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Jarrett Carries Grudge About Academics


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I was thrilled with this young man's athletic performance against Notre Dame, and then disappointed by his interviews following the game ... Here's a exerpt from Josh Peters' Grudge Match Article on Yahoo Sports from 11/26:

 

On a night of grudges, Jarrett held the biggest against Notre Dame. Turns out the Fighting Irish had recruited Jarrett when he was a senior in high school in New Brunswick, N.J. But Jarrett said Notre Dame, then coached by Tyrone Willingham, ended the courtship because the Irish questioned whether he could make it academically. Notre Dame fired Willingham in 2004, so current coach Charlie Weis had nothing to do with Jarrett’s recruiting. But fortunately for USC, Jarrett remains vindictive.

 

“It was an insult to me,’’ he said after the game. “I felt they didn’t think I was smart enough or intelligent enough to go to their school. I kind of took that as a slap in my face.’’

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For the record, Jarrett said he scored an 820 on the SAT and had a 2.8 grade point average. But the fact is, Willingham and perhaps the folks in the admissions office at Notre Dame weren’t the only ones who doubted Jarrett.

 

Think how many students with FAAAAAR higher grades than a 2.8 :bash: and SATS higher than 820 :D are turned away from top colleges and universities every year ... and yet here's a student who took it as a "slap in the face" because one University wouldn't overlook his mediocre academic record and give him a six figure scholarship to play football for them regardless of his unproven ability to perform in the classroom????

 

Where's Jarrett's sense of personal responsibility? Wouldn't it be FANTASTIC if he'd said: "If I'd done better academically in high school, Notre Dame might have been an option for me. I've shown I can play at that level and am thankful USC gave me a chance, but I still wish I'd done better in high school. I hope that teaches the next generation to keep their options open by making sure the scholar part is present in the scholar athlete ..."

 

But no. He slips into the easy victim role and feels slapped in the face because they asked about grades and SATs? :D Tooooo easy to play the victim these days ...

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I was thrilled with this young man's athletic performance against Notre Dame, and then disappointed by his interviews following the game ... Here's a exerpt from Josh Peters' Grudge Match Article on Yahoo Sports from 11/26:

Think how many students with FAAAAAR higher grades than a 2.8 :bash: and SATS higher than 820 :D are turned away from top colleges and universities every year ... and yet here's a student who took it as a "slap in the face" because one University wouldn't overlook his mediocre academic record and give him a six figure scholarship to play football for them regardless of his unproven ability to perform in the classroom????

 

Where's Jarrett's sense of personal responsibility? Wouldn't it be FANTASTIC if he'd said: "If I'd done better academically in high school, Notre Dame might have been an option for me. I've shown I can play at that level and am thankful USC gave me a chance, but I still wish I'd done better in high school. I hope that teaches the next generation to keep their options open by making sure the scholar part is present in the scholar athlete ..."

 

But no. He slips into the easy victim role and feels slapped in the face because they asked about grades and SATs? :D Tooooo easy to play the victim these days ...

 

 

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and by opening his mouth we can now see why his academic record was what it was

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Wouldn't it be FANTASTIC if he'd said: "If I'd done better academically in high school, Notre Dame might have been an option for me. I've shown I can play at that level and am thankful USC gave me a chance, but I still wish I'd done better in high school. I hope that teaches the next generation to keep their options open by making sure the scholar part is present in the scholar athlete ..."

 

But no. He slips into the easy victim role and feels slapped in the face because they asked about grades and SATs? :D Tooooo easy to play the victim these days ...

 

 

Yes, it certainly would have been better for him to do as you say, but he's apparently not that smart! But man, can he catch footballs, and I'm glad he's here.....

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