SIGNED - RB Jaylin Bradley

[Mavric]

Player: Jaylin Bradley
Hometown: Bellevue, Nebraska
School: Bellevue West
Position: Running Back
Height: 6-0
Weight: 187
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Offers: Nebraska
Visits: 1/21/17

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247 Composite: #1524 Overall; #99 RB; .8208; :star

Rivals: :star
247: #80 RB; :star
Scout: :star
ESPN: #97 RB; :star

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[ScottyIce]

Okay, so this has been bothering me. Let's discuss.

 

Everyone on this board has been discussing his academics and how they are not on point to attend Nebraska, or anything D1 school for that matter... Now, onto the part that bothers me.

 

Over on Scout.com--

 

There is a poster named JackD, who is actually a mod, who says he has an insider (classmate of Bradley's), who says it's not Bradleys fault, it's his ELEMENTARY TEACHERS WHO DROPPED THE BALL.

 

Now, this bothers me.

 

DISCUSS.

Edited January 4, 2017 by Mavric
MattyIce started this thread. I moved a post ahead of it to create the profile.

[ADS]

How did his elementary teachers drop the ball?

[ScottyIce]

How did his elementary teachers drop the ball?

 

Glad you are on my side of this debate. Curious if anyone on here will get on the other side of it.

 

GREAT QUESTION BY THE WAY.

[ScottyIce]

EXCERPT 1:

 

He is really good, and a great kid by all accounts. Sounds like his elementary school teachers failed him and when he got to high school he was not equipped with the basic tools to stay above water. If he were academically eligible throughout the whole process he would have double digit Power 5 offers and rated higher than Ozigbo or Bryant in my estimation.

 

EXCERPT 2:

 

Maybe I do not want to give the details but am comfortable based on the information I have from one of his good friends in saying it was not his fault.

But the details should not be placed on a message board, premium or otherwise. If you want to be a jerk you were successful

EXCERPT 3:

My wife is a first grade teacher at a Title 1 school in the metro, not only do I "but that story" I can guarantees there are hundreds like him every year in OPS, BPS, D66, Ralston, etc. she is not my 'source' on this but I know for a fact this is not unusual. Glad you are lucky enough to have never experienced the education system that many grow up in.

[Warrior10]

It was stated during the game last night that Bradley admits he slacked off during his Freshman and Sophomore years and it is now catching up to him.

[ADS]

Maybe that guy on Scout is right but I find it hard to believe that an elementary teacher would just fail a student for no reason. I'm with Warrior, he slacked off early in his HS career and that came back to haunt him.

[Mavric]

Won't directly post the gif but here's my response

[Cdog923]

Reading between the lines (second-to-thirdhand here), but I think what he's saying is that his elementary school teachers let him skate by without holding him accountable. That type of behavior snowballs until it smacks the student in the face later on in life (be it in HS or even college). If he didn't have any sort of work ethic, that would lend itself to him struggling in his first two years of HS, no matter how smart he is.

[ScottyIce]

Exactly. Major slap in the face to any educator. RIDICULOUS CLAIM. If you want to go look, I did call the guy out, and got lambasted by his buddies until one poster agreed with me.

[bugeater17]

As I'm unfamiliar with his situation, what are the chances he gets the academic stuff cleared up? Potential preferred walk-on candidate? Or will he go JUCO?

[BIG ERN]

Some kids are smarter than others. Some kids are more athletic than others. BUT to get average grades in high school only requires you to try. These kids aren't taking quantum mechanics

[Cdog923]

As I'm unfamiliar with his situation, what are the chances he gets the academic stuff cleared up? Potential preferred walk-on candidate? Or will he go JUCO?

All the talk has been that if he gets his grades up, and gets a qualifying ACT score, he'll get a scholly. I wouldn't be surprised to see him end up at a Juco if Nebraska wants to stash him for a couple years.

[ScottyIce]

Some kids are smarter than others. Some kids are more athletic than others. BUT to get average grades in high school only requires you to try. These kids aren't taking quantum mechanics

 

Yeah, but what if your Elementary Teachers let you down?

[ScottyIce]

 

As I'm unfamiliar with his situation, what are the chances he gets the academic stuff cleared up? Potential preferred walk-on candidate? Or will he go JUCO?

All the talk has been that if he gets his grades up, and gets a qualifying ACT score, he'll get a scholly. I wouldn't be surprised to see him end up at a Juco if Nebraska wants to stash him for a couple years.

 

PS, those ideas always sound great, but can anyone name the last time it actually worked out that way? (Meaning, we stashed him at a JUCO and then they eventually ended up at Nebraska)