was talking with some folks this a.m. and poe's name (not edger allen) came up. they were telling me that baby hughey erupted after a hs game and tore some schools locker room to hell and back. which his hs (the one he STILL HAS NOT GRADUATED FROM) had to pay for. any ofya'll know where this took place. was also told he got pretty physical with one of his coaches his last year in hs. thanks foda hep. peace
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i do know that while at ole miss powe has been a model citizen and athlete. he has worked his butt off to make good grades and has been an outstanding member of the ole miss community. IMO he deserves a ton of credit for sticking with his dreams and putting himself inposition to achieve his goals and be a very rich young man.
i know as rivals we dog each other, and powe's academic struggles are more than well documented, but IMO this kid is a genuine success story and deserves no ridicule only praise.
i know as rivals we dog each other, and powe's academic struggles are more than well documented, but IMO this kid is a genuine success story and deserves no ridicule only praise.
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jacksonreb1 said:
"I do know that while at MSU, Powe has been a joke of a student and a bust as a player. He is just another example of everything that is wrong with MSU. IMO MSU deserves a lot of ridicule for pretending this kid is a real student and yall are probably making him very rich playing for MSU."
If you expect us to believe you wouldhave the sameopinion of Powe if he played at MSU then I have someocean front property in the Congo for sale.
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That's probably the way some people would be, but for those of us that are willing to admit that Powe and his academic ability are the rule, not the exception in college football, it doesn't make much of a difference.
If nothing else, Powe proves that the only way to flunk out of college if you are an athlete is if you don't try. He tries, and he works at it, so he passes. That's the same at most SEC schools. The Chris Strongs that just don't show up for class and refuse to work at it are the ones that flunk out.
My opinion on the situation is that it makes no sense for an NFL talent to be required to pass certain classes to have a legit shot at being drafted. What does Algebra have to do with being able to make a tackle? Nothing. My stance is and always will be that until we start requiring our doctors, lawyers, and engineers to achieve a minimum 40 time to graduate and be licensed, it makes no sense to require athletes to try to pass college courses that they don't plan on using.
If a guy doesn't want a degree and doesn't have the academic ability to get it, but he has the athletic ability to play at the highest level, why does he need college courses? Just my soapbox on the issue.
If they weren't required to take classes then they would just be an "athlete". I guess Universities could add basket weaving as a major, but that would diminish my own degree if there were no standards.
It isn't the responsibility of Colleges to get players to the NFL. If the NFL feels like they are missing out on alot of talent due to the potential players being too dumb to get into college, they need to create a minor league system.
It isn't the responsibility of Colleges to get players to the NFL. If the NFL feels like they are missing out on alot of talent due to the potential players being too dumb to get into college, they need to create a minor league system.
The NFL only offers you one route really to their league, and to get there you have to go through school that has nothing to do with your profession.
You can go Juco and get to major football, but whatever you do, they require you to attend classes for a higher education, which has nothing to do with the profession.
And universities don't have to add basket weaving. Most already have it in some fashion.
I agree that it's not the responsibility of colleges to get players to the NFL, but that doesn't change the fact that players are being blocked from pursuing an athletic career in football by college education, something that isn't required for golf, tennis, soccer, and baseball. We now require a year for basketball, but that's not as bad as football. I don't think the onus is necessarily on the universities, but it would be better for the universities if the NFL offered some other option for athletes that wanted to pursue an NFL career but didn't want to or weren't capable of passing real college courses.
I'd be willing to bet that for most SEC teams not named Vanderbilt, a good number of the players couldn't handle a regular college course load. Those have to take athlete-friendly classes in athlete-friendly majors, like General Studies or whatever it is at a particular school.
The NFL doesn't care, because their league is plenty strong. I just think the system we have in place creates a situation where athletes are forced to pretend they are students, if they want to pursue a career in football, when other athletes in other sports don't have to do the same.
We, the fans, like the system, because it guarantees that the top athletes will play college ball if they can.
You can go Juco and get to major football, but whatever you do, they require you to attend classes for a higher education, which has nothing to do with the profession.
And universities don't have to add basket weaving. Most already have it in some fashion.
I agree that it's not the responsibility of colleges to get players to the NFL, but that doesn't change the fact that players are being blocked from pursuing an athletic career in football by college education, something that isn't required for golf, tennis, soccer, and baseball. We now require a year for basketball, but that's not as bad as football. I don't think the onus is necessarily on the universities, but it would be better for the universities if the NFL offered some other option for athletes that wanted to pursue an NFL career but didn't want to or weren't capable of passing real college courses.
I'd be willing to bet that for most SEC teams not named Vanderbilt, a good number of the players couldn't handle a regular college course load. Those have to take athlete-friendly classes in athlete-friendly majors, like General Studies or whatever it is at a particular school.
The NFL doesn't care, because their league is plenty strong. I just think the system we have in place creates a situation where athletes are forced to pretend they are students, if they want to pursue a career in football, when other athletes in other sports don't have to do the same.
We, the fans, like the system, because it guarantees that the top athletes will play college ball if they can.
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">"Powe and his academic ability are the rule, not the exception in college football..."</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">
</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">I seriously doubt that all athletes are equal to Powe in academic abilities. They may not be scholar athletes but to say Powe is the rule, that's just a weak attempt to lessen the severity of Powe's situation.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">The good will efforts toward big talentedunderprivilegedlinemen at Ole Miss are worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize. The selflessness in Oxford is reaching new heights.</span></font></div>
</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">I seriously doubt that all athletes are equal to Powe in academic abilities. They may not be scholar athletes but to say Powe is the rule, that's just a weak attempt to lessen the severity of Powe's situation.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">The good will efforts toward big talentedunderprivilegedlinemen at Ole Miss are worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize. The selflessness in Oxford is reaching new heights.</span></font></div>
And I saw a video of one of your recruits body slamming his high school teacher pretty recently.
Athletes represent our universities (99 times out of 100) simply because they are athletes - characters and scholars need not apply.
Your head is ten feet up your *** if you believe MSU and Ole Miss are any different when it comes to both the type of athlete we recruit, and how we get them into school (and keep them there).
Athletes represent our universities (99 times out of 100) simply because they are athletes - characters and scholars need not apply.
Your head is ten feet up your *** if you believe MSU and Ole Miss are any different when it comes to both the type of athlete we recruit, and how we get them into school (and keep them there).
but guys with equal or lesser academic ability exist on every team out there.
I just think it's a joke that they should have to attend classes to have a shot at the NFL. That's my soapbox on it.
I also think the term "student athlete" is a farce. There are those out there that are true student athletes, but most of them are there for the sport first and school is just a necessary evil. Most fans don't want to admit that, but it's the way it is.
I just think it's a joke that they should have to attend classes to have a shot at the NFL. That's my soapbox on it.
I also think the term "student athlete" is a farce. There are those out there that are true student athletes, but most of them are there for the sport first and school is just a necessary evil. Most fans don't want to admit that, but it's the way it is.
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