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Favorite scapegoat Ellis named finalist for the Academic Heisman
Posted on 11/1/16 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 11/1/16 at 1:55 pm
Awesome job, Brooks. 
This post was edited on 11/1/16 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:04 pm to piggilicious
It's extremely impressive for him to juggle the academic load he has and be a starting MLB in the sec, but honestly someone who can't spell their name but can cover a wr without getting roasted is more my style.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:12 pm to Richards Cranium
i really do understand that point of view. i just think maybe he gets a little too much hell, he's out there trying it just doesn't always work out well and it's not like he's one of the coaches and inserting himself in the game.
i guess i just appreciate him regardless.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:19 pm to piggilicious
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i just think maybe he gets a little too much hell
To be honest most of them do, the majority of them are giving it their all to win and sometimes they just aren't good enough then we get online and rip them a new one.
Way it works though for everything in life.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:59 pm to piggilicious
Yay! Grades and shite.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 4:56 pm to piggilicious
Ellis is a very intelligent young man and if he continues his education and becomes a doctor he will make a big difference in a lot of people's lives for the better.
He is, however, too slow to play in the system we have him slotted in. Twenty years ago he's probably an all conference candidate.
I do not blame Ellis for his lack of speed. I blame our coaching staff for putting a young man in that position when he can't do what is asked of him. As some great coaches have said... you can't coach speed.
He is a very bright young man and I think he will make Arkansas proud but he just does not have the raw physical ability to play MLB in this system.
He is, however, too slow to play in the system we have him slotted in. Twenty years ago he's probably an all conference candidate.
I do not blame Ellis for his lack of speed. I blame our coaching staff for putting a young man in that position when he can't do what is asked of him. As some great coaches have said... you can't coach speed.
He is a very bright young man and I think he will make Arkansas proud but he just does not have the raw physical ability to play MLB in this system.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 5:47 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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Yay! Grades and shite.
Well if I was a 18-19 year old chubby little sorostitute, that's who I'd be going after. Future and shite.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 5:51 pm to piggilicious
Yeah, sounds like he's going to be a lot more successful at life than he was at football, which is just a game.
Good for him.
It's especially "just a game" when you're not winning at it.
Good for him.
It's especially "just a game" when you're not winning at it.
This post was edited on 11/1/16 at 5:52 pm
Posted on 11/1/16 at 8:09 pm to piggilicious
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Academic Heisman
Don't remember them there stands being filled due to 4.0 GPA's.
In all seriousness, congrats. I'll lose sleep tonight due to being pumped from this news.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 8:46 am to piggilicious
As someone who was neither athletic enough to play for the Razorbacks nor dedicated enough in the classroom to carry a 3.8 GPA I congratulate the young man. 
Posted on 11/2/16 at 10:00 am to Notherdamnhog
It's going to be awesome when he goes pro and kicks arse in the NFL in a system with other players doing their jobs and allowing him to actually play to his strengths.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:12 pm to Notherdamnhog
Hell of a lot easier to get a 3.8 when you get free tutoring and have lots of people invested in you passing the class.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:54 pm to oklahogjr
meh- i give validity to the other comments but i'm pretty sure a guy with his gpa working towards med school doesn't really need the tutoring help and/or people jockeying for him getting good grades.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 3:20 pm to oklahogjr
Not going to go into my personal experience too far, but Brooks is no joke academically. Dude is smart as hell. He had a scholarship offer from Yale. Football player or not, Yale doesn't offer dummies.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 5:23 pm to hogfly
Brooks is probably the exception but I often wonder how kids fail while they're on scholarship for athletics. Plenty of resources and people helping keep your shite together for you.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 6:10 pm to oklahogjr
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Hell of a lot easier to get a 3.8 when you get free tutoring and have lots of people invested in you passing the class.
it's actually shameful that any D1 athlete at a P5 school doesn't have a 3.0 minimum GPA given all the tools the schools invest into them.
Can't say I wasn't jealous of the academic performance center my athlete buddies got to use.
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