Now its Eric Bledsoe, who apparently reported an A in his night school high school Algebra III class even though the grade report from the class said he got a C. He also had a history of bad grades, and hadn't taken Algebra II yet, but somehow aced III. If his C had been reported, he would have been ineligible.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/sports/ncaabasketball/15hoops.html?_r=2&th&emc=th (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/sports/ncaabasketball/15hoops.html?_r=2&th&emc=th)
I'm not sure if this is an old story, but it was new to me and probably a lot of you.
Kentucky better win a national title in the next year or so, because its only a matter of time before the program totally implodes from the corruption and sanctions that will inevitably come.
Calamari is a slimeball. Ky. sold their soul to the devil.
NCAA will catch up to him, but by then he will be back in the pros.
Apparently Kentucky has to go through this every 20 years or so.
Quote from: willie warrior on September 15, 2010, 11:38:34 AM
Calamari is a slimeball. Ky. sold their soul to the devil.....
NCAA will catch up to him, but by then he will be back in the pros.
.....a long time before they signed Calipari
Algebra III is much easier than Algebra II.
Quote from: hdog1017 on September 15, 2010, 12:21:13 PM
Algebra III is much easier than Algebra II.
"The former Parker principal Joseph Martin declined to explain why Bledsoe was allowed to take Algebra III first, telling the paper, "I'm going to my grave with that."
On a serious note, I've heard through the grapevine that some educational administers in some of these situations where they don't feel the least bit slighted in skirting the rules if it means giving a young man a chance to go to the next level. In other words, they're not going to be a roadblock. Right or wrong, that's how some people approach it.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on September 15, 2010, 12:59:57 PM
"The former Parker principal Joseph Martin declined to explain why Bledsoe was allowed to take Algebra III first, telling the paper, "I'm going to my grave with that."
On a serious note, I've heard through the grapevine that some educational administers in some of these situations where they don't feel the least bit slighted in skirting the rules if it means giving a young man a chance to go to the next level. In other words, they're not going to be a roadblock. Right or wrong, that's how some people approach it.
I can see these administrators' points on some level though. You run the risk of the player not making the NBA and being set up poorly for life. But at the same time, a player like Lebron or John Wall is probably not using his time well in Alebra or Intro to English. I think there should be some sort of professional athlete track where they teach athletes personal finance, public speaking, etc. and have that be their academic experience rather than Western Civ. It is hard to project who the professional athletes are going to be, but to be honest these kids life tracks are such outliers that maybe schools should accomodate that more.
Since the rules are in place, though, it does not make it right for Calipari to cheat if he did.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on September 15, 2010, 12:59:57 PM
"The former Parker principal Joseph Martin declined to explain why Bledsoe was allowed to take Algebra III first, telling the paper, "I'm going to my grave with that."
On a serious note, I've heard through the grapevine that some educational administers in some of these situations where they don't feel the least bit slighted in skirting the rules if it means giving a young man a chance to go to the next level. In other words, they're not going to be a roadblock. Right or wrong, that's how some people approach it.
Especially if that one in a thousand chance takes his talents to the NBA, blows up to a star, and is sure to remember "where it all started". In essence, the administrator has ensured his/her High School will be known by thousands more people then it typically would. Example: ESPN's Homecoming series.
Quote from: The Golden Avalanche on September 15, 2010, 02:32:28 PM
Especially if that one in a thousand chance takes his talents to the NBA, blows up to a star, and is sure to remember "where it all started".
WAAAAAY higher than that.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on September 15, 2010, 12:59:57 PM
"The former Parker principal Joseph Martin declined to explain why Bledsoe was allowed to take Algebra III first, telling the paper, "I'm going to my grave with that."
On a serious note, I've heard through the grapevine that some educational administers in some of these situations where they don't feel the least bit slighted in skirting the rules if it means giving a young man a chance to go to the next level. In other words, they're not going to be a roadblock. Right or wrong, that's how some people approach it.
Speaking from that position...there could be a million and one reasons the principal did what he did, but it has to come down poor planning/follow through from the school. If he didn't feel the kid should get a C, the kid shouldn't have gotten a C. If he knew the difference between a C and an A was a scholarship, and he cared enough to lie about it for the kid, he should have cared enough to understand the situation and work with the kid/teacher to ensure he earned an A. I think we can all assume he won't learn honesty and the importance to fairly earn accomplishments from Cal, so it would have been a golden opportunity. I have no idea what the high school's reputation is, but you wouldn't see my kid there.