sometimes anti-Christian activity, as evidenced by Mayhem’s non-musical history. Drummer Hellhammer, who at one time worked in a mental hospital, is the only remaining member of the band’s prime-period lineup. Lead vocalist Dead committed suicide in 1991 (two years after joining the band) by shooting himself in the head; Hellhammer made a necklace using some of his skull fragments, and Euronymous reportedly cooked and ate pieces of Dead’s brain. Euronymous, in turn, was stabbed to death while in his underwear on August 10, 1993, by the band’s bass player, Count Grishnackh (born Christian Vikernes). Grishnackh’s alleged motive was jealousy over the fact that Euronymous had a more evil reputation; he inflicted 23 separate wounds, it was also rumored, so as to outdo rival band Emperor’s drummer, Faust, who was convicted in the stabbing death of a homosexual acquaintance. When police arrested Grishnackh, they found over 150 kg of stolen dynamite in his house, complete with a plan to blow up a large church on a religious holiday. Grishnackh went on to pursue his electronic-influenced project Burzum while in prison; meanwhile, Euronymous’ parents requested that his bass tracks be erased from Mayhem’s 1994 album, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, (which featured session vocalist Attila Csihar). Still, thanks to growing world-wide interest in Norwegian black metal, Mayhem product has continued to appear on the shelves into the next century. Hellhammer also put together a new Mayhem lineup, which has toured sporadically. During one such tour in 2003, a concert-goer in Norway received a fractured skull as a sheep head flew from the stage while bandmember Blasphemer was cutting the head away from the torso. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
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spencer096 Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:03 AM
mayhem, huh? sounds mayhemmy.
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jck49erfan Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:04 AM
So, I’m just sitting here minding my own business listening to Pandora and this band called Mayem came up. Death metal shit. I looked at their bio. Interesting….
lol…what station are you listening to?
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sousedbergin Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Soused cited workplace excellence average of 3.12 for the spring quarter of 2012 as conclusive evidence that critics are wrong to suggest being hammered all the time is not a good idea.
Thankfully no one asked for his data or asked a follow up question. The number was swallowed and regurgitated causing Soused to celebrate with a whiskey.
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A.P. Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Wtf…
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reggie_dunlap Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
Wait…Spring Semester? March Madness was end of Winter Semester, no? So all his players were no longer in the classroom and this GPA was enhanced with the three jock nerds who don’t play one minute and the other 5 or so on the tea who probably had a 2.5.
I call Shenanigans.
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St. Bear Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Wait…Spring Semester? March Madness was end of Winter Semester, no? So all his players were no longer in the classroom and this GPA was enhanced with the three jock nerds who don’t play one minute and the other 5 or so on the tea who probably had a 2.5.
I call Shenanigans.
Depends if UK does semesters or trimesters.
Agree on the second part, though.
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spencer096 Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:08 AM
I call Shenanigans.
OHHHHHH!!
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sousedbergin Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
So is John Calipari a media mogul or do journalists just suck?
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St. Bear Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
So, I’m just sitting here minding my own business listening to Pandora and this band called Mayem came up. Death metal shit. I looked at their bio. Interesting….
Mayhem
Sounds like a band I can really root for.
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scripty Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
that road bunny Judd woman looked mightily aged at the Indy 500.
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OhGoodie Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
KC Resident – check out the movie Until The Light Takes Us. http://www.blackmetalmovie.com/. it’s a documentary about Mayhem, Burzum and a few other bands from that period. it’s beyond wild. there’s a lot of church burning going on in that movie.
Dead, the one singer for Mayhem, used to bury his clothes in the backyard for a few weeks before going on tour so he would smell decayed. those guys had some hilarious ideas about how to live.
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José Pippen Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:14 AM
I would’ve taken a gym class, a mixology class, a yoga class and one other bs class in the spring if I’m Anthony Davis & them.
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KC Resident Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:14 AM
lol…what station are you listening to?
One I named, “All Over the Place.” Just random shit. This came in between Screaming Trees and Social D. And Holy Shit their Wiki page is worth a read. I’m glad I never got into Norwegian Death Metal.
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sweett310 Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:14 AM
I’d like to see what classes they were taking.
I’m envisioning a lot of “Intro to Coaching”, “Music Appreciation”, and “Put the Square Peg in the Square Hole” type classes.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
I’m envisioning a lot of “Intro to Coaching”, “Music Appreciation”, and “Put the Square Peg in the Square Hole” type classes.
The Kidd-Gilchrest dude is super intelligent. I think he came to UK from some swanky private school in FLA where he had almost 2 years worth of college credit or something like that. I suspect he was taking legit classes.
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St. Bear Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
I would’ve taken a gym class, a mixology class, a yoga class and one other bs class in the spring if I’m Anthony Davis & them.
Seriously though, don’t the players who declared for the draft officially withdraw from classes? That would give them incompletes, which wouldn’t negatively affect the team’s GPA.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Seriously though, don’t the players who declared for the draft officially withdraw from classes?
Not necessarily. Some stay on and finish the year. Not sure if most do, though.
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KC Resident Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
KC Resident – check out the movie Until The Light Takes Us. http://www.blackmetalmovie.com/. it’s a documentary about Mayhem,
Thanks. I’ll check it out.
On 8 April 1991, Dead committed suicide in the house owned by the band. He was found by Euronymous with slit wrists and a shotgun wound to the head. Dead’s suicide note notably read “Excuse all the blood, cheers.” and included an apology for firing the weapon indoors. Instead of calling the police, Euronymous went to a nearby store and bought a disposable camera to photograph the corpse, after re-arranging some items.[9] One of these photographs was later stolen and used as the cover of a bootleg live album Dawn of the Black Hearts.[10] Rumors later surfaced that Euronymous made a stew with pieces of Dead’s brain, and made necklaces with fragments of Dead’s skull which he gave to musicians he deemed worthy
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Fucking scandanavians, man.
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gfunk supreme Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:18 AM
I call Shenanigans.
OHHHHHH!!
Officer Rod Farva was on Sunday’s episode of Veep.
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St. Bear Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Not necessarily. Some stay on and finish the year. Not sure if most do, though.
That’s the kind of information that I’d be interested in before passing judgement one way or the other.
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rittyrich Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
People that say athletes don’t go to class usually don’t know what they’re talking about. I was poli-sci so I had lots of athletes in my classes and they all had perfect attendance because they were required to be there. There are usually graduate assistants assigned to buildings and they would pop their head into classrooms and take roll of the football players to make sure guys were in class. Plus they have required study hours with tutors, etc. every single day.
I also love when people bag on what classes these guys are in. That’s an indictment against the university, not against the students who choose to take those classes offered by the school.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
That’s the kind of information that I’d be interested in before passing judgement one way or the other.
TBL laughs at this.
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spencer096 Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:20 AM
People that say athletes don’t go to class usually don’t know what they’re talking about. I was poli-sci so I had lots of athletes in my classes and they all had perfect attendance because they were required to be there. There are usually graduate assistants assigned to buildings and they would pop their head into classrooms and take roll of the football players to make sure guys were in class. Plus they have required study hours with tutors, etc. every single day.
it’s pretty easy to notice when an athlete doesn’t show up…
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St. Bear Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:20 AM
People that say athletes don’t go to class usually don’t know what they’re talking about. I was poli-sci so I had lots of athletes in my classes and they all had perfect attendance because they were required to be there. There are usually graduate assistants assigned to buildings and they would pop their head into classrooms and take roll of the football players to make sure guys were in class. Plus they have required study hours with tutors, etc. every single day.
After they’ve given up their eligibility to enter the draft?
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
People that say athletes don’t go to class usually don’t know what they’re talking about. I was poli-sci so I had lots of athletes in my classes and they all had perfect attendance because they were required to be there. There are usually graduate assistants assigned to buildings and they would pop their head into classrooms and take roll of the football players to make sure guys were in class. Plus they have required study hours with tutors, etc. every single day.
I also love when people bag on what classes these guys are in. That’s an indictment against the university, not against the students who choose to take those classes offered by the school.
Like political science, for example.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
And Holy Shit their Wiki page is worth a read. I’m glad I never got into Norwegian Death Metal.
at least their stage names make our commenter names seem boring and normal by comparison.
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illformula Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
when you’re the 2nd winningest coach in CBB history *people tend to listen when you talk about CBB, regardless if it makes sense to them.
*exclusing thin-skinned “journalists”
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illformula Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:25 AM
*excluding
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KC Resident Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
at least their stage names make our commenter names seem boring and normal by comparison. Kaiser
We ought to have death metal name week.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
I also love when people bag on what classes these guys are in. That’s an indictment against the university, not against the students who choose to take those classes offered by the school.
Little known fact: Auburn has a horse fucking course you can take.
/true story
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rittyrich Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
After they’ve given up their eligibility to enter the draft?
Well, not necessarily. Though remember the AU “sociology scandal” from a few years ago. I’m sure you won’t but Husker probably will. Anyway, some high profile football players were given credit for sociology classes where players essentially did independent research and turned in a three page paper or something like that. Auburn took some heat for that but the players involved had already finished their last football season. I’d imagine the school and/or athletic department has some say-so with these guys bout going to class, etc. to try and avoid PR probs.
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Scouser Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
The Kidd-Gilchrest dude is super intelligent. I think he came to UK from some swanky private school in FLA where he had almost 2 years worth of college credit or something like that. I suspect he was taking legit classes.
He’s from Jersey, and went to St. Patrick’s and played under Bob Hurley Sr. I think HBO had a nice documentary on him.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
We ought to have death metal name week.
Dibs on Skwisgaar Skwigelf.
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TrinityPills Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
The Kidd-Gilchrest dude is super intelligent. I think he came to UK from some swanky private school in FLA where he had almost 2 years worth of college credit or something like that. I suspect he was taking legit classes.
I believe you are thinking of Brandon Knight from last season. He came in with a ton of credits from Winter Park, Florida and had a 4.0 in his two semesters at UK. MKG went to a Catholic School in New Jersey.
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rittyrich Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Like political science, for example.
Yes. An absolute waste. Though there were some interesting classes.
Little known fact: Auburn has a horse fucking course you can take.
You never actually played sports growing up did you? I can tell just by how terrible you are at talking shit.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Though remember the AU “sociology scandal” from a few years ago. I’m sure you won’t but Husker probably will.
Never heard of it.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
You never actually played sports growing up did you? I can tell just by how terrible you are at talking shit.
I played real sports, not golf. And you have to admit that you chuckled a little bit at Barner U offering a horse fucking class. It’s okay to laugh a little.
I believe you are thinking of Brandon Knight from last season. He came in with a ton of credits from Winter Park, Florida and had a 4.0 in his two semesters at UK. MKG went to a Catholic School in New Jersey.
Fuck…that’s who I was thinking about. Thanks for catching that.
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Ace Duncan 124 Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Cal insists his recruits agree to complete the spring semester if they decide to leave early. Only one UK player that played for Cal, Daniel Orton, did not, and he was a Gillespe recruit. You guys can bad mouth Cal all you want, but for the most part he recruits pretty good kids. John Wall, Brandon Knight and Anthony Davis all left UK with GPA’s over 3.5.
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TrinityPills Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
He’s from Jersey, and went to St. Patrick’s and played under Bob Hurley Sr. I think HBO had a nice documentary on him.
Prayer For a Perfect Season was a great documentary. I was already a Kidd-Gilchrist fan which made me want to see it. I thought it did a really good job of highlighting the funding issues those schools have and how close they come to shutting down each season. Kidd-Gilchrist’s high school coach wasn’t even paid by the school. Ranked #1 and #2 in the nation his senior season, and the coach wasn’t even paid!
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Though there were some interesting classes
My buddy was an International Affairs major at UGA. He always had the coolest classes. He now works for GE doing something that has no relation whatsoever to his degree.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
We ought to have death metal name week.
Dibs on CorpseDestroyerJim3000
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ohheelyeah Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
So, is this where we talk about academia in general and the teachers/departments/deans in particular that are willfully complicit in changing/manufacturing grades for students? Oh wait, UK staff and players can’t possibly be that dirty! No way they would ever do something like many, many other colleges that have been busted!
/wanking motion
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St. Bear Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
We ought to have death metal name week.
Dibs on “Worm Dwellers”.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
So, is this where we talk about academia in general and the teachers/departments/deans in particular that are willfully complicit in changing/manufacturing grades for students? Oh wait, UK staff and players can’t possibly be that dirty! No way they would ever do something like many, many other colleges that have been busted!
Sure, that may happen, but the Kentucky kids came across as smart, thoughtful dudes throughout the last tournament. I got the impression they were more than able to handle coursework and make good grades.
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A.P. Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
I wonder when Auburn will invite Nick Fairley back as a guest speaker…
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KC Resident Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
We ought to have death metal name week.
Dibs on Skwisgaar Skwigelf.
Dibs on CorpseDestroyerJim3000
Damn it. Everything I come up with is just comical riffs off Gwar band members.
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rittyrich Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:34 AM
I played real sports, not golf. And you have to admit that you chuckled a little bit at Barner U offering a horse fucking class. It’s okay to laugh a little.
I didn’t play golf in high school man. Wish I had. I was busy wasting my time playing baseball. But don’t tell me you played tennis or soccer in high school. Those don’t count either. Also, I love jokes at my own/Auburn’s expense…but only ones that are actually funny.
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TrinityPills Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Cal insists his recruits agree to complete the spring semester if they decide to leave early. Only one UK player that played for Cal, Daniel Orton, did not, and he was a Gillespe recruit. You guys can bad mouth Cal all you want, but for the most part he recruits pretty good kids. John Wall, Brandon Knight and Anthony Davis all left UK with GPA’s over 3.5.
All of the players who complete their classes in the spring are welcomed back to the school during the offseason. Orton is the only one who didn’t do it. He went out and spent the rest of the Spring and Summer with Bob Hill and “Hell’s Trainer.” He claimed that he was finishing the rest of the semester via internet courses but didn’t. Came very close to costing UK a scholarship.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
I wonder when Auburn will invite Nick Fairley back as a guest speaker…
Every team has idiots, and a lot of those idiots are stud players. It sucks when a former player embarrasses the school, but it happens.
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rittyrich Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
I wonder when Auburn will invite Nick Fairley back as a guest speaker…
Even if he was in good standing, nobody can understand a word that guy says anyway.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Also, I love jokes at my own/Auburn’s expense…but only ones that are actually funny.
The nickname is Barner U!! How can you not laugh at the thought of Barner U teaching the proper techniique is horse fucking?
/player soccer, tennis, baseball and basketball
//and golf
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ohheelyeah Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Husker – I would 100% agree with you, and i have nothing against the UK players or the university. But I find it a bit sloppy and lazy of TBL to basically say “so the school tells us everything’s fine, so everything must be fine.” and then call out people who happen to be a bit more skeptical, especially given PayPal Cal’s track record.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:36 AM
OH MY GOD WOULD YOU TWO JUST FUCK AND GET IT OVER WITH
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TrinityPills Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:37 AM
Fuck…that’s who I was thinking about. Thanks for catching that.
No problem! I am a bit of a UK junkie.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Also, spare me the “I played a real sport like baseball crap.” Baseball is the laziest sport in the god damn world.
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got_em_looking Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:39 AM
So yesterday I was at a BBQ talking to a guy who played college basketball at USC with Taj Gibson about the whole student athlete experience and there’s quite a bit people just don’t understand. Student athletes have these soft majors mostly because that is the only way they can play basketball and go to school especially if omnipresence is not one of their core competencies.
My friend bounced around in Europe and works at Boeing now, he really wanted to be an Aeronautic Engineer but half way through his Freshman year he realized he couldn’t attend engineering labs and practice at the same time. He was already skipping the midday lifting sessions to attend class which wasn’t helping his standing on the team.
Another thing I found interesting was how much class these kids miss on road games or tournaments. I mean there is no make up class and usually not much tutoring. So they have absolutely no idea what happened in class while they were on the road. How do you make a good GPA if you’re missing class every other week for road games and stuff?
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:39 AM
PayPal Cal’s
That’s funny. Not being a CBB fan, for some reason I find myself pulling for Cal just because it seems to piss off the rest of the country so much.
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Obligatory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De7rbB2bteE
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
My friend bounced around in Europe and works at Boeing now, he really wanted to be an Aeronautic Engineer but half way through his Freshman year he realized he couldn’t attend engineering labs and practice at the same time. He was already skipping the midday lifting sessions to attend class which wasn’t helping his standing on the team.
This shit is real, and it happens a lot with athletics. The coaches steer players towards majors that won’t conflict with practice. I hope it doesn’t happen at UGA, but I suspect it does.
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rittyrich Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Also, spare me the “I played a real sport like baseball crap.” Baseball is the laziest sport in the god damn world.
I’m sure it was for you on the end of the bench except for those days when you got called up to hit fungo to the varsity. Seriously though, talking glory days is the worst. Let’s stop.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:42 AM
That’s funny. Not being a CBB fan, for some reason I find myself pulling for Cal just because it seems to piss off the rest of the country so much.
I wanted UK to win this year (once Duke was eliminated from contention, AKA “the first day of the season”) because they actually play good basketball, as opposed to 99% of college basketball teams.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:45 AM
I wanted UK to win this year (once Duke was eliminated from contention, AKA “the first day of the season”) because they actually play good basketball, as opposed to 99% of college basketball teams.
That’s why I loved this year’s team. They played great basketball on both ends of the floor. So much fun to watch in an otherwise boring year.
Let’s stop.
If high school was your glory years I feel for you.
/now we can stop
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St. Bear Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:46 AM
This shit is real, and it happens a lot with athletics. The coaches steer players towards majors that won’t conflict with practice. I hope it doesn’t happen at UGA, but I suspect it does.
And it doesn’t have to be a big-time college program either. I went to a DIII school, and there were a lot of majors that you flat out couldn’t do if you wanted to play a sport. The biggest conflicts were Athletic Training and Physical Therapy.
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Ace Duncan 124 Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Husker – I would 100% agree with you, and i have nothing against the UK players or the university. But I find it a bit sloppy and lazy of TBL to basically say “so the school tells us everything’s fine, so everything must be fine.” and then call out people who happen to be a bit more skeptical, especially given PayPal Cal’s track record.
He called out Bobby Knight, who famously stated in a public forum that none of the UK players went to class, for which he then kind of apologized. This is not a skeptic, but a bitter old man.
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rittyrich Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:48 AM
If high school was your glory years I feel for you.
/now we can stop
That’s funny. And would be sad if it were true. It isn’t so I won’t retort except for this denial.
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got_em_looking Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:52 AM
I hope it doesn’t happen at UGA, but I suspect it doe
I’m sure its the same everywhere… after talking to this guy who really wanted to be a good student but also needed his scholarship to continue to be a student of any kind I realized that the system makes it impossible to be a student. If they’re student first and athlete second then why are they missing a good chunk of class?
Here’s my thing… the whole pay them vs. don’t pay them argument is irrelevant the problem is that that a multi billion dollar sports league does not belong in an educational institution and it is virtually impossible to play big time college sports AND be a student at the same time.
This is like the mafia running a daycare center… of course they can try but its always going to be a horrible idea no matter how well its run.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:57 AM
e problem is that that a multi billion dollar sports league does not belong in an educational institution
+1 Jay Bilas getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to talk about how college athletes are exploited by the system.
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sousedbergin Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 12:03 PM
+1 Jay Bilas getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to talk about how college athletes are exploited by the system.
It is tough to ignore the inherent hypocrisy of the gentry bemoaning the standard of life for serfs on their tilled land.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 12:07 PM
i read half a book on the norwegian church burning death metal bs. horrible music, horribly written book, waste of humans, and i hardly ever judge lifestyles
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 12:15 PM
So Kentucky has better tutors than Memphis.
Ouch.
/Lt Weinberg’d

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