Grades

[PonySnob]

The bigger question is if Keith Frazier will ever play for SMU again?

[Nacho]

why wouldn't he. he had passing grades in his first semester at smu and remained eligible. i'm sure smu is a little harder than kimball hs.

btw why was keith taking physics in hs?

[Insane_Pony_Posse]

Brett Shipp Bio


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Brett has worked as an investigative reporter at WFAA-TV since 1995.

His most notable work of late, the year-long inquiry into faulty natural gas couplings linked to fatal explosions and serious injuries dating back to the 1980's. Brett's investigation has led to a state order for removal of the fittings and the adoption of new natural gas safety standards statewide.

His investigation resulted in his being awarded the two most coveted prizes in broadcast journalism, the 2008 duPont Gold Baton and the 2008 George Foster Peabody Award. The seldom awarded Gold Baton from Columbia University was the first ever given to a local television reporter.

Brett has received three duPonts and three Peabodys since 2003 in recognition for stories such as the alleged inhumane treatment of women and children immigrants at a federal prison in Texas, the Fake Drug Scandal at the Dallas Police Department and the mistreatment of injured workers by the Texas Workers Comp Commission which was abolished as a result.

In 2003 and 2005, Brett was named as a finalist for Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Journalism by Harvard University.

In another recent investigation, Brett uncovered improper grade changing at Dallas South Oak Cliff High School which resulted in the basketball team being stripped of its 2005 and 2006 state crowns.

Brett was also the first local reporter on the scene in New York City following the 9-11 attacks.

Grew up in Dallas. He attended Highland Park High School. He is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University. His father Bert Shipp is a legend in Dallas television with a 40 year career as a reporter/news director and assignments editor at WFAA-TV.

He lives in Oak Cliff with his two children Harrison and Katherine.

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[couch 'em]

Interesting he goes after the kids in South Oak Cliff and Kimble, but you don't see him sniffing around HP or St. Marks. Whatever could be biasing his coverage....

[Smerkins]

The story just went national.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... igh-school

[smusportspage]

why wouldn't he. he had passing grades in his first semester at smu and remained eligible. i'm sure smu is a little harder than kimball hs.

btw why was keith taking physics in hs?

Yes, why Physics? If it the same physics that was taught in my highschool, I dropped that class after the first week senior year. It was pretty obvious that if I continued in that class, things were not going to go well for my GPA. Did not need it to graduate and it got me out a hour earlier in the day so I could go to work. Needed all the money I could get to afford to go to SMU.

[couch 'em]

What a weak attempt at connecting it to us!

[Pony ^]

Compared to UNC's troubles, this is absolutely nothing

[Nacho]

sfa?
he must really hate smu.

[lwjr]

The story just went national.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... igh-school

Well if this is national news, then also announce every other kid and College that has had to deal with this over the last four or five years. There would not be enough time in the day.

[hoopmanx]

It's good to be the king. We're relevant. Meanwhile, unless they have ulric on tape asking kimbrall brass to change his grades, who cares... This story is gonna blow over and smu is gonna have so much street cred.

[East Coast Mustang]

Hoopmanx- do you think Frazier ever plays again for SMU?

[Nacho]

The story just went national.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... igh-school

Well if this is national news, then also announce every other kid and College that has had to deal with this over the last four or five years. There would not be enough time in the day.

i suggest they start with ut.

[hoopmanx]

Hoopmanx- do you think Frazier ever plays again for SMU?

Why wouldn't he?

[ponyscott]

From: Michael
Sent: ‎1/‎27/‎2014 7:49 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Keith Frazier
Brett Shipp's article and interview left out important facts in its attempt to gain readers at the expense of an 18 year old kid and a coach dedicated to getting kids a chance at a first class education.

First, Keith Frazier was not eligible when he received his alleged grade change. He was first required to attend Summer school, which he completed. Next, he was required to retake the SAT in order to obtain a passing score per NCAA rules. Keith passed. The SAT is not administered by DISD.

Second, eligibility for participation in NCAA sports is controlled by the NCAA clearinghouse. SMU does not control that process. Only after the NCAA clears the athlete can he actually receive a scholarship. A "Letter of Intent" is not binding until the athlete is cleared by the NCAA. Keith Frazier was cleared by the NCAA after he completed Summer school and obtained an acceptable SAT score.

Third, for athletes with only marginal grades under NCAA standards, SMU requires them to go through a special faculty and administrative admissions process to ensure the athlete has the ability, with help by tutors and advisors, to ultimately graduate. This process is not controlled by coaches, though they can advocate for a prospective student/athlete. Keith Frazier went through that process.

Fourth, checking on the academic progress of high school recruits is 100% normal and is done at every school. In the case of Keith Frazier, SMU had backup plans involving other outstanding players if Keith proved to be ineligible. SMU kept up with his academic progress because if they ever concluded he was not going to be cleared by the NCAA, they would need to switch to other options before they were gone.

WFAA violated the ideal to to tell the WHOLE truth, and nothing but the truth. By leaving out key facts, they did an incredible disservice to Keith Frazier. With strong academic support, Keith will have a chance to get his degree and support his son. The reason Keith went to SMU was to be close to his young son as he grew up. Keith is a good kid who has matured a lot and is passing his classes at SMU. Brett Shipp's article portraying him as an ignorant, dishonest jock is insulting, dishonest in its incomplete telling, and in my opinion borderline racist.

Michael W. Shore