Everything To Prove: WR Kenbrell Thompkins

[Joey007]

Right now, I'm thinking our six WR's who'll make the final 53 are Amendola, Jones, Edelman, Dobson, Boyce, and Slater. But I could definitely see this guy or Moe making a strong push for a spot, or at the very least, spots on the PS.

 

[upstater1]

Thank God you are to tell the rest of us, who are completely in the dark about how awful our school systems have become, what is really going on. And here I thought everything was hucky duck and America was A+ #1 in everything.

It was a close one, but thankfully you gave us the dose of cynicism we needed in this thread.

Please, whatever you do, make sure you always find a way to get on a high horse about any vaguely related topic in threads like this. God knows we have too much good news out there.

Vaguely related? You guys are drooling at an article about how hard he worked to get a 3.9! Man, you are very easy to impress. Good for him and his football skill. Save me the complete BS about how good a student he is.Only someone born yesterday would believe that.

 

[upstater1]

Wow I'm sure the university was bending over backwards and risking sanctions to give a former drug dealer a near perfect GPA when the standard to be eligible is much lower because he was so important to their program at that point in time, like Peppers to UNC.

He probably realized if I don't work hard at school with no football for the first quarter I'm going to F up, get arrested again, and be back on the streets.

There is absolutely no possible effing way you can spend middle school on the streets and high school getting expelled left and right, arrested, not going to school, and somehow still land in college with the skills you need to succeed--unless you're Einstein.

He's not the only one. Yes, colleges are fond of faking it. Risk sanctions? UNC? What sanctions? UNC isn't the only one.

Good for him on football, but don't go blowing smoke about the rest.

 

[PatsFanStnfrd]

Hard not to root for him.

 

[Blizzzard]

Interesting tidbit..... He is the cousin of Steelers wideout Antonio Brown.

Take that for what it's worth

 

[Fencer]

You simply cannot catch-up on this stuff. It doesn't happen unless you're unbelievably gifted.

Oh, bull. The only prerequisites for a low-level humanities class are knowing how to read and write.

Perhaps the cynics are right, and he got overwhelming amounts of "help" with his papers. But to say he couldn't have done it without undue support is nonsense.

 

[upstater1]

Oh, bull. The only prerequisites for a low-level humanities class are knowing how to read and write.

Perhaps the cynics are right, and he got overwhelming amounts of "help" with his papers. But to say he couldn't have done it without undue support is nonsense.

He graduated with a 3.9! God almighty.
This is also like saying the only prerequisities for low level science are arithmetic and subtraction.
A kid who is AWOL in middle school and expelled multiple times in high school has missed too much. If they're athletes though, there's a will and a way.

I hope the kid makes the team. Great football story. The rest of it ... come on.

 

[Fencer]

He graduated with a 3.9! God almighty.
This is also like saying the only prerequisities for low level science are arithmetic and subtraction.
A kid who is AWOL in middle school and expelled multiple times in high school has missed too much. If they're athletes though, there's a will and a way.

I hope the kid makes the team. Great football story. The rest of it ... come on.

When I was in college, I routinely took courses for which I wildly lacked prerequisites. Indeed, I'd taken a total of two quarters of economics in my life when I started attending professional economics seminars, disagreeing in some cases w/ the economics lifers, and even being right on on occasion.

Math can be a true gating prerequisite. There are classes you absolutely can't understand without calculus. Others that just require solid probability. Others that require generally solid 10th grade math (algebra and graphing -- but those can be hard because they often are faking their way around a lack of calculus). Etc.

But in my experience, most other prerequisites were optional.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

He graduated with a 3.9! God almighty.

No he didn't.Read it again!!

He earned a 3.9 GPA in his first quarter at UC,

There is a big difference between getting a 3.9 in one quarter which could have been remedial courses or low level entry courses and graduating with a 3.9. Yes, they get help but they also get tutors and it is possible that a dedicated student could have pulled it off despite his checkered past......

 

[Fencer]

No he didn't.Read it again!!

There is a big difference between getting a 3.9 in one quarter which could have been remedial courses or low level entry courses and graduating with a 3.9. Yes, they get help but they also get tutors and it is possible that a dedicated student could have pulled it off despite his checkered past......

There are lots of ways in which your first term at a new university can be tailored to be easy.

 

[ausbacker]

He graduated with a 3.9! God almighty.
This is also like saying the only prerequisities for low level science are arithmetic and subtraction.
A kid who is AWOL in middle school and expelled multiple times in high school has missed too much. If they're athletes though, there's a will and a way.

I hope the kid makes the team. Great football story. The rest of it ... come on.

You're coming across as an elitist prick. People getting an education and acquiring good grades is an accomplishment in itself, especially so from a disadvantaged background. The GPA is inconsequential next to the story of overcoming adversity. The particulars shouldn't matter when someone is trying to turn their life around.

 

[VJCPatriot]

Horsepucky. I feel good for the kid. For actual achievements. I.e. football getting him off the streets. The rest of the stuff is likely phony.

You guys don't want to see how the sausage is made. People think U North Carolina is an anomaly. It's not. This stuff is phony from the get-go. Even the NCAA cowtows to this with its ridiculous APR stuff, and you're easily fooled.

You simply cannot catch-up on this stuff. It doesn't happen unless you're unbelievably gifted.

There are lots of ways in which your first term at a new university can be tailored to be easy.

Why all the cynicism and vitriol? Nobody is saying the guy is a future member of MENSA. Just that he worked hard, came from a really difficult background, and achieved some academic success at the beginning of his college career. That shows hard work and some degree of character. He doesn't have to be Einstein to play football. But he certainly put some effort in to get his grades.

What's with all the negativity from posters lately? Is it something in the water?

 

[Brady2Moss]

There is absolutely no possible effing way you can spend middle school on the streets and high school getting expelled left and right, arrested, not going to school, and somehow still land in college with the skills you need to succeed--unless you're Einstein.

He's not the only one. Yes, colleges are fond of faking it. Risk sanctions? UNC? What sanctions? UNC isn't the only one.

Good for him on football, but don't go blowing smoke about the rest.

Why would they fudge his numbers well beyond the prerequisite for eligibility? ****s and giggles?

 

[Joey007]

Well, this thread took a wrong turn for sure...

 

[Trycked]

Came across a pre-draft video of him (on the packers site)...at the end, he sounds like a Patriot type of guy.

Kenbrell Thompkins is a WR who can play anywhere

 

[Kontradiction]

Me: Do they have good horses in Spain?

Thompkins: Some of the best.

Me: I like you, Spaniard. I shall root for you.

 

[patsinthesnow]

So far, so good for Kenbrell.

Mike Reiss‏@MikeReiss19m
Rookie free-agent WR Kenbrell Thompkins continues to get reps alongside Amendola and Jenkins in top group.

Mike Reiss‏@MikeReiss11 Jun
At WR, the group was thinned. Rookie free-agent Kenbrell Thompkins gets top reps. A name to keep an eye on.

Christopher Price‏@cpriceNFL11 Jun
Sudfeld and KenBrell Thompkins had good days on offense. Overall, good day for offense--sharp.

 

[nabwong]

Kenbrell Thompkins, you are already saved. You have nothing left to prove to anyone.

 

[randomk1]

So far, so good for Kenbrell.

What's the deal with Dobson? Getting beaten out by Jenkins and an UDFA?

EDIT: Nvm, apparently he is hurt?

 

[TruthSeeker]

Thompkins reminds me of Chad Johnson (the GOOD Chad Johnson of the Bengals). Same body type and style of play. At least he seems to know more of the playbook than Chad Ochocinco did. We may have found our UFA for this year, along with Sudfeld.