It's Basketball Time in Tennessee
So I've been absent the last few days. Sorry about that. I missed my weekly Prison Break post, but if that is your highlight of the week, then you need to get out more. So onto the topic of today's post, UT Basketball. I know, I know, it's two days before the first football game. Well, yesterday, Coach Pearl got some great news regarding one of his highly touted recruits. Ramar Smith, from Detroit, was finally cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse and allowed to enter school. The holdup with Ramar was in validating his SAT score. For those that don't know the whole story, let me share it with you.
As a senior Ramar committed to play for the UConn Huskies. UConn transferred him to a prep school to begin his senior year. Ramar didn't like the situation and returned Detroit and his original high school, Martin Luther King HS. He decommitted from UConn and reopened his recruitment. He was always an academic liability, as he had struggled some in his earlier high school years. He took the ACT and didn't recieve a high enough score based on his HS GPA. For those that don't know, to qualify in the NCAA, you have to meet certain requirements based on a sliding scale that corresponds to your HS GPA and test score. Back to Ramar, he eventually raised his GPA and signed with UT. He took the SAT in June and received a high enough score to qualify. Smith's case was red-flagged by the Clearinghouse, and recently issues were brought up on him that he possibly had cheated since his writing didn't match that on his University application. First, anyone that has ever taken the SAT or ACT knows it's pretty much impossible for anyone to cheat on one of those tests as you have to supply ID and all kinds of other stuff. Anyways, Ramar supplied more copies of his writing and yesterday, was told that he had been cleared by the Clearinghouse. What happened with the mismatching writing on the test and application? Well, Ramar revealed that his mother had filled out the application and that was why the writing samples had not matched. It's really amazing that this could happen. I don't know if my mom filled out my applications, but it wouldn't surprise me if she did. It makes you wonder how many 18 year olds get their moms to fill out their applications. Just glad it all got cleared up and he got in.
Now, getting Ramar in school is huge for the basketball team this fall. He completes the Top 5 recruiting class and comes in as a possible replacement for CJ Watson at the point. From those that have seen Ramar play, he is a stud. A top 20 player in the 06 class, he will complement the rest of the team well. I can hear it now. Bob, "Smith to Lofton for the three." Bert, "MONEY!!!" Man, I love UT basketball.
As a senior Ramar committed to play for the UConn Huskies. UConn transferred him to a prep school to begin his senior year. Ramar didn't like the situation and returned Detroit and his original high school, Martin Luther King HS. He decommitted from UConn and reopened his recruitment. He was always an academic liability, as he had struggled some in his earlier high school years. He took the ACT and didn't recieve a high enough score based on his HS GPA. For those that don't know, to qualify in the NCAA, you have to meet certain requirements based on a sliding scale that corresponds to your HS GPA and test score. Back to Ramar, he eventually raised his GPA and signed with UT. He took the SAT in June and received a high enough score to qualify. Smith's case was red-flagged by the Clearinghouse, and recently issues were brought up on him that he possibly had cheated since his writing didn't match that on his University application. First, anyone that has ever taken the SAT or ACT knows it's pretty much impossible for anyone to cheat on one of those tests as you have to supply ID and all kinds of other stuff. Anyways, Ramar supplied more copies of his writing and yesterday, was told that he had been cleared by the Clearinghouse. What happened with the mismatching writing on the test and application? Well, Ramar revealed that his mother had filled out the application and that was why the writing samples had not matched. It's really amazing that this could happen. I don't know if my mom filled out my applications, but it wouldn't surprise me if she did. It makes you wonder how many 18 year olds get their moms to fill out their applications. Just glad it all got cleared up and he got in.
Now, getting Ramar in school is huge for the basketball team this fall. He completes the Top 5 recruiting class and comes in as a possible replacement for CJ Watson at the point. From those that have seen Ramar play, he is a stud. A top 20 player in the 06 class, he will complement the rest of the team well. I can hear it now. Bob, "Smith to Lofton for the three." Bert, "MONEY!!!" Man, I love UT basketball.
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