Jerrell Powe to be at Backyard Burger across from UMC tomorrow
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Someone nailed getting the logistics of his diet correct
How many autographs he signs is probably a secondary endpoint
How many autographs he signs is probably a secondary endpoint
y'all need to cool it
I have nothing but respect for Powe. He came from a pretty bad situation and worked hard to make something of his life. His own mother kind of sabotaged him when she said he couldn't read. If he couldn't, he certainly learned. It took a couple of years to be eligible, but he did everything asked of him. He plays hard and is a starter in the NFL. He should be an example for what learning disability children can achieve, not a laughing stock with fat jokes, just because he played for our rival.
I have nothing but respect for Powe. He came from a pretty bad situation and worked hard to make something of his life. His own mother kind of sabotaged him when she said he couldn't read. If he couldn't, he certainly learned. It took a couple of years to be eligible, but he did everything asked of him. He plays hard and is a starter in the NFL. He should be an example for what learning disability children can achieve, not a laughing stock with fat jokes, just because he played for our rival.
I legitimately thought for a second he might be starting work at backyard burger which would explain why he would be there of all places. ( stupid me....I know) I then realized, that might not actually be the case despite its clear feasibility given his unfortunate circumstances. I wonder if he will sign my speak and spell...
I respect Powe too. I just think we should all practice what we preach. Especially the Rebels who jump over here every time their little sensibilities get offended.
Unfortunately, he's an example of how the school system can completely do a disservice to children.
To his credit, he wanted to make it bad enough that he spent the time and years working to get to his goals, and he made it, but it shouldn't have been so hard for him had the schools not continued to pass him without addressing any of his issues.
I do think that overall in Mississippi, they've done a good job, in particular with athletes, getting them to understand the importance of school and getting the schools involved in the process, and it has greatly benefited both Ole Miss and MSU here in recent years.
I can't remember which coach it was that previously worked for Orgeron that started that Cellular South program or whatever it was, but I know they did a good job of working to get kids on track and also working to get kids started off right in the 9th grade.
David Saunders. Works for Hudspeth at ULL.
Saunders has done some good work in helping get kids a shot at college that otherwise wouldn't have. Not just at UM. I think Mark would tell you he's a tremendous asset to the ULL program and he did great things in that CellularSouth sponsored program for sure.
Saunders has done some good work in helping get kids a shot at college that otherwise wouldn't have. Not just at UM. I think Mark would tell you he's a tremendous asset to the ULL program and he did great things in that CellularSouth sponsored program for sure.
I like Powe, too. I don't follow the NFL and obviously don't follow UM that much, so it's possible he's a terrible person and I just don't know it, but the little I've seen of him in interviews and stuff and he seems very likable and has a great story of overcoming not only coming from a poor area with inadequate elementary and secondary educations, but also surviving oppression by the racist plantation owners in Oxford. I get that's it's a joke and I'll admit that stuff like his note declaring for the draft was pretty funny, but I do think we look a little stupid making fun of him.
I thought that Powe was possibly the worst example of UM not looking out for a player, Powe should have gone to a good Juco and tried to get to the draft as quickly as possible but UM was more worried about their recruiting rankings and ensuring that nobody else picked him up out of JUCO. But it's obviously worked out for him so maybe I was wrong. For people that like to pretend college football is something other than a professional sport, Powe is probably an example of the best aspects of college football, taking a guy that was essentially uneducated and likely would have ended up stuck in a low wage job in Wayne County and giving him the opportunity to change his life for the better.
The more I think about it, the more it aggravates me that rivalries sometimes bring out the worst in people and the worst people.
The guy overcame illiteracy and is a damn millionaire NFL football player. The system of rules and the tradition of college being the minor leagues forced people and Powe to finally pay attention to him gaining a necessary life skill. I can't imagine what his life would be like if he hadn't dedicated himself to overcome his educational deficiencies.
The world could use more examples of education being a necessary component in the recipe for athletic success. Focusing so much on speed, strength, etc. isn't working out for a lot of the athletes.
The guy overcame illiteracy and is a damn millionaire NFL football player. The system of rules and the tradition of college being the minor leagues forced people and Powe to finally pay attention to him gaining a necessary life skill. I can't imagine what his life would be like if he hadn't dedicated himself to overcome his educational deficiencies.
The world could use more examples of education being a necessary component in the recipe for athletic success. Focusing so much on speed, strength, etc. isn't working out for a lot of the athletes.
Let me add that Powe's case gives me zero sympathy for anyone who ever flunks out as an athlete.
They're going to give you the tutoring and the easy courses to get you through school if you just show up and try. That's why I have no sympathy for the Chris Strong/Nick Brassell types. You just aren't trying.
They're going to give you the tutoring and the easy courses to get you through school if you just show up and try. That's why I have no sympathy for the Chris Strong/Nick Brassell types. You just aren't trying.
Yeah. It's pretty hard to get academically ineligible. The one thing that kind of pissed me off about the whole Powe saga was that even AFTER he had taken and passes a year of classes, he was still ineligible. Isn't the point of the initial eligibility rules to keep kids who can't handle the academics from being able to play? I'd say he had done that at that point, regardless of his high school background.
That was a good example of the NCAA being more concerned with PR than actual rules.
Had Powe's mother not made the "can't read" comment, his case never would've been that big of a deal, and he would've skated in earlier just like most in his situation. They made him sit an extra year just because they didn't like the case.
It's similar to the first ruling on the Masoli deal. They had no reason to rule he had to sit out a year, but they didn't like the fact that he could essentially avoid a suspension and play immediately elsewhere, so they ruled he had to sit, even though he complied with the rules that were in place. Obviously, the appeals overturned it.
The rules are the rules, but the NCAA likes to use gray areas when they're getting hammered by the public over something, and they like to make up new ones if necessary.
The Cam Newton ruling was another one. Because his dad handled the deal, and Cam "didn't know about it", he was eligible for the national title game. They just didn't want the blood on their hands, so they made something up.
We're waiting.
I am not sure how the two stories are even related, but i can't wait to see the evidence of how OM fans are terrible too. This would be where i would ask my children if little johnny jumped of a bridge, would they jump too.
I am not sure how the two stories are even related, but i can't wait to see the evidence of how OM fans are terrible too. This would be where i would ask my children if little johnny jumped of a bridge, would they jump too.
If we can't make fun of millionaires, who can we?
The guy had it rough and worked hard to overcome it. We get it. He is pretty inspirational. If he had been booted from ole miss and was now working fast food, I would not make fun of him.
Millionaire althletes and celebs are more or less fair game when it comes to juvenile mocking. Someone better bring him a box of alphabet flash cards to sign**
The guy had it rough and worked hard to overcome it. We get it. He is pretty inspirational. If he had been booted from ole miss and was now working fast food, I would not make fun of him.
Millionaire althletes and celebs are more or less fair game when it comes to juvenile mocking. Someone better bring him a box of alphabet flash cards to sign**
That excuse is right up there with the Tee Martin ruling. There were public copies of the wire transfers into Tee Martin's account. But the NCAA ruled that since they came from the WIFE of a Tennessee booster and not the booster himself, there was no violation.
In both cases, I think the NCAA realized that they were dealing with athletes that were in Martin's case already gone and in Newton's case, already finishing his last game, so they washed their hands of it the best they could in order to avoid the big spectacle, especially if it would've tarnished a national title or potential national title team.
You'll find that a lot. The NCAA typically doesn't want to tarnish its title teams. The 2004 USC title with Reggie Bush is the only example I can remember off the top of my head where they went after a national title team. Usually they find excuses to let those slide in order to make the title still seem legit.
They made Michigan vacate the national basketball title the original Fab Five won. Nothing more than selective enforcement by the NCAA. There are some schools that can get away with anything and others that will be hammered for the slightest violation.