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Edmonds to miss the rest of the season
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not a Tinkle ghost ?
Potomac Griz
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So even busting ass in winter session wasn't going to be able to repair things enough? Damn. Huge loss not having him for the rest of this season.
mtgrizrule
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Huge loss. In my opinion the GRIZ most versatile perimeter player. Weisner getting healthy is even more important for SF minutes. Maybe this will open some more minutes for Lopez at the 3 as well. This is also some growing pains of a 1st time head coach. I have a feeling Wayne would have been on this to nip it in the bud before getting to far in the hole academically.
grizzlyjournal
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mtgrizrule: I almost never disagree with you, but in this case it's 100%. The privilege of getting an education is a personal matter and requires strictly individual responsibility. Education (the process of discovering personal meaning in one's studies and life) cannot be given or magically imparted. By anyone.
Coaches should never be expected, nor required to guarantee an individual's education by oversight or anything else (when they do, it rarely turns out well).
Hundreds of students yearly at UM enjoy the right to attend classes because they previously did something to earn their scholarship, and knew the expectations (usually written) for maintaining that "license to learn." It's then up to the individual to make that daily choice to ensure their own success.
I know from experience. I lost (actually trashed, abused, frittered it away) an opportunity to get an education at UM in 1967. Then I got drafted. Then all hell broke loose in my life. I lost two plus years of schooling as a result. Had to earn my way back. When I was fortunate enough to get a second chance, I made certain not to mess it up a second time.
I have been thankful for my education at UM ever since.
That said, we don't know the circumstances here, or with any students. Thus, I certainly do not wish to stand in judgement of any person in any way. It's personal, y'know?
Coaches should never be expected, nor required to guarantee an individual's education by oversight or anything else (when they do, it rarely turns out well).
Hundreds of students yearly at UM enjoy the right to attend classes because they previously did something to earn their scholarship, and knew the expectations (usually written) for maintaining that "license to learn." It's then up to the individual to make that daily choice to ensure their own success.
I know from experience. I lost (actually trashed, abused, frittered it away) an opportunity to get an education at UM in 1967. Then I got drafted. Then all hell broke loose in my life. I lost two plus years of schooling as a result. Had to earn my way back. When I was fortunate enough to get a second chance, I made certain not to mess it up a second time.
I have been thankful for my education at UM ever since.
That said, we don't know the circumstances here, or with any students. Thus, I certainly do not wish to stand in judgement of any person in any way. It's personal, y'know?
Well dammit all to hell.
mtgrizrule
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grizzlyjournal said:
Not blaming Travis. I do know with experience managing various elements is easier. A 1st year coach has not been in position long enough to build relationships with the student body, department heads, professors, assistants etc to hear as much as a more experienced coach might. One of my friends has been coaching football for 20 years now. Because of this, he gets word from various sources on potential problems before they become issues. A few years ago he was joking about the growing pains of being a new coach and the benefits of experience. As an experienced coach, he hears about everything, true or not. He mentioned the difference was the time it took to build trusting relationships within the faculty, student body, and community.
I am not sure what courses Edmonds is struggling with. I do feel it is possible with time a stronger relationship would be built with professors, grad assistants, students etc, which could lead to someone leaking information to members of the coaching staff. Huge difference in hearing about potential grade problems after the 1st bad grade on a report or test than at the end of the semester.
Wayne would get word of potential academic issues about as soon as a coach could. In turn, discipline and a game plan could be implemented to get the academics back in order to keep or get a player qualified sooner. The only player I recall Wayne not being to keep or get back on course was Reader. Even with Reader, he started the disciplining of Reader pretty early in the school year. The difference being Wayne had been in position long enough to have built a solid reputation within the U of M academic community. Travis, his staff, and all his players have only had 1 semester working together. Game plans, communications, etc will be created as result of this, to help prevent these things from happening in the future.
Again, this is not a knock on Travis, just part of learning on the job and gaining the experience. I doubt Travis will leave things as are within himself, his staff and team. Chances are likely the have already made changes for the better. As for Edmonds, you are right the academic results are 100% on his shoulders.
I support DeCuire as head coach, and am 100% sure he will be a great head coach. Gaining experience in every aspect will build him a lot as a coach, including dealing with academic issues sooner than later.