It's official

[UNTMike81]

angel1972...you said you know both CJ & JW and you make the point that these guys really didn't understand that they were students first and athletes/basketball players second. Where's what blows my mind. Both of these players are team mates of Tony Mitchell. Tony had to sit out an entire year based on his grades and you'd have to be an ostrich not to know it!!!

Mr. Mitchell's situation was national news for 2 years along with his journey to get to UNT and play here. Once here many posters on this board questioned whether Mr. Mitchell would even make his grades. I never did because I was confident Mr. Mitchell wasn't going to let this situation affect his current situation at UNT or his future "pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" from the NBA.

It's sad because Mr. Mitchell's days at UNT in all likelihood are numbered. Hence CJ and JW have blown an opportunity to show case their talents with Mr. Mitchell on the court. This bone headed move might cost each of them 6 to 7 figures in the future.

Good to see Alzee, Franklin, Niko and other UNT players not wasting their chance to showcase their BB skills with Mr. Mitchell and the many NBA scout on hand to watch TM's game improve.

Opportunity doesn't knock on your door every day and CJ and JW just took a big fat poop on a terrific opportunity presented to them. Hopefully God will somehow give them another opportunity to make wiser choices down the road!!

[angel1972]

So untmike81 if you have confidence in tmitch then why not jw and cj,well i have confidence that they will overcome this just like Tony,sometimes you have to learn things from your own experience s even if someone is telling you all along what you are supposed to do,yes its unfortunate for all parties involved but life goes on it just kills me that people are so judgemental and insensitive. Am I dissappointed yes heck I'm dissappointed with some decisions I've made but i learned from it which made me a stronger person and I'm able to handle adversity better,we try to tell these kids its not all about bball yet look at this message board..hmm mixed messages Lol just kidding

[Mean Green 93-98]

Tony had to sit out an entire year based on his grades and you'd have to be an ostrich not to know it!!!

Maybe we're splitting hairs again, but Tony's problems were not due to grades.

[UNTMike81]

MG 93-98...I understand Mr. Mitchell's issues weren't grade issues unless you take into account his math test score on Texas St. TAX test ie 1 point away from passing on math portion of test. Mr. Mitchell's issues were regarding course curriculum that would transfer to Pinkston (sp) HS from God's academy in Fl..

Back to angel1972...I'm very supportive of CJ and JW's for choosing UNT and their commitment to a college education along with their BB career. I'm also supportive of JP in his situation. Just seems all the other players on our roster had the foresight to look at Mr. Mitchell's situation and learn from it. Even the players that are riding the end of JJ's bench.

Point is UNT men's BB team would have been much better off if these young players had taken care of business in the class room. In short, sad situation and our young players need to respond in the class room because their actions have affect the whole team, not just them as individuals. No matter the outcome, if these guys are exceptional athletes they're going to have to learn how to accept the criticism of this situation because it's on them. In the future they're probably going to have to learn to endure other criticism that are baseless and that will take even more character.

I support this team so much I went out on a limb and guaranteed the team would make March Madness before TM was eligible to play at UNT. I underwent a firestorm of criticism for my opinion even with CJ and JW on the team. I still stand behind my earlier statement about March Madness Berth even without CJ and JW's. This prediction is much more of a long shot now.

Go Mean Green!!!

[Harry]

So untmike81 if you have confidence in tmitch then why not jw and cj,well i have confidence that they will overcome this just like Tony,sometimes you have to learn things from your own experience s even if someone is telling you all along what you are supposed to do,yes its unfortunate for all parties involved but life goes on it just kills me that people are so judgemental and insensitive. Am I dissappointed yes heck I'm dissappointed with some decisions I've made but i learned from it which made me a stronger person and I'm able to handle adversity better,we try to tell these kids its not all about bball yet look at this message board..hmm mixed messages Lol just kidding

The time for disappointment has past. And yes most of us at 18-19 years old made mistakes...heck I still make them all the time. I try my best to learn from them. I think I speak for the vast majority here when I say we have confidence that JW and CJ will learn from this, get it fixed and get back on the court soon. GMG!

[angel1972]

MG 93-98...I understand Mr. Mitchell's issues weren't grade issues unless you take into account his math test score on Texas St. TAX test ie 1 point away from passing on math portion of test. Mr. Mitchell's issues were regarding course curriculum that would transfer to Pinkston (sp) HS from God's academy in Fl..

Back to angel1972...I'm very supportive of CJ and JW's for choosing UNT and their commitment to a college education along with their BB career. I'm also supportive of JP in his situation. Just seems all the other players on our roster had the foresight to look at Mr. Mitchell's situation and learn from it. Even the players that are riding the end of JJ's bench.

Point is UNT men's BB team would have been much better off if these young players had taken care of business in the class room. In short, sad situation and our young players need to respond in the class room because their actions have affect the whole team, not just them as individuals. No matter the outcome, if these guys are exceptional athletes they're going to have to learn how to accept the criticism of this situation because it's on them. In the future they're probably going to have to learn to endure other criticism that are baseless and that will take even more character.

I support this team so much I went out on a limb and guaranteed the team would make March Madness before TM was eligible to play at UNT. I underwent a firestorm of criticism for my opinion even with CJ and JW on the team. I still stand behind my earlier statement about March Madness Berth even without CJ and JW's. This prediction is much more of a long shot now.

Go Mean Green!!!