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Carface What the...?

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Wow, two lost their scholarships and given the boot, and two others left because of this.

Athletes kicked off swim team

Students lose fall scholarships

By Elliot Brown
Sports Writer

May 04, 2005

Two scholarship athletes on the LSU swimming and diving team were dismissed from the team last month after they posted negative comments about the team and coaches on the Web site thefacebook.com.

The Athletic Department notified junior Matt Coenen and freshman Eddie Kenney in writing April 5 that their scholarships would not be renewed for the fall.

Two other non-scholarship athletes also left the team because of postings they made on the site. Freshman Jeffrey Vivo said he was not kicked off the team and left on his own as a result of the incident. Freshman Joe Veron is currently on probation from the team because of the incident and may return, said his father, John.

According to its Web site, thefacebook.com is an online directory that connects people through social networks at colleges and universities. Kenney said the athletes created the thefacebook.com group, The Fantastic Four Coaches, after the men’s team finished seventh out of eight teams at the Southeastern Conference Swimming Championships on Feb. 16-19. The four athletes swam 12 combined races at the meet. Coenen was the only one to advance beyond the preliminaries in one event, the 200- meter breaststroke.

“We didn’t do the way we wanted at SEC’s, and we were just venting,” Kenney said. “We were all angry at our performances.”

On the group, The Fantastic Four Coaches, the four athletes posted what Kenney called jokes about several coaches on the team and how the athletes were not properly trained.
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Rest of article here: http://www.lsureveille.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/05/04/427867b97f5e2

Carface, May 4, 2005

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diamondheadtiger Founding Member

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:hihi: They could'nt beat Auburnt anyway, let's get some new swimmers.

diamondheadtiger, May 4, 2005

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goldengirlfan simple man

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Seems like folks would learn that the world's not as big or as anonymous as it used to be. :nope:

goldengirlfan, May 4, 2005

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Could we just yank the men's swim team and use that funding for football? From a Title IX perspective, I think that would be fine. And who would really notice?

NoLimitMD, May 4, 2005

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goldengirlfan simple man

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NoLimitMD said:

Could we just yank the men's swim team...
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Now that sounds like a Gred Louganis deal to me. :rofl:

goldengirlfan, May 4, 2005

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NoLimitMD said:

Could we just yank the men's swim team and use that funding for football? From a Title IX perspective, I think that would be fine. And who would really notice?
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On the small scale no one would notice. But it is thinking like yours that has hurt America's wrestling, gymnastics, and swimming programs on an international level like the Olympics. It would set a very bad precedent.

LSUsupaFan, May 4, 2005

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My guess is the SEC would probably have a problem with that although I don't know for sure. Can't believe these guys posted something on the internet and didn't thin kit would get back to the coaches.

cajdav1, May 4, 2005

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thats so stupid. They should be able to say what they want about anybody they want unless its a criminal act.

tiger777, May 4, 2005

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tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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tiger777 said:

thats so stupid. They should be able to say what they want about anybody they want unless its a criminal act.
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go to your boss he's a dick (or she) and get back to me.

tirk, May 4, 2005

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tirk said:

go to your boss he's a dick (or she) and get back to me.
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Tirk, just getting back to you - my boss doesn't have a dick.

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