It truly is amazing to see how dumb some of these kids are. You have a chance to earn a degree from a tremendous school, where an out of state prospective student would be paying roughly $65,000 a year and yet these kids screw it up within a week. They all preach during the recruiting phase it's always "I'm looking for a school with good academics". It's really comical with some of these student athletes.
Agree. He may be in a situation where he is no longer the star but one amongst many highly recruited players and struggling with that as well.
oh boy. all the kid has to do is go to class and do his homework. i would say like everyone else, but he's not like everyone else. he will have a paid support staff to help him with every subject. his "situation" now is an opportunity to have a dynamic change for the better in his life. i don't know or care what his "situation" was. you don't let your past (if that is even the case here) screw up opportunities like this. this kid should know that and act accordingly. his priority list should be school, football, partying. if it's not he is a fool.
It's not that simple. Many of these kids come from primary and secondary schools where they aren't taught the basics well enough, or even how to study. They go from K-12 and then they go to another environment where they are asked to do things they were never asked to do before. It's not like you can always jump in and function well academically, even with tutoring and a support staff. I'm not saying that is or isn't the case here, I don't know. I do know the quality of education from K-12 varies significantly from district to district and many kids aren't equipped to excel in college. I will be cite my own town, Piscataway. If you were in honors or AP classes, no problem; if you weren't you may or may not have the requisite skills to do well in college. This is one reason why some people pay two or three times the taxes more than the next town over, or why they send their kids to private schools.
Because the people there actually cared about him, he wasn't a piece of meat. They stayed on top of him and made sure work was done correct and on time. That time was set aside for homework and studying. You don't know anyone who was fine in HS and then went to college and did poorly? Not to mention, a good part of many of these guys early Private education is spent simply getting them up to snuff. I knew a basketball player that wanted to transfer his sophomore year into a parochial. He was doing fine at his regional city school. When the Parochial tested him he read at a 5th grade level.
I might actually suggest that the needs of the student are more closely watched and tended to by the academic support staff at a major program like Michigan than they are in high school. I'll say this - and I went to the same high school as Walker, albeit more than 25 years earlier - it was not a rigorous academic environment then, and it certainly isn't any better now. They do have a tradition of pushing their marquee athletes through, lifting them up over most hurdles, but not necessarily in a way that makes them better. Kind of like the old proverb about giving a man a fish rather than teaching him to fish.
My guess is you weren't a division 1 athlete. While true Universities do a great job of offering tutoring and resources they aren't with them 24 hours a day. Most athletes will tell you they did better academically while in season vs out. In season you get up and lift, go to class, receive treatment, practice, film study, etc etc. there is no time to goof or take a nap thinking you'll get to your work later. in the summer for example, you lift, go to class, do some work with teammates and that's it. Much much easier to get distracted and struggle when your whole life isn't scripted for you. To your second point, DP is a stronger school and more rigorous than when you were there. It's not debatable. That being said, it isn't some elite academy but again Wlaker had people in his corner there. The family he lived with was amazing, his coaches stayed on top of him, other adults in his life made sure he didn't have the free time to goof off or hang out in Irvington. He doesn't have that right now and it's obvious he hasn't learned how to do it all on his own as of yet.
I'm not 35 but thanks for guessing. Let me get you a violin to play . Who gives a crap what they have gone through? It's called life and what the hell does that have to do with going to class and not being put on academic probation your first semester of college? Oh it doesn't. He earned his way into Michigan for one reason only... because he can play football and he's blowing his chance already. Take your sympathy and walk in someone else's shoes story else where.
Yea because no one has stress in their lives. At 17 I'm pretty sure every kid applying and studying for college is stressed. Give me a break. He was in a great private high school and had scholarships to every school out there. Sorry but studying is part of college and if you want to play football and get a free ride then learn how to go to class and study hall. He's given every opportunity at that school to succeed with academic advisors and tutors. I'm going to guess he's not majoring in chemistry either.
I get it. They have personal situations that are probably rougher than the average high schooler. Many come from bad parts of the state. However, when you can play at a private NJ high school that already is a foot in the door. Having the choice and privilege to attend 30 plus colleges is something a lot of other students would dream of.
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