November 18th, 2008 at 4:48 PM ^
He's homeschooled though, right? Doesn't that make it a lot easier to graduate early? I feel like he has an "in" with the principal...
November 18th, 2008 at 8:43 PM ^
He's in a charter school. He just happens to call it "like being homeschooled, but not at home."
November 18th, 2008 at 4:48 PM ^
that you heard his grades were bad? LMAO LMAO! you should seriously kill whoever told you that. His test scores are high enough to get him into Stanford. The reason he might not be able to graduate EARLY is because he wouldn't have TIME to finish EARLY.
As far as his season is going:
172-264, 2987 yards, 11.31 yds/att, 21-8 TD-INT, 63 carries, 662 yards, 10.51 ypa, 10 TD. His team is 7-3.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:01 PM ^
"you heard his grades were bad? LMAO LMAO! you should seriously kill whoever told you that."
that made you laugh your ass off?
November 18th, 2008 at 5:16 PM ^
that part was actually quite sarcastic and a parody of the way people respond to each other on the internet. the only thing on this board that has actually made me laugh so far today was a comment about George Morales
November 18th, 2008 at 5:49 PM ^
didn't catch that, my bad
November 18th, 2008 at 6:39 PM ^
sarcasm and parody are hard to pick up in type
November 18th, 2008 at 5:02 PM ^
You don't know what you're talking about. Maybe he has "good enough test scores to get into Stanford" (whatever that means; I'm not sure, but I am pretty sure that you aren't sure, either) but the fact of the matter is that he may or may not complete his course of study in time to enroll early at Michigan. Like it or not, I've got good reason to believe that academics isn't the kid's strong suit. Just because he's white doesn't mean he's the scholastic equivalent of Craig Krenzel.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:17 PM ^
why did you bring the color of his skin into the end of your post?
November 18th, 2008 at 5:33 PM ^
Because there is a long held projection that white quarterbacks are smarter than black quarterbacks. Perhaps, this point wasn't emphasized by you and, notably, I wasn't attributing it to you. Rather,I was pointing out very flawed way of looking at the world that, unfortunately, is also a very common one.
November 18th, 2008 at 6:47 PM ^
what about asian quarterbacks?
November 18th, 2008 at 6:50 PM ^
What about a Jew? They're pretty smart. And suuuuuuuuper athletic.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:56 PM ^
roflmao. That's right, I am rolling around on the floor in laughter.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:48 PM ^
LOL, that is true, Harbaugh and the best academic school in the universe did offer him a scholarship. I also saw a Wisconsin fan making fun of us for offering a "home schooled kid" and that our academics must have declined under richrod, I pointed out that he also had offers from WISCONSIN, Penn State, Stanford, BYU, Northwestern, Florida and Virginia.
Schools will offer almost anyone if they really really want him. Elite athletes have an easier time getting in.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:49 PM ^
last i heard, if memory serves, was that he was being home schooled and had an SAT good enough to get him into Stanford
November 18th, 2008 at 5:00 PM ^
In fact, he has fine grades, but he needs to complete a few more English courses, and he is cutting it close to wire.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:08 PM ^
that it's "a few more English courses" - who takes a few of any single course in their senior year? Most likely, he has one or two classes - English or otherwise - that are core requirements that he has not yet completed. I don't know how homeschooling works and if he can just take an aptitude or competency exam to earn a waiver, but that would seem ideal.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:06 PM ^
is his team still in the playoffs??
November 18th, 2008 at 5:07 PM ^
yes they r
November 18th, 2008 at 5:10 PM ^
Home schooled kids have a harder time enrolling early than public school kids because they have a lot more paperwork to fill out and tests to take before they go to college.
Also, I remember reading an article about how Tate was not doing well in public school, but then once he was home-schooled his dad got him a bunch of tutors and his SAT scores went up really high.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:16 PM ^
when is the deadline to enroll?
November 18th, 2008 at 5:24 PM ^
graduate to enroll at Michigan? I know several college graduates who have not graduated from high school. One got a GED at age forty just so his wife would quit teasing him.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:29 PM ^
Neither here nor there, but the idea of being home-schooled and not having good grades makes me giggle. Is mom failing him? The people his family is paying?
November 18th, 2008 at 6:53 PM ^
of lack of family involvment in the educational process.
Research shows this.
November 18th, 2008 at 7:10 PM ^
I actually looked - he's not really "home schooled". He's enrolled in a public charter school in San Diego that offers 1-on-1 education. So, his teachers are actual high school teachers that aren't strictly employed by the family.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:49 PM ^
That would make a lot more sense in terms of the grades and it would also explain why it will be harder for him to get his work done early enough to enroll early. Straight home-schooling didn't really fit the description of the problem.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:47 PM ^
He's in a charter school. He's not actually being "homeschooled." Big, big difference.
http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/football/news/story?id=3608362
So yes, it's not inconceivable that he has "bad grades."
November 18th, 2008 at 8:49 PM ^
he was behind in his coursework that would allow him to enroll early. papa force is on top of it though.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:38 PM ^
Pretty good stats. Did anyone else notice that on Halloween he had a 138 completion percentage? That's outstanding, I hope he can continue that in college.