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twlight zone.???

com on po ponk..

one question.. yes or no answer will do...

did powe's mother say the boy couldn't read?

please answer the above question with only a yes or no answer..

its not a difficult question..

apparently she did

Ms Powe has a very limited education and does not understand her son's diagnosed condition of dyslexia. For whatever reasons, it was not diagnosed apparently until his senior year in high school. You folks can research the condition if you like, but basically it is a neurological condition in the brain that causes one to read words and sentence sequences differently than normal ----for example, many with this condition read words in a sentence backward.

Despite Ms Powe's poor choice of words to describe Powe's ability to read, he CAN read ---just not like normal folks. And he will need medical and specialized training to overcome it. IF he could not read at all, then he could not have even made a 12 on the ACT the first time he took it without any special assistance or accomodations for his condition. And, he could not have made it through a year at Hargrave and graduated.

With the allowable assistance and accomodations that can be given for such diagnosed students, Powe made an 18 on the ACT test. This test result was certified by the ACT testing body, and has been accepted by the NCAA. He has the required core GPA for admission per NCAA requirements. The NCAA's denial was solely based upon its subjective opinion (not based upon facts) that Powe could not have completed 2 of his correspondence courses in the time frame that he did --appox 6-7 days for each of the two. One HUGE problem with this argument by the NCAA is that Powe took these correspondence classes with Keiland Williams (LSU signee) and a USC signee, both of whom have been cleared by the NCAA. All three of them completed the exact same classes, within the same exact time frame, with the same teacher/proctor. This inconsistency is not the only problem with its ruling, but it is a major one.

The teacher/proctor has gone to bat now for Powe, and has and will provide the needed testimony to back up Powe's legitimate completetion of these courses. I expect the NCAA to reverse its earlier denial of Powe in an upcoming NCAA review committee meeting.

And it IS going to come out that Tub has indeed been involved in this matter with the NCAA. Tub is good friends with a connection within the NCAA on the committee. It was Tub's questioning of Powe's completion of these courses, etc. that led to the NCAA flagging Powe for more scrutiny. Why Tub would involve himself in this matter to such an extent defies logic, but it happened. It would seem that Auburn has enough problems of its own to worry about, than to be so involved in the admission of one kid to UM.

The lawsuit was filed to make sure that the deadline for enrollment did not make the NCAA's decision on Powe a moot point for this season. Now, the NCAA will HAVE to rule on the matter. I think the NCAA was hoping that by delaying a ruling, the deadline for admission would pass and the matter would be a moot point for this fall semester and football season.

fluck it sign'em up...

if um makes the national champioship game i swear to budda that i will be rooting for them...

doog si ewop lerrej.

Well we are not trying to hire him in the work place. We are trying to give the man a better education before he ventures to the NFL. But in the mean time he sure would be good on our defensive line

Ole Miss...........Athletes..........Education.........For Real ???

bigoak wrote:Just curious, what was/is his major?

I heard Electrical Eng.

Na j/k I have no clue but like most athletes its prob. some bs major

bigoak wrote:Just curious, what was/is his major?

Brain Surgeon!

nam siht yug si eno trams rallef

bigwater wrote:nam siht yug si eno trams rallef

Yall done made bigwater convert.

m'i tsuj sa trams sa ydobyan esle

bigwater wrote:twlight zone.???

com on po ponk..

one question.. yes or no answer will do...

did powe's mother say the boy couldn't read?

please answer the above question with only a yes or no answer..

its not a difficult question..

Po Monkey Lounger wrote:apparently she did

Ms Powe has a very limited education and does not understand her son's diagnosed condition of dyslexia. For whatever reasons, it was not diagnosed apparently until his senior year in high school. You folks can research the condition if you like, but basically it is a neurological condition in the brain that causes one to read words and sentence sequences differently than normal ----for example, many with this condition read words in a sentence backward.

Despite Ms Powe's poor choice of words to describe Powe's ability to read, he CAN read ---just not like normal folks. And he will need medical and specialized training to overcome it. IF he could not read at all, then he could not have even made a 12 on the ACT the first time he took it without any special assistance or accomodations for his condition. And, he could not have made it through a year at Hargrave and graduated.

With the allowable assistance and accomodations that can be given for such diagnosed students, Powe made an 18 on the ACT test. This test result was certified by the ACT testing body, and has been accepted by the NCAA. He has the required core GPA for admission per NCAA requirements. The NCAA's denial was solely based upon its subjective opinion (not based upon facts) that Powe could not have completed 2 of his correspondence courses in the time frame that he did --appox 6-7 days for each of the two. One HUGE problem with this argument by the NCAA is that Powe took these correspondence classes with Keiland Williams (LSU signee) and a USC signee, both of whom have been cleared by the NCAA. All three of them completed the exact same classes, within the same exact time frame, with the same teacher/proctor. This inconsistency is not the only problem with its ruling, but it is a major one.

The teacher/proctor has gone to bat now for Powe, and has and will provide the needed testimony to back up Powe's legitimate completetion of these courses. I expect the NCAA to reverse its earlier denial of Powe in an upcoming NCAA review committee meeting.

And it IS going to come out that Tub has indeed been involved in this matter with the NCAA. Tub is good friends with a connection within the NCAA on the committee. It was Tub's questioning of Powe's completion of these courses, etc. that led to the NCAA flagging Powe for more scrutiny. Why Tub would involve himself in this matter to such an extent defies logic, but it happened. It would seem that Auburn has enough problems of its own to worry about, than to be so involved in the admission of one kid to UM.

The lawsuit was filed to make sure that the deadline for enrollment did not make the NCAA's decision on Powe a moot point for this season. Now, the NCAA will HAVE to rule on the matter. I think the NCAA was hoping that by delaying a ruling, the deadline for admission would pass and the matter would be a moot point for this fall semester and football season.

That may be the longest yes or no answer I've ever seen.

you guys can keep on making fun of Powe --its not going to get under my skin (unless you pull a Duckdawg and start in on the racial stuff)

but, I think all of you are going to look pretty foolish (including our state media) when all is said and done re this matter ---that's all I'm going to say about it ...for now ---knock yourselves out making fun of a kid with dyslexia ---tough crowd here

I don't think he has dsylexia. I believe this is a simple case of pireka when it comes to his school work.