RE: Butler slams UC after picking OSU

[Shinkle, Randy]

I fully concur with Brett and Mike that Jamar is not the villain here.  (A bit naive, maybe, but not a bad guy.)  You can all decide for yourselves who is.  It shouldn't be too hard.

Randy '78


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Pappas [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 9:59 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Butler slams UC after picking OSU
>
>
> I made my comment with tongue fully in cheek. I believe 
> Jamaar's reasons 
> for going to Ohio State had very little to do with academics. 
> My point 
> was that saying it was about academics is pretty flimsy.
>
> Time to move on and focus on kids who do want to play here. I 
> still have 
> no bad feelings for Jamaar and his family who seem like very good 
> people. It is hard to fault someone for changing their mind 
> when making 
> a big decision like this, especially when they are still in 
> high school.
>
> --Brett
>
> Michael Ryan wrote:
>
> > I'd like to offer the possibility that Jamar did have all 
> the facts, but
> > his new school may have put a bug in his ear to say something about
> > academics.  It would be an easy 'out' and an excuse that everyone (in
> > the media) would accept as logical. 
> >
> > Plus both Huggins and Jamar's father are quoted as saying academics
> > could not have been the reason. 
> >
> > Mike Ryan
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brett Pappas [mailto:address@hidden 
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 9:11 AM
> > To: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Butler slams UC after picking OSU
> >
> >
> > Shame that Jamaar doesn't have facts on both schools. The 
> latest NCAA 
> > report uses the 1995-96 freshman class (since it is the latest class 
> > that finished the 6 year eliglible period).
> >
> > Basketball:
> > Ohio State - 38%
> > Cincinnati - 100%
> >
> > --Brett
> >
> > Mick Bergman wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> > > What does everyone think of this kid now? I really hope 
> that UC wins a 
> > > NC while he is stuck at OSU doing absolutely nothing...
> > >
> > > http://www.enquirer.com/bearcats/2003/08/12/wwwuc1a12.html
> > >
> > >
> > > Mick
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >    
> >
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> >