Grades

[smusic 00]

Let me start by saying that unlike many of my brethren, I hold no I'll will toward your program or your fan base. I think we are similar in many ways, yet also very different.

It really concerns me to see some of your fans posts on here, though. It looks now that it will amount to nothing, but before some of you knew that, you were already going into full protection mode, wanting to hire attorneys and deny that the sun comes up every morning if necessary in order to protect yourselves. Seems you learned nothing from the 80s.

SMU wasn't given the death penalty because they cheated, SMU was given the death penalty because they not only continued to cheat, but used the exact tactics that many of you are calling for in this thread: denial and evasiveness.

Just admit the sin, correct it, and move on. Best policy in sports and in life.

I do think you guys are headed for probation with your basketball program. Not because I hate SMU (I don't), not because of this scandal, but because that is what has happened to every program that has hired Larry Brown in the last 20 years.

NOW THIS IS FUNNY!!! Did Tony Mitchell ever get his high school diploma from Pinkston before entering, or while at North Texas St.

Don't be stupid. Tony Mitchell had to complete a year of college at UNT before ever stepping on the court. During that year, he achieved B honor roll status.

Before "UNT is a JUCO" jokes start, ask yourself what Keith's GPA might be.

But did he ever receive his diploma from Pinkston while sitting out or before?

[PonyKris89]

yep, Larry Brown has pulled down every program he has been with…

UCLA- NCAA Finals
Kansas- National Champs
Pistons- NBA Title
76ers- Multiple runs in the playoffs with not that great of personnel, even with Iverson
Clippers- went straight to playoffs with him, and straight back down to the bottom without him…

Yep, LB has a pretty sorry track record, MR. MeanGreen.

[CenTXpony]

Let me start by saying that unlike many of my brethren, I hold no I'll will toward your program or your fan base. I think we are similar in many ways, yet also very different.

It really concerns me to see some of your fans posts on here, though. It looks now that it will amount to nothing, but before some of you knew that, you were already going into full protection mode, wanting to hire attorneys and deny that the sun comes up every morning if necessary in order to protect yourselves. Seems you learned nothing from the 80s.

SMU wasn't given the death penalty because they cheated, SMU was given the death penalty because they not only continued to cheat, but used the exact tactics that many of you are calling for in this thread: denial and evasiveness.

Just admit the sin, correct it, and move on. Best policy in sports and in life.

I do think you guys are headed for probation with your basketball program. Not because I hate SMU (I don't), not because of this scandal, but because that is what has happened to every program that has hired Larry Brown in the last 20 years.

Anyways...... after wasting more of my time reading bull s*** from someone other than Shipp.....

LETS GO BEAT USF!!!!

[malonish]

I think you needs to re-read this thread and then re-read my post.

I think you need(s) to re-read your conjugation rules.

[CenTXpony]

yep, Larry Brown has pulled down every program he has been with…

UCLA- NCAA Finals
Kansas- National Champs
Pistons- NBA Title
76ers- Multiple runs in the playoffs with not that great of personnel, even with Iverson
Clippers- went straight to playoffs with him, and straight back down to the bottom without him…

Yep, LB has a pretty sorry track record, MR. MeanGreen.

FWIW he also took the Bobcats to the playoffs one season.

[ponyinNC]

You can't spell c_u_n_t without UNT.

MeanGreen90 is the perfect example.

[Nacho]

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

obviously i'm missing something. how does a tv station have the right to plaster a student's grades all over tv for the sake of ratings during super bowl week?

[PonyKris89]

You can't spell c_u_n_t without UNT.

MeanGreen90 is the perfect example.

it used to be called NTSU..
Not Too Smart University.

But in all fairness, I would not mind my son attending, since he is a musician and they have a strong music and radio/TV dept/multi media

[ponyinNC]

^^^ Great avatar^^^

I do have some HS friends that ended up at NTSU and I don't hold it against them. They're not stupid enough to post on an opposing school's message board however.

[Mustangs_Maroons]

You can't spell c_u_n_t without UNT.

MeanGreen90 is the perfect example.

it used to be called NTSU..
Not Too Smart University.

But in all fairness, I would not mind my son attending, since he is a musician and they have a strong music and radio/TV dept/multi media

I've heard they have a good music program as well. As for anything else, meh. But man, our board is in the dumpster right now. First, some guys that just hijack threads. I remember bickle on the basketball boards, then you have some so-called fans on the football board, then you have the inferiority-complex group like CG (or whatever he goes by now) and this meangreen fellow. SMH.

[ponyinNC]

yeah, this site is like an American embassy in the middle east - we seem to attract every crazy focker out there!

[Stallion]

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

obviously i'm missing something. how does a tv station have the right to plaster a student's grades all over tv for the sake of ratings during super bowl week?

I think the only thing the Act protects is an "educational record" with “Personally identifiable information” such as a name, social security info, address, parent's name etc. That information is redacted. As I mentioned before, this is pretty common in litigation to redact privileged information from an otherwise privileged document-for example patient records, minor's records, tax returns or attorney billing records will be used with privileged information redacted. It is the information not the entire document which is privileged and in fact a lot of those documents aren't really a student's "Educational record". They are investigation records of the DISD. An educational record would include a report cards, transcript etc. There is a difference between a "educational record" and an internal "investigation record"

[sbsmith]

yeah, this site is like an American embassy in the middle east - we seem to attract every crazy focker out there!

I literally laughed out loud at this

[lwjr]

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

obviously i'm missing something. how does a tv station have the right to plaster a student's grades all over tv for the sake of ratings during super bowl week?

I think the only thing the Act protects is an "educational record" with “Personally identifiable information” such as a name, social security info, address, parent's name etc. That information is redacted. As I mentioned before, this is pretty common in litigation to redact privileged information from an otherwise privileged document-for example patient records, minor's records, tax returns or attorney billing records will be used with privileged information redacted. It is the information not the entire document which is privileged and in fact a lot of those documents aren't really a student's "Educational record". They are investigation records of the DISD. An educational record would include a report cards, transcript etc. There is a difference between a "educational record" and an internal "investigation record"

Since I do not live in Dallas, I have been unable to watch any of BS's reports. Are KF's actual grades being reported or just a generalization that he might have passed or failed or whatever the case maybe?

[Stallion]

No transcript or report card-grades were redacted from investigation report