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<blockquote data-quote="daBuzz" data-source="post: 39013" data-attributes="member: 56"><p>I guess I'm kind of a mid-timer, not a new guy or a strict old-timer. I'm 47 years old so I do remember.</p><p></p><p>But here's what needs to be pointed out:</p><p>- Gailey started at GT in 2002. APR started in 2004</p><p>- As 33Jacket stated, Flunkgate happened under Gailey but it had zero to do with APR.</p><p>- Flunkgate was because Frank Roper was in charge of academic compliance for student athletes. And pay really close attention here, please, because this is the MOST important thing I'll say. Frank Roper was put in that position BY THE HILL, NOT GT ATHLETICS. I've met Frank. He was (technically, he probably still is) a crotchedy old fart who thought he knew all he needed to know. Accordingly, he quit going to the annual meetings for NCAA compliance. </p><p>- The NCAA changed the rules regarding eligibility and made it so that, if your school had stricter academic requirements to maintain eligibility, your student athletes had to be eligible by NCAA AND your school's requirements to maintain eligibility. We had student athletes in several sports who were eligible by NCAA standards but not by GT's. (I could be wrong on the #'s but I think the NCAA required a 2.0 GPA and Tech required a 2.2).</p><p>- Anyway, because Frank Roper (again I point out...THE HILL'S ACADEMIC REPRESENTATIVE) didn't go to those meetings, he didn't know this. And thus, he incorrectly certified that all of our athletes were eligible to play.</p><p>- When it was pointed out to the GTAA that we were using the wrong set of requirements, an investigation was undertaken. We self-reported to the NCAA, games those athletes had played in were forfeited, and Frank Roper retired but the damage was already done.</p><p></p><p>I've posted this before but it needs to be stated as many times as necessary for people to understand:</p><p>- the Hill "relaxing" the standards back to where they were is a bit of a sham. Because they caused the problem in the first place.</p><p></p><p></off soapbox></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="daBuzz, post: 39013, member: 56"] I guess I'm kind of a mid-timer, not a new guy or a strict old-timer. I'm 47 years old so I do remember. But here's what needs to be pointed out: - Gailey started at GT in 2002. APR started in 2004 - As 33Jacket stated, Flunkgate happened under Gailey but it had zero to do with APR. - Flunkgate was because Frank Roper was in charge of academic compliance for student athletes. And pay really close attention here, please, because this is the MOST important thing I'll say. Frank Roper was put in that position BY THE HILL, NOT GT ATHLETICS. I've met Frank. He was (technically, he probably still is) a crotchedy old fart who thought he knew all he needed to know. Accordingly, he quit going to the annual meetings for NCAA compliance. - The NCAA changed the rules regarding eligibility and made it so that, if your school had stricter academic requirements to maintain eligibility, your student athletes had to be eligible by NCAA AND your school's requirements to maintain eligibility. We had student athletes in several sports who were eligible by NCAA standards but not by GT's. (I could be wrong on the #'s but I think the NCAA required a 2.0 GPA and Tech required a 2.2). - Anyway, because Frank Roper (again I point out...THE HILL'S ACADEMIC REPRESENTATIVE) didn't go to those meetings, he didn't know this. And thus, he incorrectly certified that all of our athletes were eligible to play. - When it was pointed out to the GTAA that we were using the wrong set of requirements, an investigation was undertaken. We self-reported to the NCAA, games those athletes had played in were forfeited, and Frank Roper retired but the damage was already done. I've posted this before but it needs to be stated as many times as necessary for people to understand: - the Hill "relaxing" the standards back to where they were is a bit of a sham. Because they caused the problem in the first place. </off soapbox> [/QUOTE]
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