Antoine Wright Article

[MarylandAG]

Good article, I love the attitude.:gig:

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/15662930.htm

[texag005]

Definately gotta love that. He sure seems like he's got his head screwed on straight.

[Pflugerville Ag]

Beat me to it MD. I was just getting ready to post that. Great article. Its sweet that Carter has taken him under his wing to make him better. That's cool that he took him on his private jet to Vegas just to practice (and gamble and see some strippers I'm sure).

[polish]

That's cool that he took him on his private jet to Vegas just to practice (and gamble and see some strippers I'm sure).
On the plane or once in vegas ;)

[MarylandAG]

You all missed the most important part:p , if you can beat Vince Carter one on one, you got game! You know Antione, if memory serves, didn't always have this good of an attitude, I wonder if one season under BCG had anything to do with it. Of course I'd have a good attitude about anything if I was a millionare:wow:

[Superaggie79]

I talked to him at a party after his last season and he's pretty focused. I think his baby and baby mama motivate him mostly

[Loftin]

Wright comes from a tough ghetto in California, his brother and role-model is in prison, and he's dealing with the temptations of the NBA.

Despite all that, he's kept his head on straight. I am very proud to call him an Aggie.

[MDaggie09]

You all missed the most important part:p , if you can beat Vince Carter one on one, you got game! You know Antione,

Of course I'd have a good attitude about anything if I was a millionare:wow:

i noticed that right away... its a good sign that he was working out all summer, and he has his head on straight, but a million dollars can do a lot for you

[TwelfthAG]

:sad:

[Mole]

My how things have changed.

[Loftin]

I would like to retract my statement earlier in this post.

[jayhawker8]

Here's video of the HBO interview:

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.


Acie Law: agricultural development major.
Antanas Kavaliauskas: agricultural development major.
Marlon Pompey: agricultural development major.
Dominique Kirk: agricultural development major.

hmm.

[phatbc]

while it is true that ag dev is easy, it also happens to be one of the most versatile, general education programs at our school. That makes it perfect to put athletes in. Also, there is no wrong in doing so. EVERY SCHOOL has a major/majors like this. Also, AW DOES NOT claim he cheated. Costas only asks him about "cheat sheets" which he then clarifies by saying "copies of old tests." I am a pre-med major and every class but a few has old tests available, and my friends say its like this at other schools too (texas, utsa, texas state, baylor).

CASE IN POINT: Nothing earth shattering will come from this.

[Dustin00whoop]

Rush: undecided
Robinson: Communication studies
Collins: undecided
Chalmers: undecided
Wright: Communication studies

Yeah, that looks a lot better. :stupid:

[Burnetaggie99]

:mad: Wright just fu*ked himself. He will be hated by all Aggies. It's no differant than tu's general studies major they use to get players into school. Do you think that guys like wright can take any major they want. Most of them coudn't get into Blinn or even have good grades at Blinn as a regular student. That's why they don't have to have a 1300 Sat score to get into A&M. The NCAA helps them out by lower the scores for athletes unlike the rest of us and I used old test all the time to help me get a 3.5 GPA in Electrical Engineering. You have to unless your a fuc*in* badass student. I was always getting help in study groups and meeting with the TA ect...

[whitelightnin_23]

Rush: undecided
Robinson: Communication studies
Collins: undecided
Chalmers: undecided
Wright: Communication studies

Yeah, that looks a lot better. :stupid:
:rep:

[Mezentius]

You get out what you put in. If you put crap effort into your academics you get crap results.

The degree isn't just about the details you learn, but also that you had the discipline and breadth of mind to make it through.

I've never been in a business meeting and had a coworker talk about a business theory they learned in their senior management class.

[Pflugerville Ag]

Let's take a look at the sips since they believe that their athletes do not do this:

Abrams (soph): PE major
Durant: no major declared
Augustin: no major declared
James: no major declared
Mason: no major declared
Atchely (soph): corporate communications
Winder (senior): adult learning and development
Lewis (junior): corporate communications
Mooney (junior): corporate communications

Yeah, those are some really tough majors right there.

[Pflugerville Ag]

According to the sips website, corporate communications is major that "focuses on communication between and among individuals and groups in organizations, including corporate, non profit, and government organizations."

[Dustin00whoop]

Well, & if you want to break it down even deeper, P-ville, Atchely, Lewis, Mooney & Winder & the guy with the fro...Hill (whats his major)...they are on the team just to graduate & keep the #s looking decent.

[Burnetaggie99]

:laugh:

[Kyle98]

Acie Law: agricultural development major.
Antanas Kavaliauskas: agricultural development major.
Marlon Pompey: agricultural development major.
Dominique Kirk: agricultural development major.


Rush: undecided
Robinson: Communication studies
Collins: undecided
Chalmers: undecided
Wright: Communication studies

Those who live in glass houses and all that....

:rep: to Dustin

[jayhawker8]

Rush: undecided
Robinson: Communication studies
Collins: undecided
Chalmers: undecided
Wright: Communication studies

Yeah, that looks a lot better. :stupid:


Actually, it does. How convenient of you to forget to mention the fact that Collins (fr.) and Chalmers (so.) are underclassmen. Whereas all the Aggie players I mentioned are all upperclassmen. You telling me that Kavaliauskas came to Texas A&M and said: I have to be an agricultural development major! Wait and see, Joseph Jones bio next year will say: can anyone guess? agricultural development major!

As far as two players on KU being communication majors, at least they could do something with that after basketball. You can't tell me with a straight face that any Aggie players would actually use the vast knowledge they learned from agricultural development studies in future endeavors.:laugh:

One of the players who helped revived your mbb program from the grave is the one who is really crushing you.

[Kyle98]

Actually, it does. How convenient of you to forget to mention the fact that Collins (fr.) and Chalmers (so.) are underclassmen. Whereas all the Aggie players I mentioned are all upperclassmen. You telling me that Kavaliauskas came to Texas A&M and said: I have to be an agricultural development major! Wait and see, Joseph Jones bio next year will say: can anyone guess? agricultural development major!

As far as two players on KU being communication majors, at least they could do something with that after basketball. You can't tell me with a straight face that any Aggie players would actually use the vast knowledge they learned from agricultural development studies in future endeavors.:laugh:

One of the players who helped revived your mbb program from the grave is the one who is really crushing you.

Stop pretending that this is an isolated incident that only happens at A&M. Give me a break.

Oh, and for the record, my sister-in-law has an Ag Development degree from A&M and is doing very well for herself.

[The Massacre]

jayhawker: your lack of knowledge is slowing you down a lot. Ag development degrees are extremely versatile and can be used in a ton of different careers. Communication degree? are you serious? you make me laugh.

[Dustin00whoop]

Yeah, what they said. Ag development degrees offer tons of opportunities after college. The only reason that Ag is even attached to the degree is because we have always been an Agriculture focused school. Its either that or something in the business school (which is rated as one of the best in the country & is so difficult that I know of many non-athletes who couldn't get through it) or engineering.

If it were poultry science, then I would say that you have an argument, but it isn't.

Please tell me exactly what those KU players are going to do with a communications major.

[jayhawker8]

The major provides preparation for careers in areas such as the following (a number of these require additional training or education):
Public address (e.g., announcer, spokesperson, minister)
Business (e.g., account manager, advertising coordinator, corporate trainer, customer representative, manager)
Consulting (e.g., management, legal, public relations consultant )
Education (teacher, administrator)
Government (e.g., foreign service officer, legislative assistant, speech writer, campaign director, fund raiser, elected official, lobbyist)
Industrial and labor relations
Interviewing / negotiating / counseling / sales
Research (e.g., market researcher, academic researcher)
Writing / editingWhy is one of the best players in A&M mbb history absolutely dogging the major? That's all I'm wondering.

By they way, Sasha Kaun (KU's starting center who picked KU over Duke) is a computer science major. Also, Christian Moody, who was on scholarship last year, was a pre-med major.

KU has had a lot of graduates that majored in Sociolgy and Communications. Wayne Simien, who is now on the Miami Heat, chose his major because he enjoys being around people and positively impacting society with the platform that basketball provides and would like to pursue a full-time ministry or a career in politics when his playing days are over.

[The Massacre]

The major provides preparation for careers in areas such as the following (a number of these require additional training or education):
Public address (e.g., announcer, spokesperson, minister)
Business (e.g., account manager, advertising coordinator, corporate trainer, customer representative, manager)
Consulting (e.g., management, legal, public relations consultant )
Education (teacher, administrator)
Government (e.g., foreign service officer, legislative assistant, speech writer, campaign director, fund raiser, elected official, lobbyist)
Industrial and labor relations
Interviewing / negotiating / counseling / sales
Research (e.g., market researcher, academic researcher)
Writing / editing

like another degree? :laugh:

[jayhawker8]

KU mbb: 1903 wins (3rd all-time)
Texas A&M: 1174 wins

you're welcome

[The Massacre]

and? that an effort to distract us from the education issue? GJ. :laugh:

[Dustin00whoop]

KU mbb: 1903 wins (3rd all-time)
Texas A&M: 1174 wins

you're welcome


Yeah, that says everything about the quality of a major that the players choose...if in fact they ever actually declare a major. Look, here is the point you are missing...every school has some type of major set up for athletes. With us its obviously Ag. Development. With y'all it appears to be Communications.

Actually, after looking at your basketball & football teams, I would say that "undecided on a major" is the major of choice for the majority of your athletes. Please explain to me how someone can go to school for 4-5 & not declare a major. How are they ever going to graduate if they don't know what they are getting an education in?

[Kyle98]

The major provides preparation for careers in areas such as the following (a number of these require additional training or education):

Public address (e.g., announcer, spokesperson, minister)
Business (e.g., account manager, advertising coordinator, corporate trainer, customer representative, manager)
Consulting (e.g., management, legal, public relations consultant )
Education (teacher, administrator)
Government (e.g., foreign service officer, legislative assistant, speech writer, campaign director, fund raiser, elected official, lobbyist)
Industrial and labor relations
Interviewing / negotiating / counseling / sales
Research (e.g., market researcher, academic researcher)
Writing / editingWhy is one of the best players in A&M mbb history absolutely dogging the major? That's all I'm wondering.

By they way, Sasha Kaun (KU's starting center who picked KU over Duke) is a computer science major. Also, Christian Moody, who was on scholarship last year, was a pre-med major.

KU has had a lot of graduates that majored in Sociolgy and Communications. Wayne Simien, who is now on the Miami Heat, chose his major because he enjoys being around people and positively impacting society with the platform that basketball provides and would like to pursue a full-time ministry or a career in politics when his playing days are over.

You're so full of it, its not even funny. What are you even doing here? Does it get you off comparing one school's athletes' majors to another? Unless its an Ivy League, the majority of high profile athletes (football and men's basketball mostly) are not in school for the education. Oh sure, you'll have a student-athlete here and there where the term actually fits, like Sasha Kaun or Chris Walker (starter on the bball team at A&M last year, degree in CS and works for IBM or something like that now), but for the most part, they're going to be Ag Development, or Communications, or Multicultural Studies, or whatever, depending on the school.

[Pflugerville Ag]

KU mbb: 1903 wins (3rd all-time)
Texas A&M: 1174 wins

you're welcome

69-66

You're welcome.

[Mezentius]

Why are we arguing with the University of Kansas about academics?

And why are we dwelling on a doosh bag that had an opportunity at a top flight education and chose to "get the grade?" Others may do it but it still doesn't make it right.

He's an ass for wasting the opportunity and then bitching. Anyone who wastes the opportunity and then bitches about their decision is an ass.

Regretting the decision is one thing, going on national television and throwing your school under the bus for your decision making (especially given the academic advisement that atheletes have access to) is assanine and immature.

And Byrne is an ass for saying its about education when he doesn't have the oversite to try and avoid these issues.

[Pflugerville Ag]

Read the article from the Eagle today. Apparently, there was a lot of the interview left out that make Wright's comments looks a lot worse than they really were.

http://www.aggiesports.com/stories/031507/mbasketball_20070315007.php


Byrne said things have changed under Gillispie, which is something he said Wright told Costas, though that part wasn't aired.

"What he said was there was a change when the new coaching staff came aboard, and when the new people came on board there was much more emphasis on academic preparation and graduation," Byrne said. "Since we made the coaching change, I think virtually every one of our athletes who are on track to graduate are either graduating or on track to graduate. All of our seniors will graduate in the next six months."


"It's unfortunate it would come across like that. What I understand from Antoine, because we had one of our people talk to him, was that he is very remorseful about this [show]," Byrne said. "He said it was a lengthy interview [and] that only a few minutes was used. I don't know because I haven't seen it."

[Dustin00whoop]

If thats the case, P-ville, then Antoine needs to come out & say that. And HBO should release the entire transcript to him to prove his claims. If that happened then I would change how I feel about him completely.

[Loftin]

If thats the case, P-ville, then Antoine needs to come out & say that. And HBO should release the entire transcript to him to prove his claims. If that happened then I would change how I feel about him completely.

Yeah, if he thought he was protraying Gillispie as a stand-up guy that righted Melvin Watkins' wrongs, I would understand.

However, I doubt it was like that.

[Pflugerville Ag]

I'm not sure what the truth is. This could all be spin from Byrne to make us not look as bad. However, I would not put it past HBO to only air the parts of the interview that would get them the most publicity either. If everything went down like Byrne says it did, then none of this would have even made the news.

[Dustin00whoop]

I'm not sure what the truth is. This could all be spin from Byrne to make us not look as bad. However, I would not put it past HBO to only air the parts of the interview that would get them the most publicity either. If everything went down like Byrne says it did, then none of this would have even made the news.

Exactly!