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8/28/09
Pitt Panthers Starter Suspended for Fall Semester
Pitt's Gilbert Brown Suspended for Fall Semester Due to Academics
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I hate to see this as a Pitt fan, but this is how it should be done.  Jamie Dixon is smart enough to not keep players on his team and get tagged with a violation like other coaches have in the past.  This will hurt Pitt for sure, but I applaud Dixon for following the rules.
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8/28/09
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I too applaud Dixon for following the rules.. but then I'll bash him and his coaching staff for not seeing this coming. Even if Dixon does not directly follow his players academic progress, isn't their someone on his staff that does? How could a staff that is paid to know about stuff like this not have seen this coming a while back and gotten a slew of tutors to keep Brown's grades up enough that he could play? That's just poor effort.

8/28/09
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Good to see someone in the NCAA still upholds some kind of standards.  It seems like this is becoming a pretty big problem for some programs (Memphis).  I hope he can get his grades back up.  Hate to see this happen to these guys.

8/28/09
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he is a good player it should have been to just give him warnings first atleast he is not driving like nuts or drinking like one......

8/28/09
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I too applaud Dixon for following the rules.. but then I'll bash him and his coaching staff for not seeing this coming. Even if Dixon does not directly follow his players academic progress, isn't their someone on his staff that does? How could a staff that is paid to know about stuff like this not have seen this coming a while back and gotten a slew of tutors to keep Brown's grades up enough that he could play? That's just poor effort.

8/28/09
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moona007libra wrote:
he is a good player it should have been to just give him warnings first atleast he is not driving like nuts or drinking like one......
No it shouldn't have been just a warning first.  If you can't maintain your grades, you're not allowed to play sports.  Academics comes first, but unfortunately too many programs just give their stars a slap on the wrist and say "do better next time."  Dixon did what everyone should do.

8/28/09
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I fully concur with those that support this decision.  If professional sports required an individual to attain a degree before being able to play, the level of attention to academics would increase beyond any previous attempt to approach the question of education in this country.

Too much common sense in that though.....it would actually require students, student organizations, and corporate society to prioritize the long term benefit of universal access to knowledge over the short term exclusive ranks of sports.

8/28/09
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Jamie Dixon has really built a nice program there, and he's helping this kid immeasurably here. He'll be back after New Years and they'll be plenty of time to get ready for March.

8/29/09
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Heyhey1970 wrote:
Jamie Dixon has really built a nice program there, and he's helping this kid immeasurably here. He'll be back after New Years and they'll be plenty of time to get ready for March.
That's the best part....a coach that is truly looking out for the future prosperity of his athletes in case a professional career isn't in their future.  It's difficult to understand just how tough it is to not only play competitive college sports and work towards an academic degree at the same time.  I wish all the luck in the world to Gilbert Brown and all scholar athletes for their commitment, dedication, and sacrifice. 

8/29/09
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I applaud Dixon for this decision. Bad grades= suspension.
btw Bob Knight approves.

8/29/09
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I agree. Being a college student myself I don't like the fact that these guys get special treatment.  I enjoy watching them play sure, but the same standards should be held to everybody.  They should still have to maintain their grades.  What happens if these guys get hurt or just aren't good enough for the next level, do they go back and find some job that only requires a high school diploma?  Most of these guys are getting to go to school and learn very important things, FOR FREE, why should they waste it.  I applaud kids like Jeffery Jordan, who was getting better, but still quit because he wanted to focus on his education.  That's how it should be.

8/30/09
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I agree with what you're saying Poppy Mack, but I have to take that even a bit further to say that the true benefits of attaining a good education aren't really focused upon outside of the boundaries of school.  It's one reason why as a parent, I am constantly talking to my kids (now 13 and 14 about things they like, and re-enforce their thoughts and desires for the future with the knowledge of what they will have to study to be able to do so.

I think a lot of how education is perceived begins at home as (with the exception of movies such as "Coach Carter" (One of my favorites), very little is presented to kids about the possibilities of their futures.  Even so, there are multitudes of "stop smoking" and "say no to drugs" commercials--which is good, but what about taking some time to hype kids up about school?  Our society could also do more as well.  Just a few thoughts. 

This has been a great discussion with everyone contributing very relevant perspectives.  "Thumbs Up" to all!

 
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