Duke Crews and Ramar Smith Dismissed

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It's really sad that they couldn't get it together. We could really have used Crews...however, I am glad that Pearl is doing what he is supposed to be doing!
 
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"I've definitely made some mistakes, don't get me wrong," Crews said. "But for the last six months or longer, things have been fine. I'm in good academic standing, so I don't know where the report about the grade issues came from. And coach Pearl said he would speak positively on my character to any coach in the country."
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Thanks for the post PJ...

BTW, UTC has a couple schollys open...
 
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utvolpj said:
article from the local paper about Duke (some quotes too)

Crews says reports wrong -- dailypress.com
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So, according to Duke, he hasn't had "any negative incidents" since being suspended for a month before the start of the season when small amounts of marijuana were found in his on-campus apartment.

And, to take it one step further, he says that he's in solid academic standing.

Just to recap:

-He hasn't had any negative incidents since last fall.
-His academics are just fine.

Yep, this dismissal makes perfect sense. I don't doubt Crews' account one bit.
 
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"Coach (Bruce) Pearl and I agreed that I should transfer," said Crews, a former Bethel High star. "All of the negative stuff that I've been reading is really old. There wasn't anything current that would've been a reason for a dismissal. It was just a lot of little things from the past that piled up."
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It must have been A LOT of little stuff. Why would Pearl just decide it was in everyones best interest to let Duke go if it was just over some little petty stuff? That doesn't make much sense to me.

If there was nothing recent that caused this I don't understand why he would be leaving.
 
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Marc Maggard said:
haha...ok. Well, I'm not exactly a novice, and I gotta tell you, I in no way agree with your evaluation. Neither does the UT coaching staff, the Cincy staff, or the UK staff.

All of them think he's absolutely good enough to come in and help right away.

Academically, well, that's a different story.

mm
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Don't think I said you were a novice. The UT staff also thought Marques Johnson and Tony Passley could contibute at the SEC level. Cronin & Co. thought Alvin Mitchell was worth a scholarship. They're good staffs, they're not perfect.
 
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Everyone can miss a recruit every now and then. I don't really think Maze is that great, but we're going to have to get some depth at PG next season. He'll only be here 2 years at most.
 
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StunnA N' Orange said:
That's the root of my concern with Bobby Maze. I was informed that was the primary reason for Gary Williams rescinding Bobby's verbal commitment last month.
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Gary didn't rescind anything, maryland wouldn't allow Bobby to enroll. Still needs 9 hours this summer and has a low GPA despite "cake" classes.

Some schools wouldn't want to transfer some of the classes in at all.....

mm
 
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hatvol96 said:
Don't think I said you were a novice. The UT staff also thought Marques Johnson and Tony Passley could contibute at the SEC level. Cronin & Co. thought Alvin Mitchell was worth a scholarship. They're good staffs, they're not perfect.
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Nobody can predict a players desire and ability to improve.....

but that's not the case here. If Maze never gets a bit better, he can play at the SEC level right now. Very very few people doubt his talent/ability.

mm
 
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Will he be top 5 PG in the SEC right now? I would consider him 8th or below based on limited things I've saw and read about him
 
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RockyTop572 said:
It must have been A LOT of little stuff. Why would Pearl just decide it was in everyones best interest to let Duke go if it was just over some little petty stuff? That doesn't make much sense to me.

If there was nothing recent that caused this I don't understand why he would be leaving.
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Sounds to me like Crews is playing the damage control game, hoping to salvage a bit of his reputation so he ends up at Virginia Tech instead of VCU.
 
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Neither will be missed at UT.

If they don't care enough to "play by the rules"....get lost!

I respect CBP enough to know that he looked into the future and saw what was going to happen. UT basketball will be just fine.

R. Smith was too much up-down to be counted on
D Crews was a non factor except for maybe 2 games this year.

Kids need ONE extra chance, after that....see ya!
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
So, according to Duke, he hasn't had "any negative incidents" since being suspended for a month before the start of the season when small amounts of marijuana were found in his on-campus apartment.

And, to take it one step further, he says that he's in solid academic standing.

Just to recap:

-He hasn't had any negative incidents since last fall.
-His academics are just fine.

Yep, this dismissal makes perfect sense. I don't doubt Crews' account one bit.
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Add that to that fact that per Jimmy Hyams, he was told by someone today that neither of these guys had run out of strikes (it's either 4 or 5 positive tests before you are expelled, i.e. Coker).
So lets get a tally:

1. No negative incidents since last fall
2. No academic problems
3. No running out of strikes on drug tests

And yet, on the one hand, the coaching staff bends over backwards (and rightfully so may I add) to assist one player that was facing a life threatening illness in Lofton, yet they mysteriously run a guy from Knoxville that had a similar life threatening crisis with his heart, even though he had allegedly turned his life around and was in good academic standing?

Who else is buying this?
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Add that to that fact that per Jimmy Hyams, he was told by someone today that neither of these guys had run out of strikes (it's either 4 or 5 positive tests before you are expelled, i.e. Coker).
So lets get a tally:

1. No negative incidents since last fall
2. No academic problems
3. No running out of strikes on drug tests

And yet, on the one hand, the coaching staff bends over backwards (and rightfully so may I add) to assist one player that was facing a life threatening illness in Lofton, yet they mysteriously run a guy from Knoxville that had a similar life threatening crisis with his heart, even though he had allegedly turned his life around and was in good academic standing?

Who else is buying this?
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Not that it matters, but Duke's heart problem was a misdiagnosis. And the team/university was behind him during the period of the misdiagnosis.
 
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vol271998 said:
Thats why there are rules you break them your gone. I don't feel sorry for people that can't go to class or stay off drugs. I don't like the idea of our players getting in trouble but it gives me an example to tell my son you break the rules you are going to suffer the consiquences no matter how good of a player you are.
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I knew it!!..people are already using UT as a teaching tool. Best, worst example kind of thing!!

I hope UT straightens things out before my kid is old enough to watch sports. I DO NOT want UT to be my best, worst example. Florida/Alabama ok.
 
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