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    Who now?

    in Billikens.com Main Board

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    Now that our beloved Bills and Tigers are done playing, who is everyone rooting for?

    Of cours I will be cheering on my Dukies. I also have to get behind the other Mo team, MO ST. I have a sister at GW, so I will root for them. For some reason I also like G-town.

    Who will be the first to call me tigerdevilcolbearhoyawuss?

    I love me some hoops

    GW - What is going on?

    in Billikens.com Main Board

    Posted

    This wa sent to the studentd

    This statement may be attributed to Tracy Schario, spokesperson for The George

    Washington University

    Senior Omar Williams and sophomore Maureece Rice were recruited by GW Men's

    Basketball Coach Karl Hobbs in accordance with NCAA rules. The applications of

    both of these young men to the University were vetted by the NCAA Clearing House

    (Williams in 2002, Rice in 2004). Both students met the academic standards

    independently set by the NCAA to obtain initial athletic eligibility for

    Division I competition. As a result, both were eligible for consideration for

    admission as recruited student-athletes to The George Washington University.

    While the NCAA more recently began a review of its procedures regarding how the

    Clearing House manages its oversight responsibilities, this should not tarnish

    the good reputations of these two young men, nor should it reflect negatively on

    Coach Hobbs, the GW Men's Basketball program or the University.

    Both Williams and Rice are successful student-athletes at GW, and the University

    is proud of their achievements. Williams has made the Dean's List and is

    scheduled to graduate this May. In fact, four seniors on the team are expected

    to graduate in May. Rice, a second semester sophomore, has made satisfactory

    academic progress and will have completed half the requirements for his

    sociology major by the end of the current semester.

    "I have great confidence in Coach Hobbs and the University's admissions policies

    for student-athletes," said GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg. "I trust

    Coach Hobbs to make recruiting decisions that not only meet NCAA guidelines, but

    also bring student-athletes to the University who display good citizenship,

    character, motivation to succeed in the classroom and who help build a quality

    team that fosters loyalty to and pride in the University. He is a teacher/coach.

    I would have been honored to have had my two sons under his leadership."

    "Success invites scrutiny, but a sense of fairness based upon the facts

    surrounding eligibility and academic progress must ultimately prevail," added GW

    Senior Vice President for Student and Academic Support Services Dr. Robert A.

    Chernak. "This may be a legitimate issue nationally, and I applaud the NCAA for

    researching appropriate remedies. But these two young men represent success

    stories, not problems. We are all immensely proud of Coach Hobbs, this program

    and these two members of our highly successful basketball team."

    As Coach Karl Hobbs has said, "Part of my responsibility as a coach is to offer

    opportunities to young people who have a burning desire to graduate and the

    character and desire to want to succeed. I saw those qualities in these two

    young men. Their individual achievements in the classroom and on the court have

    only served to reinforce my confidence in them."

    (This message has been sent in accordance with The George Washington University

    mass e-mail policy and procedure. This procedure is available online at

    http://my.gwu.edu/files/policies/GWMailPolicyFINAL.pdf for review. This message

    was requested by the Office of University Relations and was approved by the Vice

    President for Communications)

    NIT ?

    in Billikens.com Main Board

    Posted

    I got a better idea. Stop reading my posts and don't respond to me. Skip told you guys how to get me to leave, but you guys arn't mature enough nor do you have the self restraint to make it happen.

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