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re: Wisconsin athletes detail racial problems on campus and demand change

Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:03 pm to
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:03 pm to
You have to be full time unless you are graduating or already have a degree I believe
Posted by DestrehanTiger
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:05 pm to
Yeah, maybe what I remembered was only needing to actually earn 6 hours.
Posted by tylercsbn9
Cypress, TX
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:06 pm to
Pretty sure athletes have certain amount of hours by calendar year. Not a specific semester. I tutored at the Cox building. I think many of them only had two or three classes to attend
This post was edited on 11/8/16 at 3:07 pm
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:07 pm to
The rest of that is interesting. I do know that an overwhelming majority of LSU athletes aren't taking less than 12 hours. The athletic advisors do a pretty good job of making sure our athletes are prepared to graduate in 4 years.
Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:07 pm to
quote:

In Division I, student-athletes must complete 40 percent of the coursework required for a degree by the end of their second year. They must complete 60 percent by the end of their third year and 80 percent by the end of their fourth year. Student-athletes are allowed five years to graduate while receiving athletically related financial aid


OK, so this lists out the requirements of the number of hours an athlete must earn each calendar year.

quote:

All Division I student-athletes must earn at least six credit hours each term to be eligible for the following term and must meet minimum grade-point average requirements that are related to an institution’s own GPA standards for graduation.


OK, this appears to be the part that you are talking about. I can see where it appears you only have to take 6 hours. But it doesn't. It's saying it's OK to earn 6 (meaning you probably flunked 2 classes that semester), but you still had to TAKE 12 hours. And still maintain the earned from the above quote. So if you are kicking arse with a great GPA and on track to earn 60% by the end of your third year, yes, you can ignore 2 of your 4 classes that semester and still be OK. But you still have to take the 4 classes. Make sense?
Posted by tylercsbn9
Cypress, TX
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:14 pm to
I think the 12 hour enrollment applies only to freshman.

Only place the 12 hour requirement appears is with freshman.

quote:

Must be enrolled in 12 credit hours at all times to compete and practice


LINK

This post was edited on 11/8/16 at 3:18 pm
Posted by GeauxTigerTM
Member since Sep 2006
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:17 pm to
I was half way interested but stopped reading at "microsaggressions."

That term can kindly suck its own dick.
Posted by AZBadgerFan
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Member since May 2013
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:19 pm to
quote:

Nigel Hayes is quite the drama queen lately.


Lately? He's always been an attention whore, although that's not to say his recent statements regarding race have no validity since I haven't been on campus in years except for football weekends.
Posted by TJGator1215
FL/TN
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:20 pm to
Good for them. We know the white fans won't stick up for them and the white Administrators only care about the $ they bring in. Most will say get back to playing your opinion doesn't matter just like the posts in this thread.
Posted by stlslick
St.Louis,Mo
Member since Nov 2012
14157 posts
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:21 pm to
the person in trump mask had a noose around an obama and a hillary masked person.

It wasn't just Odummy, they had it on Hillary also.


Posted by TJGator1215
FL/TN
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:25 pm to
Earn 6 hours, it doesn't specify the amount. The lsu site does.
Posted by DestrehanTiger
Houston, TX by way of Louisiana
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:29 pm to
I just can't imagine a fan making the effort to go to a game to pull for a team that is a majority black, but this same person will also scream "Go back to Africa!". If this does happen, the person is mentally deranged. I would hope people wouldn't be offended by that. Instead, they would feel sorry for this social pariah that likely lives out their days in unhappiness.
Posted by gohogs141
Fayetteville
Member since Jun 2011
7549 posts
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:29 pm to
So the away fans can say "go back to Africa" to them and their team's black players don't have a problem with it? Alright.

I've heard worse things said to outfielders though lol
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 4:02 pm to
quote:

I just can't imagine a fan making the effort to go to a game to pull for a team that is a majority black, but this same person will also scream "Go back to Africa!". If this does happen, the person is mentally deranged. I would hope people wouldn't be offended by that. Instead, they would feel sorry for this social pariah that likely lives out their days in unhappiness.



Seriously? We have fans that tell our QBs to kill themselves. You think fans would stoop to death threats but not racism if a player isn't playing well?
Posted by Mr Gardoki
AL
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 4:42 pm to
I heard plenty of racist comments about JaMarcus Russell while at LSU. Ironic since it's been downhill since.
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
12097 posts
Posted on 11/8/16 at 5:07 pm to
Did he include his Venmo so we can send the hungry crusader some money for food?

I don't care if he's right or wrong here, but as his coach I would be absolutely furious. This statement reflects not only on him, but the rest of the team, the coaches, and the university. This will be nothing but a distraction.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 5:10 pm to
That thing is way too big and red to give it shot and read it.
Posted by VADawg
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 5:21 pm to
quote:

I have seen some divide as to whether this was some "political wack-job" or a legitimate act of racism


Considering it was an Obama AND Hillary costume, that pretty much answers the questions. Idiots playing the race card where it isn't warranted, as usual.
Posted by SlowEasyConfident
Member since Nov 2015
6650 posts
Posted on 11/8/16 at 5:27 pm to
Nigel Hayes
Posted by hoopsgalore
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2013
8784 posts
Posted on 11/8/16 at 5:30 pm to
quote:

I don't care if he's right or wrong here, but as his coach I would be absolutely furious. This statement reflects not only on him, but the rest of the team, the coaches, and the university. This will be nothing but a distraction.


Greg Gard has talked at length about his players and social issues. This isn't the first time Nigel Hayes has spoken-out about race relations. In particular, at UW-Madison, it has been a controversial subject over the last year or two.

Bronson Koenig is Native-American and has gone to North Dakota to protest the pipeline. He is looked-up to in that community.

Nigel Hayes has been using his platform as the university's most well-known African-American to bring about discourse of race-relations on both a university and national level.

I disagree that it will be a distraction, especially given the Chancellor and Athletic Director's response to dozens of Wisconsin student-athletes tweeting this message.
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