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2009 TSUN News (football only discussion)

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Helmuth was recruited by Carr as a FB and RR moved him to DT in the spring and it appears he was passed up by a few underclassman on the depth chart Mike Martin and Will Campbell same goes for Evans apparently Craig Roh passed him up on the depth chart as well.
 
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I think the JT Turner situation was that he did not pass the OGT, but a combination of his test scores and GPA were good enough for the state of Ohio to award him with a diploma. With that diploma, JT was then cleared by the NCAA for a second time. The first time, of course, being early his senior year.

There are many exceptions to obtaining your diploma when you don't pass the OGT.
 
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blueinfla;1515238; said:
I think the JT Turner situation was that he did not pass the OGT, but a combination of his test scores and GPA were good enough for the state of Ohio to award him with a diploma. With that diploma, JT was then cleared by the NCAA for a second time. The first time, of course, being early his senior year.

There are many exceptions to obtaining your diploma when you don't pass the OGT.
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To me, that's not really the point. Even in the absence of any hard evidence, it seems safe to assume that the NCAA clearinghouse would not have cleared him if he didn't possess some sort of H.S. diploma. But, Michigan fans frequently like to talk up, within the context of football discussions, the academic reputation of "their" school. And indeed, among national universities, Michigan's academic requirements are significantly above average...for the general student population. What is becoming increasingly clear though, is that, for the the football team, Michigan has no academic standards whatsoever, beyond the bare minimum required of them by the NCAA.
 
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zincfinger;1515317; said:
To me, that's not really the point. Even in the absence of any hard evidence, it seems safe to assume that the NCAA clearinghouse would not have cleared him if he didn't possess some sort of H.S. diploma. But, Michigan fans frequently like to talk up, within the context of football discussions, the academic reputation of "their" school. And indeed, among national universities, Michigan's academic requirements are significantly above average...for the general student population. What is becoming increasingly clear though, is that, for the the football team, Michigan has no academic standards whatsoever, beyond the bare minimum required of them by the NCAA.
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Who gives a flying fuck? I could care less about the academic standing of the athletes as long as they stay eligible. About the only schools that I can think of off the top of my head that really hold the student athletes to a higher degree would be Notre Dame, Stanford, and Duke. And even then, Notre Lame is questionable in my book. My buddy in HS had a 3.9 GPA with great test scores and was not accepted into Notre Dame. I guarantee they bend their guidelines for athletes.
 
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tsteele316;1515287; said:
i played kickball in elementary school, I should try out for MLS.
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I'd love to continue this discussion...but I have to pack. As luck would have it Rich Rod found out that I played first base in little league. Given that I have actual experience playing baseball..UM has offered me a football scholarship as a slot receiver.

When I informed them that in addition to my athletic experience in a different sport I also have an actual high school diploma from the state of Ohio.. they told me that they won't be needing a copy of that.

As long as I could hit for average and stretch to dig low throws out of the dirt while keeping my foot on the bag like I did 30 years ago....a review of my academic credentials won't be necessary.

Rich told me if I can catch a baseball...I can obviously catch a football well enough to help the team win a national championship. With Tate in the pocket the ball will just stick to me even if I make no effort to catch it. He is *that* good.

We will see how it goes..but I am sure you all understand that if I become a MICHIGAN MAN I can't be seen talking to state school rif raff. Choke on it haters....I AM NOW SUPERIOR TO YOU! I even have a tee shirt that say so. It reads MICHIGAN which implies 'better'. I am so awesome. Mike Hart stopped by and told me UM can't lose to OSU 4 times in a row..so I got that going for me as well.

My new teamates are all pumped..many of us are now playing new positions we have never tried before but Rich has told us that experience and coaching from other coaches is over rated..he can coach anyone to play any position at an all american level in less 45 minutes. Every time he says this 100 people from the GBW board repeat it and nod in the affirmative that it is true. If 100 message board posters believe it.. you KNOW it is true.

WE ARE ALL IN!
 
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