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Assessment of Dismissals/2 deep
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— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55yyXUYDqn0
somehow I do not think that sound track is CFS approved. . .
Hey look, some good news too - story in the link embedded in the tweet, can click .....
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
I dont know if Blake was thinking of Kabongo & Barnes there^, but it was the first thing I though of ,,,,,,
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
I dont know if Blake was thinking of Kabongo & Barnes there^, but it was the first thing I though of ,,,,,,
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Oh no BEVO is totally gonna fail his drug test, he's been on suppositories every Saturday.
Check out this thread with reactions from some recruits and parents of recruits to the last 2 days
http://texas.247sports.com/Board/21/Contents/Horns247-Texas-Longhorns-recruits-react-to-Charlie-Strong-purge-29840036
http://texas.247sports.com/Board/21/Contents/Horns247-Texas-Longhorns-recruits-react-to-Charlie-Strong-purge-29840036
Possibly/probably more to come
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11263069/texas-longhorns-dismiss-four-more-players-team
Also this, which is not from the ESPN article --
"All six removed for failed drug test, our sources say. Your fourth failure gets you kicked off the team, they got an extra chance with a 5th and still failed."
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11263069/texas-longhorns-dismiss-four-more-players-team
Also this, which is not from the ESPN article --
"All six removed for failed drug test, our sources say. Your fourth failure gets you kicked off the team, they got an extra chance with a 5th and still failed."
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Here is Scipio's take
http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2014/7/25/5937417/what-the-hell-is-going-on-a-promised-culture-change#247537048
What The Hell Is Going On? A Promised Culture Change.
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Strong identified the bad apples early (and bad fruit takes many forms for Strong - it's not just about legalistic rule-breaking, it's about comportment and character), put them on highly supported, easy-to-follow academic, disciplinary and character-building plans and monitored them over several months, both directly and through his proxies in the staff, S&C and academic support. Folks who are all aligned with Strong. No place to hide. No coach to smooth things over for you, because he wants you starting for his position group. Strong's assistants are a united fist. Good luck trying to find a finger to twist.
Along the way, he administered surprise drug tests (beyond NCAA standards), forced players to meet with tutors daily, followed up on their commitments and mercilessly tracked down and confronted dishonesty or laziness. Parents were brought up to speed and every bit of bad action was brought to light. It was up to the player to change. The tools for that change were laid at their feet. They simply had to cast down their bucket where they were.
The bizarre thing is, by most college football team's standards, we're on the good side of the bell curve. The things Strong won't tolerate are offenses many coaches made peace with years ago. Some out of mercenary interest, some of out pure exhaustion. Some live in simple denial.
For Strong, this isn't just about football. He's trying to change a culture that he despises that has a grip on far too many young men. These aren't frivolous dismissals. Nor is it a power trip. Trying to change how Texas plays football is secondary to his main mission: changing how his players approach life. He believes doing the latter will lead to long-term success in the former.
Can changing lives, even at the cost of short term football success, get him enough wins to stick around and change more? We're about to find out.
http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2014/7/25/5937417/what-the-hell-is-going-on-a-promised-culture-change#247537048
What The Hell Is Going On? A Promised Culture Change.
* * *
Strong identified the bad apples early (and bad fruit takes many forms for Strong - it's not just about legalistic rule-breaking, it's about comportment and character), put them on highly supported, easy-to-follow academic, disciplinary and character-building plans and monitored them over several months, both directly and through his proxies in the staff, S&C and academic support. Folks who are all aligned with Strong. No place to hide. No coach to smooth things over for you, because he wants you starting for his position group. Strong's assistants are a united fist. Good luck trying to find a finger to twist.
Along the way, he administered surprise drug tests (beyond NCAA standards), forced players to meet with tutors daily, followed up on their commitments and mercilessly tracked down and confronted dishonesty or laziness. Parents were brought up to speed and every bit of bad action was brought to light. It was up to the player to change. The tools for that change were laid at their feet. They simply had to cast down their bucket where they were.
The bizarre thing is, by most college football team's standards, we're on the good side of the bell curve. The things Strong won't tolerate are offenses many coaches made peace with years ago. Some out of mercenary interest, some of out pure exhaustion. Some live in simple denial.
For Strong, this isn't just about football. He's trying to change a culture that he despises that has a grip on far too many young men. These aren't frivolous dismissals. Nor is it a power trip. Trying to change how Texas plays football is secondary to his main mission: changing how his players approach life. He believes doing the latter will lead to long-term success in the former.
Can changing lives, even at the cost of short term football success, get him enough wins to stick around and change more? We're about to find out.
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So! Red's back on board?
utisdabomb12
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When Strong handles business like business should be handled Red can't criticize him. That's why I knew Strong would shut him up in due time.
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With regards to folks like Red, if you let those folks who know how to run what you want them to run, run what they know how to run, then your bidness will proly be run in the manner that you would like it to be run. Hey! Sounded great when I thought of it! 
Fitting all the pieces together, we may be in trouble on the already OL this coming season (Harrison/.Estelle)
There are supposed to be head coach/player meetings on Monday, so we will or should know more by Monday evening
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Everyone on the dismissed/disciplined is supposed to meet from the head coach today.
Based on the OB tweet below ("Turner hopeful"), it may be possible that some will be given another chance.
Or, it could just be when all these dismissals become official
Other questions seem fair too, such as -- how did all this information become public before things were official?
Or, how did it become public before Coach Strong had spoken to the players involved?
Is there an appeal process?
And how did Diggs seem to know about all of this so far in advance?
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
Based on the OB tweet below ("Turner hopeful"), it may be possible that some will be given another chance.
Or, it could just be when all these dismissals become official
Other questions seem fair too, such as -- how did all this information become public before things were official?
Or, how did it become public before Coach Strong had spoken to the players involved?
Is there an appeal process?
And how did Diggs seem to know about all of this so far in advance?
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
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echeese
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Keep in mind that the "guilty bastids" are not all charged with the same crimes .. . .
So some are going to have more leeway than others and I have no doubt things will be handled case by case.
Having said that, I do not expect to see more than 1 or 2 rein-statements . .. otherwise it will undermine what's happened so far.
But again, this is the view from the cheap seats with ZERO inside info. . .
So some are going to have more leeway than others and I have no doubt things will be handled case by case.
Having said that, I do not expect to see more than 1 or 2 rein-statements . .. otherwise it will undermine what's happened so far.
But again, this is the view from the cheap seats with ZERO inside info. . .
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