DB Jeremy Hall will....

[Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex]

not be coming to the Hilltop, as he was denied admission.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... 3c9c7.html

[RGV Pony]

wtf? someone better touch base w/ Rodney Hubert.

So according to the article, Hall is an NCAA qualifier. I thought we were past these kinds of things.

[Alaric]

really? gotta feel sorry for this kid. hate to see this for a lot of reasons. hopefully this isn't the final final word

[Cadillac]

Hopefully this isn't the final final word

The article mentions an appeals process, but Hall didn't seem to indicate that he would be appealing. We'll probably never know what kept him out, but if he's not going to appeal it, I would guess that he feels confident that he won't win the appeal. There's a reason for this and it's between the athlete and the school.

Inquiring minds to want to know though...

-CoS

[giacfsp]

This sucks. What about all of Orsini's statements that if an athlete is NCAA-eligible, he or she is eligible at SMU?

It's not just that we're thin at safety, which we are. But Hall and his coach sound completely blindsided by this decision (and I agree, there's no way we'll ever know the reason).

This makes it look even smarter that we signed a few extra guys this year.

[ALEX LIFESON]

wtf? someone better touch base w/ Rodney Hubert.

So according to the article, Hall is an NCAA qualifier. I thought we were past these kinds of things.

President Turner has the ultimate decision making power on this, I would send him an email.

[RGV Pony]

This sucks. What about all of Orsini's statements that if an athlete is NCAA-eligible, he or she is eligible at SMU?
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exactly. Spoke by SO at JJ's hiring announcement press conference in 2008.

[RGV Pony]

This sucks. What about all of Orsini's statements that if an athlete is NCAA-eligible, he or she is eligible at SMU?
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exactly. Spoken by SO at JJ's hiring announcement press conference in 2008.

[The PonyGrad]

Does this have anything to do with getting ansy about recent academic casualties?

[ALEX LIFESON]

This sucks. What about all of Orsini's statements that if an athlete is NCAA-eligible, he or she is eligible at SMU?
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exactly. Spoke by SO at JJ's hiring announcement press conference in 2008.

That was what Orsini was told, once again, this is a Turner issue.

[Lotus]

wtf? someone better touch base w/ Rodney Hubert.

So according to the article, Hall is an NCAA qualifier. I thought we were past these kinds of things.

President Turner has the ultimate decision making power on this, I would send him an email.

Are you sure? I can't imagine the president of the entire university would have time in his schedule to rule on individual admissions cases. I would assume there is some sort of faculty committee for academic close calls or something.

[ponynut]

I suspect that there is more to this than grades. But we will never know.

[Stallion]

could be. I re-read the article and SMU says he was denied admission not that that he was not academically cleared. Its really the first guy in recent years where we can view as a test case other than the JUCO via the Peniteniary. It will be interesting to see if he qualifies at another school.

[RGV Pony]

someone needs to tell Turner this isnt Lubbock Christian U.

[Cadillac]

I suspect that there is more to this than grades. But we will never know.

That's my interpretation as well, on both points.

-CoS