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Vernon Adams Back?
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EverettGriz said:
horribilisfan8184
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grizindabox said:
Are you implying "grizd" = "grizindabox" or should that not be inferred?
So the big test for VA is today... didn't pass it the first 2 times... down to the final strike...
ALPHAGRIZ1
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It was information from my private email group.............oops, sorry you were not in the know. :roll:
PlayerRep said:
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spor...egons-football-team-we-should-find-out-today/
Will Vernon Adams pass and finally join Oregon's football team? We should find out Thursday
A GRIP ON SPORTS • OK, I made a major mistake this morning – and kept making it. I had the wrong day while reading a Sports Illustrated story this morning and repeated the mistake a handful of times in the column below. No excuses, I screwed up. What an idiot. I've fixed every reference below. Sorry ...
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• Thursday Vernon Adams discovers if he’s going to become an Oregon Duck. Or if the former Eastern Washington quarterback is going to ... well, that’s the million dollar question isn’t it? Thursday Adams, who announced in the spring he would graduate from EWU and take his talents – as a fifth-year senior – to Eugene. He’s in Eugene right now. But he hasn’t graduated from Eastern. Seems he’s on his third, and final, time trying to pass his last math class needed for his diploma. According to Sports Illustrated, Adams will take an hour-long on-line test Thursday, starting at 12:30 p.m. He’ll wait about an hour to see if he passed and, if he does, head over to the football practice facility and join his new teammates. But there is no guarantee he will pass. I’ve been told this is Adams’ third attempt to finish this one upper-level class. If he doesn’t pass Thursday, he can still graduate. Someday. But, by his own admission, not in time to join the Ducks for this season. So what happens if Vernon fails? Then everyone loses. Adams’ loss is obvious. He took a gamble earlier this year. Bet on himself. He doubled-down on his college football experience, opting out of his last year with Eastern, where he was one of the top two or three players at the FCS level, and put all his chips on playing for Oregon, recently one of the top two or three FBS programs in the nation. He cut his ties with Eastern, leaving the Eagle coaching staff fuming and EWU fans ticked. There is no turning back (or is there, but hold that thought for a second). Oregon also loses because of the circus Adams’ possible arrival has caused. His transfer attempt has brought the fifth-year, graduate rule – a person with a degree and eligibility left can transfer and play right away as long as he or she pursues a graduate degree at the new school that is unavailable at the old one – back into the spotlight. It also dragged the Ducks’ program there. Oregon already would have been dealing with the loss of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Marcus Mariota no matter what. Who would replace him would be the hot question. Throwing Adams’ botched transfer attempt – whether he passes Thursday or not, this whole episode has been unsettling – on top of that has created a dumpster fire. Sure, the Ducks are getting scorched by their own flames, so it's hard to feel sorry for them. They wanted Adams, whose upside is tremendous – as illustrated by his performances against Oregon State and Washington the last two seasons as well as his entire career at Eastern. But the Oregon hierarchy had to know Adams’ graduation was no sure thing. And the way the long goodbye from Cheney has played out as smoked the Ducks’ reputation further. As if that were possible. Yet there could possibly be another loser in this. Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin has already had to deal with the loss of the FCS’ best quarterback, a guy capable of carrying the Eagles to another national title. Now he may face another public relations nightmare. There are a couple of sentences in the SI story that illustrates that point: “If he doesn’t pass and can’t join the Ducks, Adams isn’t sure what he’ll do. Returning to Eastern is possible, but it's unlikely the Eagles would take him back.” Unlikely? How about no chance? However, that could turn out to be embarrassing to the school. How? Simple. Let's say Adams fails the test Thursday afternoon. He’s got nowhere to go. He tells every media outlet in the world – and just about all of them would listen; everyone loves a good tragedy – he knows he made a huge mistake. He should never have reached for the brass ring. Or maybe he says he was led astray by the Ducks. Whatever. He wants to come home, to Cheney, to Eastern where he knows he always belonged. He hopes Baldwin and the Eagles will find it within their hearts to forgive him. Then what? What does Baldwin do? It’s a decision fraught with danger. Take him back and the team could splinter. Say no and the team may splinter anyway. Plus Baldwin looks heartless. Like I said, a losing proposition. But heck, it might all be made moot Thursday. Maybe the third time is a charm for Adams. He passes the test, runs over to the Oregon football facility, is actually let through the locked doors by the guards and wows everyone with his powerful right arm and lightning quick feet. He wins the starting quarterback spot, leads the Ducks to the national title and earns the Heisman. And everyone wins. Well, everyone south of the Washington/Oregon border. ... As for the corrections, in my defense, uh wait, there isn't one. I screwed up the day. But that doesn't take away from how important Thursday is to Vernon Adams. Let's hope he passes. It would be the best thing for him.
ALPHAGRIZ1
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Fahque said:
FIFU FU
KoolMoeDee
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/pac12/2015/08/13/oregon-quarterback-vernon-adams-math-exam/31598047/
If I was drinking a few I would make a very smart observation about Vern. Sober and not as smart I wonder why all the fuss about this young QB. He makes the grade he ends up a Ducky..... If not he is an Eaglet.
For such a story to be going on and on and over and over on Egriz is, shall we say "far out"!!!!!!!!!!
For such a story to be going on and on and over and over on Egriz is, shall we say "far out"!!!!!!!!!!
ALPHAGRIZ1
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Fahque said:
Quit making this about me, lets concentrate on Adams here
The Oregonian just released this picture of Vernon getting prepared to take his math test. Has he lost weight or something?
horribilisfan8184 said:
do not infer...I just thought you were fukcin witty.... :roll:
Makes you wonder just how much "help" he has had passing his courses at EWU in the past.
ALPHAGRIZ1
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You are right........this doesn't add upRaider said:
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