Gene Smith
Gene Smith
further student
It's very disappointing. It further stereotypes student athletes.
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It's kind of surreal. We flew in over our old home in Scottsdale. My wife and I kind of reminisced. It's great to be back.
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It was our most complete game of the season. Our kids played a great game against a very good Granite Bay team.
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They can play without the stress of wondering what the penalties would be. I wanted these young people to be able to step on the court at noon and be able to chase the dream.
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The positives are closure. We're going into the Big Ten tournament and we want our student-athletes to have the opportunity to participate in this tournament understanding there won't be any sanctions they have to deal with. ... They can play without that stress.
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The positives are closure. The fact is we participated with an ineligible player. That's the truth. You can't sugar-coat that.
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What we hear most about these days is the need for governments to provide more cooperative services.
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We're sorry. We need to treat our visitors with class. But at the same time it's 105,000 people in a highly emotionally charged time frame. And there were a lot of Texas fans who had a great experience.
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We played well overall and we had kids come off the bench and give us a big lift.
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Our student-athletes graduate at a higher rate than the rest of general student population.
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Your violations have caused significant embarrassment to the university and continue to cause disruption to the men's basketball program.
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The Big Ten has a separate process. They will look at these penalties and determine if anything else needs to be done.
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The Ohio State family is doing everything it can to support Jessica's family, her teammates and her coaches, ... We would appreciate your support in keeping the Beck family in your thoughts.
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We appreciate Russ' dedication and contributions to the success of the wrestling program over the years. We wish him every success in his retirement.