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All the Kams! May they prove to be as good as Mr. Chancellor was!
Yeah we had a few "honors" classes that added a point to the regular 4pt scale(i.e. an A + was 5.0), but now they have honors classes PLUS AP classes and even DUAL ED classes(which give both HS and college credit simultaneously) many of which add points to GPA. I was fortunate enough to get on an early track for math and took a second year of calculus in 12th grade. Took the AP test(back then you got no GPA credit so my A there was only a regular 4.0) and ended up getting full credit for the first full year of Engineering calculus classes at VT.
My daughter took dual-ed enough that after graduating she did a single semester of community college then transferred in to VCU as a junior! With the same opportunity, I could've saved 2 years worth of college costs for myself.
Not to mention most kids are at best on a ten point grading scale and a fair number of school divisions have a "no zeroes" policy so yo get 50 points even if you didn't complete something or turned it in days/weeks/months after the due date. Back in the Jurassic period when I was in school, for each day an assignment was late, your max possible grade on the assignment was dropped by one grade (a paper which would have earned an A if turned in on Monday but turned in on Tuesday could receive only a B-STILL not completely like the 'real world" in many cases if it's late you get zero credit. Also the range for grades was 95-100 for an A; 88-94 for B; 81-87 for C; 75-80 for a D; and anything less was an F. So a 74 that was an F in my day would be a mid range C in the world of ten point grading scales.
My greatest wish for Tech athletics now is that they'd decide to win a sport and pony up like Texas Tech has with softball. I don't even care if it's a one-and-done, just fucking do it.
She's definitely qualified.
That program and attendance really fell off after generational star Manziel left.
Texas A&M, too. The endzone stands are much bigger than the sideline stands.
The statistics of 8th graders making the NFL are out there. It's a very tiny %. How many RBs on VT's current roster- 18-42 year old men are going to play in the NFL? Are their odds greater being in the top minor league already or an 8th grader?
Sadly, I think any real modicum of talent will get a college bag (even if it just a scholarship) at the rate things are going. It is rare player that will get the NFL bag.
Or maybe milking the bag early is the best strategy if the odds of getting a bag later are as bad as you say.
the guy in front of me there was being a real ass about not getting prime rib, but when they threatened not to give him anything he accepted the jerked chicken.
Especially as a running back.
It took over 5 years after he passed before my first thought on fathers day and his birthday wasn't about my Dad. Too all the Dad's that have passed before you are still missed.
What they should teach him is 1. He is unlikely to be a great college player. Thousands wash out/don't contribute, etc. and 2. Most importantly- his chances of playing in the NFL are near nil statistically. And making it past 3 years in the NFL will be a miracle. Both of those are real life lessons/coaching. Trying to milk bag from delusional boosters is not a good life strategy.
"Solomon Davis after a year of bulking and getting healthier"- will hit the portal
This past Mother's Day was the first for my wife after her mom passed away. Know what you are going through. Cherish the good memories you had with him.
Very sorry for your loss APFOW.😮💨
APFOW Sr. passed on 6/1. It's been rough having Father's Day so soon after, but what is going to kill me will be the first game without him. We didn't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, but we always had Hokie football.
I think he meant a good starting lineup
Dorn from Germany is really the only true 5 but Hansberry will get alot of run there
Solomon Davis after a year of bulking and getting healthier from his injury this Spring should be a 5 next year
Did Mike just land the top international player available this year....YUP
Do....do we have a good starting 5?
I spent a wonderful morning with out youngest as we got up at 7, then som cuddles and oatmeal with nuts and then a wonderful walk followed by a bottle. somewhere around 11 the other ladies in the house arose
How much hair did u lose?
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For roughly 5-6 million dollars, I'm told we can stand up a regional wrestling center like Penn States and OSU's. ion a few years after that, If we keep Robie around we will be in the mix with those schools at nationals. Until then a natty is a pipe dream. If we hired an additional/legit softball coach to focus on scouting and recruiting only, we ould make the CWS again. It's not some miracle to happen- we can do it if we chose to do it