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jay santos · 10-29-2008, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Zilog

According to Jay Drew's blog..

The coach elaborated on defensive back G Pittman's decision to transfer, saying he met with the redshirt freshman at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
"He had been on academic suspension the last four weeks. Everyone has to make their choices whether they really want and value an education, and our willing to meet the standards we have here. I think G is [eager] to look elsewhere, and I support him," he said.
Mendenhall said because Pittman is not in good academic standing, he cannot transfer to another Division I institution and will more than likely have to go to a junior college first.

http://blogs.sltrib.com/byu/

How could he be on academic suspension a few weeks into the semester?

And how could he be in bad academic standing and unable to transfer to another D1 school, if he's not even halfway through his first semester?

exUte · 10-29-2008, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by smokymountainrain

I wonder if his transferring has more to do with the fact that Bronco/Hill refused to play him and how much it has to do with his academic issues and just the general BYU/Provo culture.

because of skill level, not sure this is that big of a loss.

exUte · 10-29-2008, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by smokymountainrain

I wonder if his transferring has more to do with the fact that Bronco/Hill refused to play him and how much it has to do with his academic issues and just the general BYU/Provo culture.

this season.

Indy Coug · 10-29-2008, 11:35 AM

If you're going to be that demanding of your players, it isn't surprising there are going to be a few players who can't or won't live up to those very high expectations.

BYU71 · 10-29-2008, 01:16 PM

If you are not a good fit at BYU, you just aren't a good fit. That isn't any reason to beat up the kid or the University.

From purely a football perspective, it is to bad.

Jeff Lebowski · 10-29-2008, 02:06 PM

Nice wordplay on the thread title, btw.

RockyBalboa · 10-29-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jay santos

How could he be on academic suspension a few weeks into the semester?

And how could he be in bad academic standing and unable to transfer to another D1 school, if he's not even halfway through his first semester?

It's not his first semester. He's a redshirt freshman and has been enrolled in school since Fall Semester of 07'.

Cali Coug · 10-29-2008, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

It's not his first semester. He's a redshirt freshman and has been enrolled in school since Fall Semester of 07'.

It is a good question though. The team would have known before now (or a month ago) if Pittman had problems academically from a previous semester. What happened this semester to get him in trouble that he couldn't fix?

BYU71 · 10-29-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

It is a good question though. The team would have known before now (or a month ago) if Pittman had problems academically from a previous semester. What happened this semester to get him in trouble that he couldn't fix?

Maybe something like Tonga. Schooling became unimportant. The desire to be on the football team did not outweigh whatever it was that was making keeping up in school not that important.

RockyBalboa · 10-29-2008, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

It is a good question though. The team would have known before now (or a month ago) if Pittman had problems academically from a previous semester. What happened this semester to get him in trouble that he couldn't fix?

Because there's more to the story.

Let's just say that Bronco has done a good job of protecting the kid from the mullahs and I'll leave it at that.

10-29-2008, 02:06 PM	#26
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Nice wordplay on the thread title, btw. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

10-29-2008, 11:35 AM	#24
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	If you're going to be that demanding of your players, it isn't surprising there are going to be a few players who can't or won't live up to those very high expectations.

10-29-2008, 01:16 PM	#25
BYU71 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,084	If you are not a good fit at BYU, you just aren't a good fit. That isn't any reason to beat up the kid or the University. From purely a football perspective, it is to bad.