'14 FL WR Isaiah McKenzie ( Georgia ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

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Really feel bad for this young man. It's a shame things didn't work out because I know how badly he wanted to be a part of this class. I wish him the very best of luck wherever he goes.
 
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According to a previous post, he was more interested in his brother and his grandmothers health (don't know if she's gravely ill or what). I won't question anyone when it comes to caring for and about a sick loved one. The brother part made me think he was spending time watching him play or hanging out with him instead of studying? Someone with more insight may be able to clarify.
 
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Best of luck to this young man.

I know he'll be a dandy for someone.
 
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Like Jimmy Mac said its more then just a test score. His GPA is another huge hurdle he would have to clear.Good luck to him in his future.
 
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This is a tough situation, and another example of how priorities are messed up in our country when it comes to promoting the complete development of a student-athlete. There's no reason that a kid should be having to make up ground his senior season unless there is a lack of push to right the ship early. Mckenzie ultimately has to make the right choices for himself, but I really hope that the adults around him expressed an equal interest in his classroom abilities. Chances are that this took the backseat. Academics are not the most promoted aspect of the sports culture though, and it's just disgusting. It's more disgusting than the whole should we pay athletes fiasco. And it's something that Cowherd and these other clowns could care less about addressing in their "honest" media assessments... Sorry, just frustrated. I wish you the best McKenzie. I hope you keep valuing the pursuit of academics in your future collegiate pursuits.
 
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Pachuco said:
This is a tough situation, and another example of how priorities are messed up in our country when it comes to promoting the complete development of a student-athlete. There's no reason that a kid should be having to make up ground his senior season unless there is a lack of push to right the ship early. Mckenzie ultimately has to make the right choices for himself, but I really hope that the adults around him expressed an equal interest in his classroom abilities. Chances are that this took the backseat. Academics are not the most promoted aspect of the sports culture though, and it's just disgusting. It's more disgusting than the whole should we pay athletes fiasco. And it's something that Cowherd and these other clowns could care less about addressing in their "honest" media assessments... Sorry, just frustrated. I wish you the best McKenzie. I hope you keep valuing the pursuit of academics in your future collegiate pursuits.
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Nailed it. Why is this an issue? Because he wasn't getting good guidance early, and wasn't taking tests when he should've, and fell behind. I'm not a "blame others" kind of guy but you're spot on with this post.
 
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Pachuco said:
This is a tough situation, and another example of how priorities are messed up in our country when it comes to promoting the complete development of a student-athlete. There's no reason that a kid should be having to make up ground his senior season unless there is a lack of push to right the ship early. Mckenzie ultimately has to make the right choices for himself, but I really hope that the adults around him expressed an equal interest in his classroom abilities. Chances are that this took the backseat. Academics are not the most promoted aspect of the sports culture though, and it's just disgusting. It's more disgusting than the whole should we pay athletes fiasco. And it's something that Cowherd and these other clowns could care less about addressing in their "honest" media assessments... Sorry, just frustrated. I wish you the best McKenzie. I hope you keep valuing the pursuit of academics in your future collegiate pursuits.
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Very well said! Reps!
 
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IrishLax said:
Nailed it. Why is this an issue? Because he wasn't getting good guidance early, and wasn't taking tests when he should've, and fell behind. I'm not a "blame others" kind of guy but you're spot on with this post.
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Maybe. We have no idea what kind of guidance he was getting. Lots of kids are pushed like crazy, but the light doesn't go on until they've wasted some opportunities.

That said, he's got a fire in his belly now. He can get a great education at lots of places. I hope he keeps after it.
 
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Without more information about the specifics with McKenzie, it is hard to say what might have contributed to him falling behind academically. But I am a teacher and I can tell you that some kids cannot be pushed academically. 15 year olds are typically present oriented and the hard work that it takes to bring up grades requires forethought that the kid is not capable of. Our society has developed a distressing feature whereby kids are constantly fed b.s. telling them that anybody can do anything if they just put their mind to it. Not only is that untrue but present oriented kids come to understand that they can flip a proverbial switch and crank out the required grades anytime. Sometimes by the time a kid heading into senior year and finally starting to consider his career options, he/she is already in a situation where passing the required courses has become a huge and sometimes impossible task.

Some kids have undiagnosed learning problems that set them back in primary school. These issues can be especially hard to correctly diagnose and counter when a student bounces from school to school for whatever reason.

Who knows what the issue is, but everybody knows that Notre Dame's academic standards are far more stringent than most schools. Here is hoping that Isaiah finds the right fit for him to develop as a student and athlete.
 
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Pachuco said:
This is a tough situation, and another example of how priorities are messed up in our country when it comes to promoting the complete development of a student-athlete. There's no reason that a kid should be having to make up ground his senior season unless there is a lack of push to right the ship early. Mckenzie ultimately has to make the right choices for himself, but I really hope that the adults around him expressed an equal interest in his classroom abilities. Chances are that this took the backseat. Academics are not the most promoted aspect of the sports culture though, and it's just disgusting. It's more disgusting than the whole should we pay athletes fiasco. And it's something that Cowherd and these other clowns could care less about addressing in their "honest" media assessments... Sorry, just frustrated. I wish you the best McKenzie. I hope you keep valuing the pursuit of academics in your future collegiate pursuits.
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This whole post is right on and the highlighted part is so true.
 
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its kind of depressing alright like he was on a scholarship at Heritage and dominating on the field for them but they can't organize his education/tutoring to pay him back and get him D1 eligible? kinda sad.
 
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I hate this. IM really wanted to be a part of Notre Dame. This is one young man that I am going to follow even though he won't be at ND. I hope he does well wherever he ends up.

Do well Isaiah!
 
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Irish To The Core said:
Without more information about the specifics with McKenzie, it is hard to say what might have contributed to him falling behind academically. But I am a teacher and I can tell you that some kids cannot be pushed academically. 15 year olds are typically present oriented and the hard work that it takes to bring up grades requires forethought that the kid is not capable of. Our society has developed a distressing feature whereby kids are constantly fed b.s. telling them that anybody can do anything if they just put their mind to it. Not only is that untrue but present oriented kids come to understand that they can flip a proverbial switch and crank out the required grades anytime. Sometimes by the time a kid heading into senior year and finally starting to consider his career options, he/she is already in a situation where passing the required courses has become a huge and sometimes impossible task.

Some kids have undiagnosed learning problems that set them back in primary school. These issues can be especially hard to correctly diagnose and counter when a student bounces from school to school for whatever reason.

Who knows what the issue is, but everybody knows that Notre Dame's academic standards are far more stringent than most schools. Here is hoping that Isaiah finds the right fit for him to develop as a student and athlete.
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One of the primary statements towards the human condition: If you snooze, you lose.

Personally, it is just more testimony to our society where kids are elevated so high based on God given athletic ability and are given opportunities other kids are not. Current NCAA eligibility requirements are so pathetically lax today that any kid that remotely deserves to be within 100 miles of an academic establishment should be able to easily be. Just another example where people think winning on the field should trump all else.
 
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IrishJayhawk said:
Maybe. We have no idea what kind of guidance he was getting. Lots of kids are pushed like crazy, but the light doesn't go on until they've wasted some opportunities.

That said, he's got a fire in his belly now. He can get a great education at lots of places. I hope he keeps after it.
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I have seen multiple reports stating he wasn't getting the right guidance in the earlier years of HS. For some kids we shouldn't down play it because its real and its not a positive thing. He may not go to a D1 school because of it and I feel terrible for the kid. Wish him the best and wish we took Juco's because in two years he'll be balling out for somebody.
 
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No, but I think we all know which way this is going very quickly.
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Absolute shame. Kid could have had a dynamic impact on our return game at a minimum. Here's to hoping GAIII and presumably Amir can get that kickstarted next year.
 
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Wait, what? What changed?
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The problem is more that things didn't change. As it stood, he needed to improve his SAT score and possibly his grades as well. Early reports are that he was unable to do so, thus he is no longer a take for ND. Sucks.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>RT <a href="https://twitter.com/Jake_Brown">@Jake_Brown</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NotreDame&src=hash">#NotreDame</a> WR target Isaiah McKenzie talks status w/ Irish, sets <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rutgers&src=hash">#Rutgers</a> visit ($): <a href="http://t.co/U9Bvtroyrv">http://t.co/U9Bvtroyrv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23UAAllAmerica&src=hash">#UAAllAmerica</a></p>— Irish Illustrated (@NDatRivals) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/statuses/417120268981907456">December 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>RT <a href="https://twitter.com/Jake_Brown">@Jake_Brown</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NotreDame&src=hash">#NotreDame</a> WR target Isaiah McKenzie talks status w/ Irish, sets <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rutgers&src=hash">#Rutgers</a> visit ($): <a href="http://t.co/U9Bvtroyrv">http://t.co/U9Bvtroyrv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23UAAllAmerica&src=hash">#UAAllAmerica</a></p>— Irish Illustrated (@NDatRivals) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/statuses/417120268981907456">December 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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