RE: Another Uninformed Person

[The PlaytpusKing]

I found this on the Chicago Public Schools web site

http://www.cps.k12.il.us/AboutCPS/people/Duncan/duncan.html

It includes the bio and email address of the
"educator" who is quoted in the article.

Arne Duncan, Chief Executive Officer
Email: address@hidden

My favorite part of the article was "Duncan believes
such factors are empty excuses, using as proof teams
that have good graduation rates."

How nice that a columnist can use a quote like this
with out any proof to back it up.

BTW, since the article mentions Freshman entering the
program from 1990 to 1994, how many actually used up
their eligibility at UC

Fall 1990 was Huggins second year and I think Bostic
entered then.

Fall 1991 was the class with all of the Jucos and the
start of the Bad Image, because no one can win
legimately if they use Jucos and Jucos are bad
intimdating people they came from a Juco :)
Also John Jacobs redshirted this year.

Fall 1992 I think was Keith Gregor's first year. 
There was also someone named Ford who proved that he
only D-II talent.

Fall 1993 was the big class with the Don, Flint,
Burton, Julson, Wolfe, and Marco Wright.  Only 2 of
these players used up their eligibility.

Fall 1994 Danny and Bobby

I know someone like Randy will be able to quickly fill
in the missing folks.  Once we have a complete list,
we can do our own reasonable calculation of players
that have completed their eligibility and "eventually"
graduated.

The Bonus points for our percentage are the Jucos and
transfers (into the progam) they don't count, example:
AD Jackson and Art Long were Soph's when they started

Well at least the ACC can gloat since they claimed
another national title,
Mike in LA


--- Dave Malaska <address@hidden> wrote:
> I sent a scathing note - from one writer to another
> - to this dolt. It's
> obvious to me that he didn't watch the ESPN show,
> and probably didn't call
> anyone at UC to get another side.
>
> And not to sling mud, but Chicago Public Schools
> officials should worry
> about their own academics. Last week, the State of
> Illinois told about 400
> schools,
>
> 	"... including 309 in Chicago, that they could be
> impacted by a 'school
> choice' provision of the new federal 'No Child Left
> Behind Act.'
> 	If those schools do not show enough progress on
> state tests Monday through
> April 12, the officials said, they will have to
> offer their children the
> option of transferring to better-performing schools
> this fall and free
> busing if necessary." -- Chicago Sun-Times, March
> 31, 2002.
>
> ----------------------
> Dave Malaska
> The Kentucky Post
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Ryan [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 1:52 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Another Uninformed
> Person
>
>
> I looked it up and he's from Aurora, which is in the
> Chicago area.
> You're right.... And your memory is better than
> mine.
>
> I would ask for focus on the article though.  It got
> me stirred up that
> folks with the ability to have a positive impact on
> students lives,
> doesn't do his research.  Its one thing for a writer
> to screw it up, but
> this is the head of a huge school system making
> these statements.
>
> Mike Ryan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nabeel Kaukab [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 1:45 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Another Uninformed
> Person
>
>
> Not to nitpick, but wasn't Aaron McGee a Chicago
> recruit?
>
> Nabeel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Ryan [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 1:29 AM
> To: Bearcats BB Forum
> Subject: [UC Basketball] Another Uninformed Person
>
>
> Here is another example of someone with power not
> getting all the facts
> before making statements to the press.
>
> Arne Duncan is the head of the Chicago Public School
> System.
>
> "The whole thing is a travesty," Duncan said of
> Huggins' record and West
> Virginia's seeming apathy about it. "This
> exemplifies everything that's
> wrong with big-time athletics.   "There is no sense
> of academics having
> any importance whatsoever. There's just a coach and
> a school becoming
> wealthy, largely on the backs of poor inner-city
> kids.   "The fact this
> gets rewarded, that another school (WVU) wants to
> hire this guy is
> mind-boggling to me. I would discourage our athletes
> from going to a
> program like that. It just infuriates me."
http://chicagosports.com/columnists/content/column/0,2007,179061,00.html
> FYI:  the last recruit to come out of Chicago to
> Cincinnati was Levertis
> Robinson.  If Duncan is going to say these things
> without investigating
> them first, we can forget about Chicago talent
> coming to Clifton.  If
> you wish to voice a complain, the writers email
> address is at the bottom
> of the article.
>
>
> Mike Ryan
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