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Does ANYONE have the real story on Valentine?

Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:48 pm
Posted by Football_Freak
Member since May 2012
2410 posts
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:48 pm
I don't care if it has been talked about, repeat it.

What the hell is going on?

Is he in the Miles Dog house also? Is it just the SEC Clearinghouse? If so, what the hell is the issue?

Yeah yeah, you can claim that you somehow know he was going to be redshirted, or blah blah blah...

But that is not what is being asked. I just want to know if anyone knows the technicality at the SEC head office.

This dude could be a difference maker to keep us from the delusion that the guys in there now are going to somehow work out in avoidance of more embarrassments.
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
79326 posts
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:49 pm to
pretty sure miles has nothing to do with this.
Posted by TigerCub
Team Boxtard
Member since May 2006
20568 posts
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:50 pm to
We self reported this whole thing ourselves.
Posted by MightyYat
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2009
24607 posts
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:50 pm to
Latest rumor is it's our own compliance dept flagging him.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
56627 posts
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:51 pm to
someone said he was ridiculously overweight and out of shape.
quote:

Is he in the Miles Dog house also?
This is as tired as anything said on this site
quote:

This dude could be a difference maker
based on?
Posted by massiveattack
CharLIT/Chapel Chill
Member since Oct 2010
11560 posts
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:52 pm to
Alleva is a Beta. End of story
Posted by TheDrunkenTigah
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
17371 posts
Posted on 9/21/14 at 9:00 pm to
The best explanation you're going to get is that two different transcripts exist for him. It could be as innocent as credits not transferring between schools, or it could be forgery. LSU can't play him until it's completely sorted out by everyone involved. No one on this board knows when or if that will be.
Posted by HeavyCore
Member since Sep 2012
2552 posts
Posted on 9/22/14 at 12:43 am to
Nobody knows the whole truth on the situation. Here's the latest articles on it, but read into whatever you want. For all anyone knows it may be a pack of shite.

quote:

Highly touted LSU freshman defensive tackle Travonte Valentine is still awaiting clearance from the SEC office about his high school academic standing, but he might not play this season even if he gets the go-ahead.

Valentine, who at one time was purportedly 6-3 and 325 pounds, showed up in Baton Rouge extremely overweight, according to a source. The combination of needing to lose weight and the SEC’s ongoing review of his academic credentials makes him a likely candidate to redshirt this season.

Valentine received approval from the NCAA Clearinghouse late last month, but the SEC is continuing to look into his academics from Champagnat Catholic School. He led the Miami-area program to the Florida Class 2A title last season.

Champagnat is a 247-student school for grades 6-12 and is located next to a used-car dealership. It’s drawing increased scrutiny in college football circles.

Another source familiar with Valentine’s academics is stunned that he received approval from the NCAA Clearinghouse. The source said Valentine had very few high school credits entering his junior year.

“If Travonte Valentine qualifies there’s something wrong,” the source said. “It’s not humanly possible."
Posted by Oh Lawd
Member since Sep 2014
497 posts
Posted on 9/22/14 at 12:45 am to
Meanwhile Tony brown is out there getting meaningful snaps.......
Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 9/22/14 at 5:49 am to
Who cares about the soap opera. The bottome line is this coaching staff has screwed up yet another recruiting class when it comes to DT's.
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