How did TMG make it in to OU?

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boksooner said:
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It really is floating my boat making fun of him. He's a bad representation of the education that is given at OU. Now we have to look at his comical facebook quotes in the newspapers and online. It sucks for the people who attended OU and are intelligent. He's an idiot. Thanks.
 
Maybe he is dyslexic or has a learning ability of some sort. Who knows?

My theory is that he is doing it to piss off oustudent1.
 
oustudent1 said:
I'm "friends" with several hundred people his age on facebook, and none of them spell that way. It definitely didn't help me think he was smart by leaving school early and thinking he can make it to the NBA. I'm going to stick with him just being stupid.
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How many of them come from the same neighborhood as TMG? How many of them went to a school in which less than 1% of the students were white? How many of them went to a school in which two-thirds of the students qualify for free/reduced lunch? How many of them went to a high school in which half of the freshmen will never even graduate? I'm guessing most of your Facebook "friends" didn't grow up in an environment in which using proper, slang-free English gave them the label of "sell-out" or "Uncle Tom." While his language seems "illiterate" to you, it makes perfect sense to his intended audience (his actual friends, not fans that are internet stalking him).
 
Tony said:
Maybe he is dyslexic or has a learning ability of some sort. Who knows?

My theory is that he is doing it to piss off oustudent1.
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At least he is succeeding at something
 
Tony said:
Maybe he is dyslexic or has a learning ability of some sort. Who knows?

My theory is that he is doing it to piss off oustudent1.
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I don't think it's learning ability, maybe a learning disability. It's not pissing me off, just giving me a good laugh.
 
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Smash Williams said:
How many of them come from the same neighborhood as TMG? How many of them went to a school in which less than 1% of the students were white? How many of them went to a school in which two-thirds of the students qualify for free/reduced lunch? How many of them went to a high school in which half of the freshmen will never even graduate? I'm guessing most of your Facebook "friends" didn't grow up in an environment in which using proper, slang-free English gave them the label of "sell-out" or "Uncle Tom." While his language seems "illiterate" to you, it makes perfect sense to his intended audience (his actual friends, not fans that are internet stalking him).
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What a depressing statement this is. I don't have the answer but some things MUST change in some cultures for people to truly have the opportunity to move ahead in life and succeed.

For what it's worth, Vince Young went to the same high school and while his Wunderlic test score left much to be desired, his public speaking and social interaction with adults and kids isn't anything that mirrors TMG.
 
kcoukid said:
For what it's worth, Vince Young went to the same high school and while his Wunderlic test score left much to be desired, his public speaking and social interaction with adults and kids isn't anything that mirrors TMG.
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He also has had many years of classes focused on speech and dealing with the media, starting with his first year at UT...pretty common. I'm sure if TMG stayed four years at OU, you would see a change similar to Vince Young.
 
Smash Williams said:
How many of them come from the same neighborhood as TMG? How many of them went to a school in which less than 1% of the students were white? How many of them went to a school in which two-thirds of the students qualify for free/reduced lunch? How many of them went to a high school in which half of the freshmen will never even graduate? I'm guessing most of your Facebook "friends" didn't grow up in an environment in which using proper, slang-free English gave them the label of "sell-out" or "Uncle Tom." While his language seems "illiterate" to you, it makes perfect sense to his intended audience (his actual friends, not fans that are internet stalking him).
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Please DON'T bring logic into this conversation.

Thanks.
 
sorry....but if a college student athlete can't spell or compose sentences on a 2nd grade level then he should be held under scrutiny.
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You're assuming he can't?
 
This just shows how much ignorance there is in this world...

and i'm not talking about TMG
 
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