Post by west-texan on Apr 14, 2009 19:57:32 GMT -5
Students athletes study...or they die! 
I couldn't resist swiping this pic off another board. ;D
sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4067941
Updated: April 14, 2009, 5:52 PM ET
Dixon suspended indefinitely
By Tim Griffin
Texas Tech defensive end McKinner Dixon has been indefinitely suspended by coach Mike Leach for not taking care of his academic responsibilities.
Big 12 blog
ESPN.com's Tim Griffin writes about all things Big 12 in his conference blog.
Dixon led all returning Tech players with nine sacks and 11 tackles for losses last season on the Red Raiders' 11-2 team, which captured a share of the Big 12's South Division championship for the first time in school history.
But Leach did not hesitate to suspend Dixon, who had flunked out of school once before.
"We've got 130 people out there," Leach told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper. "I'm getting sick and tired of wasting time on a handful of people who can't do what they're told. It's like the 95-5 [idea]: You spend 95 percent of your time on 5 percent of your players. Baloney. I'm not doing that."
Dixon had a standout freshman season in 2005 before flunking out of school. He then attended Cisco Junior College to improve his grades before returning to Tech last season for his junior season.
Tim Griffin covers college sports for ESPN.com. You can contact him at espntimgriff@yahoo.com.
I couldn't resist swiping this pic off another board. ;D
sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4067941
Updated: April 14, 2009, 5:52 PM ET
Dixon suspended indefinitely
By Tim Griffin
Texas Tech defensive end McKinner Dixon has been indefinitely suspended by coach Mike Leach for not taking care of his academic responsibilities.
Big 12 blog
ESPN.com's Tim Griffin writes about all things Big 12 in his conference blog.
Dixon led all returning Tech players with nine sacks and 11 tackles for losses last season on the Red Raiders' 11-2 team, which captured a share of the Big 12's South Division championship for the first time in school history.
But Leach did not hesitate to suspend Dixon, who had flunked out of school once before.
"We've got 130 people out there," Leach told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper. "I'm getting sick and tired of wasting time on a handful of people who can't do what they're told. It's like the 95-5 [idea]: You spend 95 percent of your time on 5 percent of your players. Baloney. I'm not doing that."
Dixon had a standout freshman season in 2005 before flunking out of school. He then attended Cisco Junior College to improve his grades before returning to Tech last season for his junior season.
Tim Griffin covers college sports for ESPN.com. You can contact him at espntimgriff@yahoo.com.
