re: will Churphy Steward 2010 DT Breaux Br. ever be a Tiger?

What are the LHSAA requirements? I know they are much lower than the NCAA, like a 2.0 at the highest maybe even 1.5. That's why you see guys playing in high school with no problems but no shot to qualify by NCAA standards. And sadly most high school coaches/teachers are only worried about them doing enough to suit up on Friday nights.

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He needs a good advisor/ coach to help him in JUCO -- the kid is amazing, but his academics are sad.

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No he needs better parents. A good advisor/coach? Really? How about Mom and Dad busting his arse?

How many kids has Breaux Bridge sent to play football at LSU? Off the top of my head: Domanick Davis, Jessie Daniels, Jonathon Zenon, Charles Alexander, John Williams. Did any of these have trouble qualifying? Some people need to stop putting the blame on the coaches and teachers at Breaux Bridge HS and tell Mr. Steward to take a good look in the mirror. You can only help a person so much. The kid has to want to succeed and put forth at least some effort. It's a shame that Churphy didn't realize that.

to nvcowboy: The problem with the system you suggest is that it perpetuates socioeconomic patterns that tend to restrict choices for kids in underserved communities. Most kids at that age will follow the path their parents followed without really considering college as a realisitic option. There is a ton of untapped talent in these underserved communities, and the last thing we need to be doing is tracking them into vocations simply because they don't fully appreciate their options. I agree that better counseling is needed, but before you dismiss my points as nothing more than PC crap, try teaching 8th grade for a few years.

having C's in high school doesnt mean he can handle the ACT.

This has been a long time brewing.

As noted by previous poster, one might have prayed/hoped that his coaches would have steered him into the library, earlier on.

The best LSU fans can hope for is that he graduates from a JC and then plays one FALL semester for LSU, in 2012, and then, as a junior, he will go pro.


Dandy Don made the same observations as one prior poster, ie
NO ONE CAN BLOCK HIM ONE ON ONE.

To the slightly off-topic question of where the system went wrong, (such that great prospects face JC, rather than an open door at the flagship U of the state):

Once upon a time, I was teaching 6th grade. My students had been priorly tested. Included among them: 80 IQ, 70 IQ, a couple of 65 IQ and a pair of 50 IQ kids.

After just one week of my mentoring, they all passed their weekly exams.

My guess is that no one ever told them they could do the work.
Everyone can do the work. It just takes time (applying oneself), and a good mentor/coach.

To master any skill it takes 2,500 hours practice and a good mentor coach.

Every minute watching TV is one less available for math.

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How many kids has Breaux Bridge sent to play football at LSU? Off the top of my head: Domanick Davis, Jessie Daniels, Jonathon Zenon, Charles Alexander, John Williams. Did any of these have trouble qualifying? Some people need to stop putting the blame on the coaches and teachers at Breaux Bridge HS and tell Mr. Steward to take a good look in the mirror. You can only help a person so much. The kid has to want to succeed and put forth at least some effort. It's a shame that Churphy didn't realize that.

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Dawg, he is going to school to get an education, . . . to ultimately take advantage of opportunities his parents did not have. For all the collective man hours spent taking classes to understand the psychology of educating 14-18 year olds, not one educator in Breaux Bridge sought to pull the kid aside to lay out a path for his future which should have included a studying regimen, monitoring, counseling and communication with his parents or guardian.
Everyone does not walk into school with the same experiences, so to put all the responsibility on the kid, is a cop out. Football should have been directly tied to his academic success, without any exceptions. Set the threshold-standard for eligibility to play football and he qualifies. But the standard can't be, just show up for class. That is why we demand certification for teachers, principals, etc. They should have recognized this kid was at risk and done their jobs.

Trust me, I hear you on this. But now, it is definitely all on him. He will sink or swim now, because he is of legal age and expected to take responsibility for his immediate future, no matter the circumstances. Good luck to him.

What if I told you jdawg was DEAD ON ACCURATE with his assesment about churphy? Believe me, and jdawg also, that when we tell you this falls completely into churphys lap!! His potential was recognized early in his career and was told and instructed on what needed to be done!! An educator can only do so much. However, when you have a student (the following is a KNOWN FACT ABOUT Churphy!!) that constantly goes to class and sleeps throughout the WHOLE class, what do you want the eductator to do? It will eventually show prejudice to an athlete relative to other students that are actually trying to learn AND becomes a distraction all at the same time. This kid was given chances beyond your wildest imagination to get his grades in order early on!! Bless his heart but to put it mildly, the kid is jus flat out lazy!! And that includes practices and several games throughout his career!! The POTENTIAL for him to be a high school all American was always there. Coaches and teachers can only do so much and the rest is up to the kids and parents!!
There's more to this than you thinking/believing his was not given help along the way!!
Jdawg is extremely accurate with this one and so am I!!