I think BGIF agrees with you. I feel like his post was sarcastic, just without the font.
What's that old saying? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
You read it correctly. I wouldn't use a different font if I was writing or typing to you.
Regardless of Tee's early years, he was recruited by ND since 2010 when I opened this thread. ND's academic requirements were no secret unleashed upon at the 11th hour. Neither were the NCAA's requirements. His teachers and coaches may not have been familiar with ND's requirements but the NCAA's are common knowledge.
Tee on his initiative changed schools entering his senior year supposedly to better his academic skills. Due to a state regulation where he lived he was ruled ineligible to play football leaving him free to focus on academics.
He showed up at ND as an EE, early entrance. ND supposedly screens EE's with more diligence as they don't come start First Year of Studies in the Fall but jump in for the second semester. Concern over adjustment to college life and academic rigors was the prime reason Malloy and Admissions had opposed EE for so long. First Year of Studies was designed to work a student in ND life and it,s track record was very good.
On the basis of his presence at ND it was assumed everything was copecetic. Then it was reported here that he was attending class. Then he was leaving which he subsequently attributed to a congenital heart defect detected during a physical exam. IF he had a football career ending injury, ND would have honored the scholarship on a non-athletic basis as they have done in the past with student athletes that we're injured before enrollment. But Tee left ND.
Reading between the lines I assumed he had an NCAA Clearinghouse problem which is common among HS recruits with more than one school and more than one transcript. The NCAA may accept Math 100 from school A but not from school B or vice versa as they've determined that the Math 100 coursework at one school does not to meet NCAA Core Course requirements. The problem arises when the student takes Math 100 at school A then transfers to school B. school B may accept the credits but the Clearinghouse may not.
So a recruit needing 4 approved Math classes may have only 3 accepted by the NCAA. A college could waive that for a non-athletic scholarship but the NCAA certifies every athlete on scholarship. A student athlete can not play in a sport nor receive a scholarship until approved by the Clearinghouse (which has changed its name to The Eligibilty Center).
The younger Wisne had a Clearinghouse issue and was held out for the first month or more until the NCAA ruled on the acceptability of one required course. I've read of other HS students taking a HS summer class after graduation because of a Clearinghouse core course issue.
Its been two years since Tee ND. If it was a missing core class he could have retaken it. So that doesn't appear to be the issue. IF it was HS GPA/Test Score on the NCAA Sliding Scale (the higher the GPA the lower the Test Score can be and vice versa. The minimum GPA is 2.0 now.
The NCAA allows a non-qualifier to retake the Test (SAT or ACT) as many times as necessary OR you may go to an approved JUCO and get a two year degree and then transfer into a Div 1 school that will accept you. So there's a choice 1. Qualifying GPA/Test Score or 2. JUCO.
Recently Tee supposedly retook the Test and apparently didn't get the required score so it's the JUCO degree route which might get him in OU or UA but isn't getting him into ND, Stanford, etc.
Regardless of what guidance de got or didn't get in HS he's been out of HS for two years and he still can not be certified by the NCAA. He could have taken all the NCAA required Core Courses over agin in that period.
I've never met him so I can't attest to his IQ as some will based on internet posts. Regardless of a guidance issue, or study habit issue, or a more fundamental one he's had 6 years to meet the requirements.
IF he can't do the HS work satisfactorily, where's the humanity in throwing him into a classroom full of highly academically motivated students with average test score of 1350 (two parts) and Top 5% of their HS class.
In another thread today I commented on James Brooks who played 4 years at Auburn and is a functional illiterate. Through 13 years of American education elementary school, high school, and college, Brooks was passed along despite not being able to read because he could run like a bull. Shame on the educators and shame on Brooks. He wasn't responsible when he was a child but as a adult HE was irresponsible.
Best wishes to Tee finding his niche in life or carving himself a new one as he masters the skills along the way. But he has to master them not get a pass because he can catch passes.
