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Post by exterminator on Sept 19, 2006 11:24:18 GMT -5
N.C. A&T subcommittee approves athletics policy By Lanita Withers Staff Writer GREENSBORO — A proposed athletics policy at N.C. A&T aims to prevent the university from becoming a "dumping ground" for troubled players, but A&T's athletics director warned that the policy may put the school at a competitive disadvantage.
The proposal recommends that in addition to NCAA rules, if an athlete transfers to A&T from another program "under any kind of behavioral or legal cloud," the chancellor, with input from the athletics director, has the final word on when or if that athlete can play.
The A&T Board of Trustees' athletics committee met Monday to discuss the proposal which was made last month by Interim Chancellor Lloyd V. Hackley.
DeLores "Dee" Todd , A&T's athletics director, said the proposal's reference to behavior was too subjective. "My job is to do what's best for North Carolina A&T, but that also encompasses trying to be competitive in our conference," she said. "I'm afraid that something like this, with the word 'behavior' being so subjective, that it really puts us at a disadvantage to even get me to the point where I have to make these recommendations because no one is going to come."
Hackley said the proposal points to the university's high standards. "Doesn't it also argue for people understanding that North Carolina A&T has both academic and behavioral standards for student athletes?" he said. "And doesn't it say to them that if you have done something untoward in the past, this is not the place you need to make your application?"
Henry Isaacson , a member of the board of trustees and chairman of the athletics subcommittee, said that while he struggled with the terms "legal cloud" and "behavior," he was willing to put the decision in the hands of the chancellor and the athletics director.
"If we try to make an objective standard, we will write, and write and we'll never stop writing," he said. "If you leave it as subjective, in the hands of two responsible people in the institution, I think good judgment will prevail."
The proposed policy comes after A&T received intense media scrutiny for accepting a transfer athlete from the University of Michigan who was suspended from that school's football team after being charged with felony sex crimes. The student played for A&T for the entire 2005 football season before he was convicted in December 2005.
The members of the athletics committee approved a version of the policy Monday that will be recommended to the full board of trustees when they meet on Wednesday.
Contact Lanita Withers at 373-7071 or lwithers@news-record.com
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Post by da heretic on Sept 19, 2006 13:05:47 GMT -5
Why don't he make some policy that will get more money into the athletic dept.?
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Post by Bornthrilla on Sept 19, 2006 13:17:06 GMT -5
Hackley still hasn't said anything on this topic that I disagree with. Its not like having thugs on the team in the past helped us be more successful. I'd rather lose with good citizens than lose the same ammount of games with convicted felons. Being a student athlete at A&T should be looked upon as a privaledge by these 1-A and JUCO transfers, not just some thug's last resort.
BTW: Our administration should have never let that dude from Michigan State come back on the team last year after he beat up his girlfriend. That whole situation left a bad taste in my mouth and is the main reason why I tend to side with Hackney on this issue now.
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Post by Gator on Sept 19, 2006 15:40:54 GMT -5
This is a BS policy. It just says the athletic director is not capable of doing the job. I agree with her, this will put us at a disadvantage when kids are looking to move. The circumstances need to be considered. This just say no policy is BS. There is nothing wrong with giving people a second chance.
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Post by aggiejazz on Sept 19, 2006 15:46:54 GMT -5
Hackley is trying to leave a living legacy so he can brag to his friends about what he has done for A&T. Hackley could have easily given AD Todd a directive to have all athletic transfer come through him with a simple letter to her but Hackley is grandstanding to the public for selfish reasons.
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Post by AggieGroove on Sept 19, 2006 16:02:35 GMT -5
Hackley is trying to leave a living legacy so he can brag to his friends about what he has done for A&T. Hackley could have easily given AD Todd a directive to have all athletic transfer come through him with a simple letter to her but Hackley is grandstanding to the public for selfish reasons. I agree and don't think most of us "were/are" model citizens at that time (and some not even now). It is the university job to educate our kids and sometimes that means taking chances when others don't/won't. I am favor of a review on a case by case basis.....
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Post by DECKS on Sept 19, 2006 16:54:09 GMT -5
Hackley needs to let Dee Todd do her job and stay the funk out the way! If he wants to help then help figure out a way to get more $$ to the athletic dept. With this policy and one of the smallest budgets in the MEAC he's asking her to play with one hand tied behind her back. It looks like we're on our way to becoming the new Prarie View.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Sept 19, 2006 17:06:12 GMT -5
But really, what's so hard to swallow about the above rule? I would think the chancellor of any university would have that type of power.
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Post by Aggie One on Sept 19, 2006 19:18:47 GMT -5
In retrospect probably the Harrison transfer was not the correct move from a PR standpoint but it was one that was made and except for a beat reporter with an "axe to grind" agenda from the N&R would have rectified itself on its own based on the kid's behavior once he arrived here.
I think the big problem I have is that most chancellors leave those type of decisions to be made between the coaching staff and the AD and do not personally get involved in making player decisions. I just never got a "everybody come in" philosophy from either Todd or Fobbs and I certainly don't want a chancellor, interim or not, making themselves the sole judge of what is morally and ethically acceptable and what is not. This ain't Liberty University. That is an extremely dangerous precedent.
By doing so, Hackney has made himself the "omnipotent ruler of the universe and everyone's moral compass" on a campus with a student body and alumni organization that was so large and diverse that he was not prepared to manage properly nor did he have any inclination to let Renick's department chiefs to continue to do their jobs as they were hired to do.
Hackney is out at the first of the year and I strongly suspect the new chancellor will modify what many perceive, as do I, this knee jerk reaction to a not so flattering newspaper article from a news organization that has routinely placed sensationalism, above, and at the expense of accuracy when dealing with this university.
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Post by da heretic on Sept 19, 2006 19:52:42 GMT -5
Well said, Aggie One.
To single out "student-athletes" don't sit well with me.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Sept 20, 2006 14:00:13 GMT -5
It's a sad day when the News & Record makes policy at A&T. This Hackley guy needs to go pronto!
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Post by Bornthrilla on Sept 21, 2006 8:47:59 GMT -5
Article published Sep 21, 2006
Chancellor will say if transfers can play
By Lanita Withers Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — If an athlete with a history of legal or behavioral issues transfers to N.C. A&T and wants to play, the chancellor must decide when — or even if — the student can wear an Aggie uniform.
This is the essence of a new athletics policy A&T's board of trustees approved during its quarterly meeting Wednesday.
The policy, which went into effect immediately, says that in addition to NCAA and MEAC regulations, the chancellor — with input from the athletics director — has sole discretion to decide the athlete's fate.
Henry Isaacson , chairman of the athletics subcommittee that discussed the policy, said that the chancellor having the final word is key. "That's the important thing," he said. "He can interpret this as he or she sees fit."
The policy comes after the university received scrutiny when a football player played during the 2005 season while facing charges for felony sex crimes.
The player, Larry T. Harrison Jr., was convicted in December 2005. Earlier this summer, A&T Athletics Director Dee Todd announced she was going to let Harrison play football this season.
Interim Chancellor Lloyd V. Hackley and special assistants Shirley Frye and George Antonelli later vetoed the decision. The new athletics policy passed with a unanimous vote.
Meanwhile, the board did not receive a list of candidates Wednesday for A&T's open chancellorship.
Velma Speight-Buford , chairwoman of the board of trustees, said scheduling difficulties had held up the search committee. She also serves as its leader.
The search committee has been meeting since the spring to identify potential replacements for former Chancellor James Renick.
After almost seven years at the university, Renick left A&T earlier this year to take a position with the American Council on Education.
The university's board has to approve a slate of candidates to be sent to UNC System President Erskine Bowles. He will recommend a finalist to the UNC Board of Governors for its approval.
Speight-Buford has said A&T hopes to have a new chancellor in place by January.
Contact Lanita Withers at 373-7071 or lwithers@news-record.com
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Post by aggiejazz on Sept 22, 2006 18:53:14 GMT -5
The A&T Chancellor is and has always been the CEO of A&T. If the chancellor feels like delegating certain authority he can and if he wants to assume someone else authority within the school he can. So why the big show Does Hackley believes the following Chancellor will not have the sense to exert his authority on the AD Negro, Please. Hackley had already pull the decisionmakers on the carpet for this Harrison re-instatement. The only thing the board did was confirm something that was already within his authority.
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Post by da heretic on Sept 22, 2006 19:14:23 GMT -5
The board's a bunch of punks, too. They're lettin some retired a$$ coon dictate to them. They need to go with Renick.
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Post by Aggie77 on Dec 23, 2008 11:58:16 GMT -5
Almost two and a half years later and I still see nothing wrong with the concept of the so-called "Hackley Rule". Does anyone have access to the policy, I would like to read the actual language.
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