OT: Not Good Enough Grades to be Accepted

[bearcatbret]

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090630/SPT0102/306300073/1065/Xavier+lands+power+forward

Robinson was released from his LOI by Purdue because his grades were not acceptable. So, guess what? XU picks up a questionable student. I think that there would be a whole lot more discussion had this been UC.

http://www.boiledsports.com/2009/06/official-ruling-on-jeff-robinson.html Most articles will state that he is lazy in the classroom and on the bball court.

[bubbachunk]

Ok great but this is not an eggs board.

[Thegreatone]

Talent over shadows grades. You can not pass on his 3.5 ppg

[Thegreatone]

Oh I forgot he did play with other good players. That should explain the 3.5 ppg

[Thegreatone]

lastly, was anybody else scared they were talking about Lance on the title....

[BearcatAlum1]

^^^^^^^^^^^ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahhahahahahhaha. That's awesome.

Yes, I thought it was Lance (or Parker).

X is a bunch of arrogant fakes. They pretend to be high and mighty, then commit immoral acts in the darkness of the night.

X has no room to talk regarding academics, off-court incidents, and player misconduct.

[xlax1306]

who cares? doesn't posting that make you just as bad as the X fans you are complaining about? Good luck to the kid. Hopefully he likes yancy nuts cause i have a feeling he'll be getting some in his throat over the next few years.

[Thegreatone]

^^^^^^^^^^^ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahhahahahahhaha. That's awesome.

Yes, I thought it was Lance (or Parker).

X is a bunch of arrogant fakes. They pretend to be high and mighty, then commit immoral acts in the darkness of the night.
X has no room to talk regarding academics, off-court incidents, and player misconduct.

I want details.

Go.

[BearcatAlum1]

who cares? doesn't posting that make you just as bad as the X fans you are complaining about? Good luck to the kid. Hopefully he likes yancy nuts cause i have a feeling he'll be getting some in his throat over the next few years.

Ha. Another good post.

[BearcatAlum1]

I want details.

Go.

Countless incidents.

Lavender, Lyons, etc.

X fans think they recruit "Duke" and "Stanford" type players (upstanding citizens that have 4.0s and score perfect SATs).

I cannot wait for X to fade into the abyss.

[catscratchfever]

lastly, was anybody else scared they were talking about Lance on the title....

My heart dropped as soon as I read the title!

[catscratchfever]

Xuck Favier...I know it doesn't make sense but oh well

[Thegreatone]

Damn. I thought you were going to give me some hilarious stories that may or may not be true... o well I guess the truth is better.

[catscratchfever]

a friend of mine is a xavier (oh) alum and he sent me a link to one of their boards talking about Lance. They have 16 pages of comments about a UC recruit!!!! 16 PAGES!!! They are so intimidated by their big brother accross town it's hilarious! Imagine a Xavier (oh) story getting 16 pages of comments over here! I think not...

[bearcatbret]

Sorry guys about the title. Did not want to put fear into you. I also really did not intend on this thread getting a whole lot of replies. The intent was to once again highlight the hypocrisy of X. All of us here already know this though.

[Thegreatone]

a friend of mine is a xavier (oh) alum and he sent me a link to one of their boards talking about Lance. They have 16 pages of comments about a UC recruit!!!! 16 PAGES!!! They are so intimidated by their big brother accross town it's hilarious! Imagine a Xavier (oh) story getting 16 pages of comments over here! I think not...

haha I like how you keep putting the (oh) next to them. haha good touch. I will now only refer to them as xavier ohio, my xavier ohio friends will love that.

I saw they have over 150 comments. Wow. scared??

[jplog]

Since we were briefly on the subject, Lloyd Price has to take the cake for X. Robs a quicky mart down the street from his own home, drops his gun and then takes off his mask to look for it. Clerk recognizes him. Done deal.

[dp3113]

Countless incidents.

Lavender, Lyons, etc.

X fans think they recruit "Duke" and "Stanford" type players (upstanding citizens that have 4.0s and score perfect SATs).

I cannot wait for X to fade into the abyss.

You didn't even mention CJ Anderson's rape case while he was sitting out his transfer year.

[LongTimer]

Countless incidents.

Lavender, Lyons, etc.

X fans think they recruit "Duke" and "Stanford" type players (upstanding citizens that have 4.0s and score perfect SATs).

I cannot wait for X to fade into the abyss.

....and Dedrick Finn, Lloyd Price, Mo Brantly, and DeWaun Rose...all fine upstanding characters....NOT!!! I'm forgetting some others. When I think of them, I will "out" them too. How many of our players would have graduated thru the years if they had their own personal nun doing their work for them? As I have stated on here before, I graduated from UC and moved on to Xavier for my MBA. It was like going from High School back to Kindergarten. Whenever I hear our university's academics being compared "unfavorably" to Xavier, I just laugh. I know better. I went to both places. Xavier was a joke. I would recommend it to anyone wanting an easy road to a degree!

[Bearcats_Rule]

Yea the title of this thread should not be read by Bearcat fans with a heart condition!!! Scared the bejesus out of me when I saw it! Was like MAN! That blows!!!

[BearcatAlum1]

....and Dedrick Finn, Lloyd Price, Mo Brantly, and DeWaun Rose...all fine upstanding characters....NOT!!! I'm forgetting some others. When I think of them, I will "out" them too. How many of our players would have graduated thru the years if they had their own personal nun doing their work for them? As I have stated on here before, I graduated from UC and moved on to Xavier for my MBA. It was like going from High School back to Kindergarten. Whenever I hear our university's academics being compared "unfavorably" to Xavier, I just laugh. I know better. I went to both places. Xavier was a joke. I would recommend it to anyone wanting an easy road to a degree!

Thanks for re-emphasizing my point.

The fact that X holds its nose high is a joke.

Some people just need to think this way to feel special. Many times it is easier to accept a fallacy than face the truth. No one likes the truth, because most of the time it stings.

[ABearcatFan]

XU. Pay your fee, get your B.

I was in Graduate school at UC. The XU grads in our graduate program were always lost. If someone wasn't telling them what to do, they wouldn't do anything. Very few panned out.

[Lobot]

added an OT to the title so no one else freaks out.

[CroninCrazy]

added an OT to the title so no one else freaks out.

Thanks, I was scared!

[Irishbearcat]

The thread title......not so good.

[SteveHolt!]

seriously, do we want want to be like a bunch of xavier losers squaking about someone else's recruit? let's drop it and move on to how potentially friggin awesome we can be this coming year!

[Ding Chavez]

Seriously, who cares about Xavier? We play them once a year, in a game that really doesn't matter that much. I've never understood the animosity. I have a lot of friends who went there, and I root for them to do well except in the Shootout.

[nolte50uc]

a friend of mine is a xavier (oh) alum and he sent me a link to one of their boards talking about Lance. They have 16 pages of comments about a UC recruit!!!! 16 PAGES!!! They are so intimidated by their big brother accross town it's hilarious! Imagine a Xavier (oh) story getting 16 pages of comments over here! I think not...

that's about how many threads that covered uk/calipari about a month ago on this site.

we all do it.

[dp3113]

seriously, do we want want to be like a bunch of xavier losers squaking about someone else's recruit? let's drop it and move on to how potentially friggin awesome we can be this coming year!

agree. xu does this about our players because they are envious of our program. i don't envy mid majors. lets move on.

[Bearcat Fan Since 1958]

He played at UC in early 1980's for Ed Badger.

[CincyBeerCo]

He played at UC in early 1980's for Ed Badger.

Do you know his first name by chance? I'm assuming (you know how that goes) that it is NOT Levertis, correct? Cause man, I loved that dude and would have a hard time rooting against his spawn (not that hard of a time, but he'd at least get my benefit of the doubt).

[RCL46]

Do you know his first name by chance?

It was Jeff, too.

[CincyBeerCo]

Do you know his first name by chance?

It was Jeff, too.

Coo, thanks, now I can rag on him just as much as I would any other xavier (OH) player :)

[shaunsimpson]

I would rather beat Louisville than Xavier, but understand those that live in Cincinnati having to deal with all of the people that work for them talking about the game if Xavier wins.

On this case.......I personally don't think this kid would be worth an offer, but when did we get on our high horse about the academics of an incoming player who meets NCAA guidelines?

I know why this is being discussed, but to me the issue is their high horse and not really this kid since I have no problem with him getting this opportunity.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

Do you know his first name by chance?

It was Jeff, too.


I may be mistaken, but, I think Jeff Robinson also went to Chicago Martin Luther King with Levertis. He was like 6'9", I think. But, wasn't he recruited by Yates?

[RCL46]

I think Jeff Robinson went to Broad Ripple HS in Indy. Came in with Mike Williams, who transferred to Bradley. I don't remember if Jeff was ever eligible (Senior moments)

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

I think Jeff Robinson went to Broad Ripple HS in Indy. Came in with Mike Williams, who transferred to Bradley. I don't remember if Jeff was ever eligible (Senior moments)

You're probably right. But, there was some other kid from King who came in with Levertis. He never made a big splash, though. Marcus Liberty was also on that King team.

[CincyBeerCo]

I would rather beat Louisville than Xavier, but understand those that live in Cincinnati having to deal with all of the people that work for them talking about the game if Xavier wins.

On this case.......I personally don't think this kid would be worth an offer, but when did we get on our high horse about the academics of an incoming player who meets NCAA guidelines?

I know why this is being discussed, but to me the issue is their high horse and not really this kid since I have no problem with him getting this opportunity.

Agree completely....I actually will usually semi-but-very-non-committaly-root for X as long as its a week or 2 on either side of the shootout. Got no prob with this kid at all, except that he's not related to Levertis, loser ;) (I kid, I kid)

[mikep]

Countless incidents.

Lavender, Lyons, etc.

X fans think they recruit "Duke" and "Stanford" type players (upstanding citizens that have 4.0s and score perfect SATs).

I cannot wait for X to fade into the abyss.

There was an ex Xavier player convicted of murder about 5 years ago. I will link if I can find it.

[CincyBeerCo]

There was an ex Xavier player convicted of murder about 5 years ago. I will link if I can find it.

Yeah, I've tried to find it too, its like someone "made it disappear"

[mikep]

There was an ex Xavier player convicted of murder about 5 years ago. I will link if I can find it.

Found it
Former Xavier Athlete To Serve Ten Years Behind Bars

Smith will spend ten years behind bars
(WCPO/WCPO.com)

Reported by: 9News
Web produced by: Mark Sickmiller
Photographed by: 9News
Last updated: 9/27/2005 12:55:21 PM
A former Xavier basketball player has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the beating death of his neighbor.

Andre Smith, 30, pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the beating death of Maxim Dudinov.

The 18 year old was found dead in his Akron apartment in May 2004.

Smith admitted hitting him in the head with a Russian machete tool that belonged to the victim.

Smith played for the Musketeers in 1993-94 before transferring.

He is also the son of 1970's Cleveland Cavaliers star, Bingo Smith.

[CincyBeerCo]

Found it
Former Xavier Athlete To Serve Ten Years Behind Bars

Smith will spend ten years behind bars
(WCPO/WCPO.com)

Reported by: 9News
Web produced by: Mark Sickmiller
Photographed by: 9News
Last updated: 9/27/2005 12:55:21 PM
A former Xavier basketball player has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the beating death of his neighbor.

Andre Smith, 30, pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the beating death of Maxim Dudinov.

The 18 year old was found dead in his Akron apartment in May 2004.

Smith admitted hitting him in the head with a Russian machete tool that belonged to the victim.

Smith played for the Musketeers in 1993-94 before transferring.

He is also the son of 1970's Cleveland Cavaliers star, Bingo Smith.

At least he didnt hit a horse :mad:

[CroninCrazy]

At least he didnt hit a horse :mad:

I hope you are not comparing punching a horse to killing a man.

[CincyBeerCo]

I hope you are not comparing punching a horse to killing a man.

Really man!?!? No...I was getting back to the point of xavier (OH)'s apparent high horse and blind eye towards the behavior of their own program as compared to ours.

[CincyBeerCo]

I hope you are not comparing punching a horse to killing a man.

AND...he only hit (open hand pushed/slapped) the horse because it was pinning him against the wall....

[CroninCrazy]

AND...he only hit (open hand pushed/slapped) the horse because it was pinning him against the wall....

Oh ok...Xavier on their 'high horse'. ;)

I didn't think you were comparing the two!

[mikep]

AND...he only hit (open hand pushed/slapped) the horse because it was pinning him against the wall....

YOU DON"T MAKE ART LONG TELL YOU TWICE!

[Lobot]

Guess what? There's two of em!

http://www.bellevilleview.com/stories/082307/spo_20070823010.shtml

[Lobot]

We really should wind this thread up. It's pretty OT

[CroninCrazy]

We really should wind this thread up. It's pretty OT



Ok, here it goes...back on topic:

UC>XU

[CincyBeerCo]

Ok, here it goes...back on topic:

UC>XU

I think we should write letters to ESPN, FSN etc to help clarify and get x recognized nationally as xavier (OH). I just feel bad that people keep thinking they are from New Orleans. :D