brownsbuckeyes
Guest
osugrad21 said:
not only that, it was just after NOIL day, and if i remember correctly, very sudden.
this is complete and total BS
Upvote
0
-
Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
- Thread starter LightningRod
- Start date
not only that, it was just after NOIL day, and if i remember correctly, very sudden.
this is complete and total BS
VprHis
Get off my lawn, you hooligans!
Yes, that would qualify as a special circumstance, but as someone brought up earlier, being a football player could also be considered a special circumstance, and let's be honest... do you really think the admissions office is going to give extra consideration to a football recruit? I don't think the administration would be too happy about that.
I know I came across a bit harsh. That was probably not the way I should have worded things, but i'm tired of academic non-qualifiers. I know DK has had more hardship than anyone should have to bear at his age. My point is, why weren't his grades better in his first three years? Get the job done, guys.
Personally, I don't think this was handled well, but the university can't lower its standards... not when they're working so hard to bolster their--and thus, OUR--reputation.
I know I came across a bit harsh. That was probably not the way I should have worded things, but i'm tired of academic non-qualifiers. I know DK has had more hardship than anyone should have to bear at his age. My point is, why weren't his grades better in his first three years? Get the job done, guys.
Personally, I don't think this was handled well, but the university can't lower its standards... not when they're working so hard to bolster their--and thus, OUR--reputation.
Upvote
0
brownsbuckeyes
Guest
thats the biggest problem, it was handled horribly,VprHis said:
just like Morgan.
Upvote
0
Trust me, I hate excuses, but if there was one example of a true excuse I would find acceptable for DK's lack of academic commitment during his last semester, the death of his father would be the one.
Upvote
0
CleveBucks
Serenity now
How can you say for sure if it was handled horribly? By every account, his grades dropped after signing the LOI. How do you know if his new grades/test scores were high enough for the NCAA and OSU on top of that?
Upvote
0
brownsbuckeyes
Guest
because his dad DIED after signing the LOI.CleveBucks said:
thats why its forgivable.
Upvote
0
Sorry to hear about DK. I know a lot of people where really high on him being a diamond in the rough. If it was in fact a drop in grades on account of his father's cancer, than the Admissions folks need to pull their heads out of their asses and cut the kid a break. If however, DK had a boarderline acedemic history - his dad notwithstanding - then it's a different situation. While the heart says cut him a break either way, very little at OSU (or any U) is run with the heart.
I don't know what his grades were, so I can't really say what happened or who is responsible for what (DK himself for not applying himself throught HS, or the Admissions Board for being moronic). I can say, I'm bummed that DK won't be in the S&G and wish him the best.
I don't know what his grades were, so I can't really say what happened or who is responsible for what (DK himself for not applying himself throught HS, or the Admissions Board for being moronic). I can say, I'm bummed that DK won't be in the S&G and wish him the best.
Upvote
0
Adamant support for either side of this issue is probably premature at this point. I greatly respect HH, but he is a Kennedy supporter and is going to interpret what happened from that perspective. All I mean by that is that if Kennedy did not have all his work in order the staff certainly had some flexibility in what action they took while still being consistent with promises made. They could have been lenient and said we will let this slide or they could have taken a hard line and said sorry, you didn't live up to your end. If they took a hard line that would tick off anybody in the Kennedy camp.
As I understand the LOI process unless Kennedy failed to qualify OSU must honor the schollie.
Therefore, it seems he must have missed something. I can certainly understand HH getting upset for OSU not giving a break to a kid who just lost his dad - but that this lead to the problem is only supposition on our part.
To really 'judge' this we would need to be privy to facts that are none of our business.
Let us not forget Darius Hiley and Reggie Smith. That could motivate a coaching staff to tighten things up just a bit. Also, of all the cases cited (Morgan et al) the coaching staff is expressly forbidden to discuss what happened - so we will only know one side.
As I understand the LOI process unless Kennedy failed to qualify OSU must honor the schollie.
Therefore, it seems he must have missed something. I can certainly understand HH getting upset for OSU not giving a break to a kid who just lost his dad - but that this lead to the problem is only supposition on our part.
To really 'judge' this we would need to be privy to facts that are none of our business.
Let us not forget Darius Hiley and Reggie Smith. That could motivate a coaching staff to tighten things up just a bit. Also, of all the cases cited (Morgan et al) the coaching staff is expressly forbidden to discuss what happened - so we will only know one side.
Upvote
0
CleveBucks
Serenity now
Basically the LOI says that, IF the recruit meets OSU's regular fall-quarter admission standards, they cannot force him to enroll later or not enroll at all. They must honor that commitment and provide him a scholarship for fall quarter.
Therefore, I don't see what the coaches have to do with this. It's in the hands of the admissions office if I read the LOI correctly.
Therefore, I don't see what the coaches have to do with this. It's in the hands of the admissions office if I read the LOI correctly.
Upvote
0
tsteele316
Mr. Such and Such
HH has also been quoted on bucknuts stating that Doc Tressel told DK that he may have to enroll part-time in the fall and winter to save his eligibility and improve his grades. So this really isnt a shock to anyone. They must have thought that this was coming. That quote was from 6/23.
Upvote
0
DiHard
Guest
i think part of the problem is that too many of these "studs" leave academics behind until they get to far along in the process.....they assume that they can make up ground late in the game...with test scores and classes....
but....they leave themselves little to no room for error.....one bad test....one bad professor and its all up in the air.....
that being said....DK certainly needs special consideration on this one....
fuck the admissions board....he wants to play at tOSU....his father just died....hes a great kid...hes a bright kid......cmon...its ridiculous that an admissions board cant see this....
but....they leave themselves little to no room for error.....one bad test....one bad professor and its all up in the air.....
that being said....DK certainly needs special consideration on this one....
fuck the admissions board....he wants to play at tOSU....his father just died....hes a great kid...hes a bright kid......cmon...its ridiculous that an admissions board cant see this....
Upvote
0
BIATCHabutuka
out of chaos comes playoffs
sounds academic for sure though if he isn't admitted how can he enroll and take classes in the fall and winter and walkon in the spring? are we trying to get him to go to some sort of military school or community college of junior college?
it doesn't sound like we can make him wait to go on scholarship and have him take classes at osu in the fall/winter at all. maybe at a regional osu campus?
it doesn't sound like we can make him wait to go on scholarship and have him take classes at osu in the fall/winter at all. maybe at a regional osu campus?
Upvote
0