Trying to remake Clemson into a Top 20 Public University is a project on par with trying to send a man to the moon in a Yugo powered Space Rocket fueled by ham sandwiches and Dr. Pepper extract.(Image: The recruits went that way)
When your engineering professors wear orange coveralls and describe gravity as a "risky scheme," you're probably not going to gain academic respect any time soon.
Adding the Clemson football program to the agenda of items to clean up just makes the project that much more pointless. There's not enough scrubbing bubbles in the world to get Danny Ford's tobacco spit stains off the compliance director's forehead.
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Yet, Clemson is trying anyway. In fact, they may have gone "too far" in trying to clean themselves up. Mickey Plyler, a South Carolina sports talk show host and publisher of TigerNet.com, says that he has spoken with 10 sources within the Clemson athletic department and administration. During that process, he has learn about a quasi-secret admissions committee that blew up the recruitment of 8 potential student-athletes that were strongly considering Clemson.
The committee also attempted to refuse admission to seven more players, but Tommy Bowden got the recruits back upon further review. One of the rejected recruits didn't get the final "nay" until the day before signing day.
The irony, Clemson is losing these recruits to schools like UNC and Georgia. Schools that run academic circles around Clemson and their "reading is a fad" curriculum. Check out Plyler's article. It's an amazing read about a program that's hitting the "self-destruct" button in pursuit of an academic reputation that they will never obtain.
Counterpoint: Clemson's University President says it's all lies. Damn lies.
WWDFD?
See Also:
-- Clemson's Dirty Little Secret - AOL
-- Clemson Faithful have mixed feelings on recruiting - WLTX.com
-- Recruiting Debate Lingers - Myrtle Beach News
-- Clemson's Multi-Cultural Efforts - WLTX.com
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It's not just the Clemson prez calling out Bowden as a liar - the academic board is too:
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/colleges/clemson_university/16685335.htm
WWDFD?
Leave & go coach a team like Arkansas.
Where is Danny Ford, btw?
couldn't happen to a better team, imo.
Go Dawgs!
that video is funny as hell!
"the virgin waters of Lake Hartwell" - priceless.
kind of funny that a georgia fan is making fun of Clemson and academics/athletes...http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=2531728&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
Jan Kemp. Leonard Pope's website. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Travis Zachary's web site.
Danny Ford.
UGA isn't even in the same league as UNC. You're barely ahead of Clemson, but pat yourself on the back anyways.
The 20-question final exam Jim Harrick Jr. gave to his Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball class in fall 2001:
This class led to him getting canned and the program getting in serious trouble.
1. How many goals are on a basketball court?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
2. How many players are allowed to play at one time on any one team in a
regulation game?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
3. In what league to (sic) the Georgia Bulldogs compete?
a. ACC
b. Big Ten
c. SEC
d. Pac 10
4. What is the name of the coliseum where the Georgia Bulldogs play?
a. Cameron Indoor Arena
b. Stegeman Coliseum
c. Carrier Dome
d. Pauley Pavilion
5. How many halves are in a college basketball game?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
6. How many quarters are in a high school basketball game?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
7. How many points does one field goal account for in a Basketball Game?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
8. How many points does a 3-point field goal account for in a Basketball Game?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
9. How many officials referee a college basketball game?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 3
10. How many teams are in the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship
Tournament?
a. 48
b. 64
c. 65
d. 32
11. What is the name of the exam which all high school seniors in the State of
Georgia must pass?
a. Eye Exam
b. How Do The Grits Taste Exam
c. Bug Control Exam
d. Georgia Exit Exam
12. What basic color are the uniforms the Georgia Bulldogs wear in home games?
a. White
b. Red
c. Black
d. Silver
13. What basic color are the uniforms the Georgia Bulldogs wear in away games?
a. Pink
b. Blue
c. Orange
d. Red
14. How many minutes are played in a college basketball contest?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 90
15. How many minutes are played in a high school basketball game?
a. 15
b. 30
c. 32
d. 45
16. Diagram the 3-point line.
17. Diagram the half-court line.
18. How many fouls is a player allowed to have in one Basketball game before
fouling out in that game?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 0
19. If you go on to become a huge coaching success, to whom will you tribute
(sic) the credit?
a. Mike Krzyzewski
b. Bobby Knight
c. John Wooden
d. Jim Harrick Jr.
20. In your opinion, who is the best Division I assistant coach in the country?
a. Ron Jursa (sic)
b. John Pelphrey
c. Jim Harrick Jr.
d. Steve Wojciechowski
Source: University of Georgia
I don't think anyone has ever argued that Harrick was a scumbag.
That's why we fired him.
Unlike Danny Ford who is adored.
To anon above that posted the abcnews link... Did you notice this quiote in the article?
"Overall, UGA's freshman class this fall was one of the most academically gifted in the school's history with an average grade point average of 3.76 and an average SAT of 1232."
Good luck to you on the field this year, you're sure as hell gonna need it.
DGD, Clemson's freshman class this fall had an average of 4.05 GPA and 1225 SAT. what's your point?
typical orange overall wearin' hick: - that is the entire freshman class -not your FOOTBALL TEAM average.
You must have graduated from Clemson - you can't even make the appropriate comparison.
Entance requirements for regular students has nothing to do with those for athletes. Most schools will take a kid they really want if they meet NCAA minimums. All colleges will greatly bend their requirements for athletes.
How many recruits will UGA place at Hargrave this year? CK and who else?
Mike Patrick would fail Harrick's test.
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