The Classic University Scholarship Goes To....

In a world full of players like Brandon Marshall, Terrell Owens, Adam Pacman Jones and recently sentenced Plaxico Burress, it feel good to know there are some good people out there who care more about the team than about than themselves.

Let me introduce you to one, meet Mississippi State hoops center Jarvis Varnado, who has led the nation in blocks for two years straight, and propelled the Bulldogs to an SEC title and NCAA Tournament appearance last season.

That may seem like a big deal but suddenly he is playing as a walk-on. What happened to his scholarship?

Here is where Jarvis just earned himself a Classic University Scholarship.

With incoming players John Riek and Renardo Sidney both signed by the Bulldogs for this coming season, coach Rick Stansbury found himself one scholarship player over the NCAA limit of 13.

So Varnado put his name in the NBA draft, thus giving up his scholarship, with the understanding that he could then take out a loan to pay for his senior year of school.

Unbelievable…..Jarvis went into debt so that another player could attend college, and the Bulldogs could get that much stronger.

Varnado tested the NBA Draft waters before withdrawing in May. Now, he’s like quite a few of his classmates — indebted to student loans for the $5,151 that it costs for a full-time undergraduate student per year at Mississippi State.

Bracky Brett, MSU’s associate athletic director for compliance, said the arrangement is OK by NCAA rules and is no different than when any of State’s
other walk-ons incur student loan debt to pay their way through school.
If Sidney and/or Riek are not cleared, Varnado could be placed back on State’s
scholarship roll.

But for now, Varnado, who led the nation in blocked shots
the last couple of years, appears to be the leading candidate for the title of
nation’s best non-scholarship player.

Jarvis Varnado, you sir are a product of the Oldschool, where team comes first and home of those that know that if you do right by others its comes back to you. I salute you Jarvis Varnado and offer you a scholarship to the Classic University.

INSTANT CLASSIC!

If you do not know this face by now, you soon will. This is Laura Izibor (born 13 May 1987) on Griffith Avenue, Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish R&B singer of Irish/Nigerian descent.

Two days ago on June 16th 2009, Laura Izibor released her debut album "Let The Truth Be Told" here in the US. Two words…INSTANT CLASSIC!

I have listened to the album about 4 times and I cannot for the life of me figure out which song I like best. All 14 (The Deluxe Version) songs are great to me, even the remix of “From my heart to yours” is awesome.

I have literally listened to this album straight through 4 times. I cannot and have not skipped or fast forwarded through any of the songs.

It is a very soulful album while at the same time it covers a broad range of sounds. There are no insinuative lyrics, just decent, passionate lyrics put to good old feel-good music with exceptional singing and Classic University is forever a fan.

And Laura Izibor, there is a Classic University Scholarship waiting for you on campus.

Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge....

The Associated Press reported....

A man depressed over the debt he inherited contemplated jumping to his death for hours as he sat on the edge of a bridge in Beijing. In a surprising twist, a passerby joined him on the ledge shook his hand and pushed him off.According to the Associated Press, Chen Fuchao survived the 26 foot fall into the partially inflated air cushion the authorities laid out that Saturday afternoon. He suffered spine and elbow injuries but is expected to recover quickly.

The passerby, Lai Jiansheng, 66, was disgusted and fed up with Chen's "selfish activity" that had in and outbound traffic on the Haizhu bridge in a Southern China city of Guangzhou, backed up for more than 5 hours with police barricading the area."I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interest," Lai said. "They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."

Lai tried to gain clearance to talk to a suicidal Chen but his offer was denied by the police, reports Xinhua News Agency. Lai then broke through the barrier, climbed to where Chen sat, greeted him with a handshake and pushed. Photos of the incident showed a shoeless Lai saluting as Chen was falling.After Lai climbed off the bridge, he was taken into custody and released later that day.

A local Bejing Newspaper said that Lai suffered from "mental illness" for decades and was on his way to the hospital to get his medication. The paper also reported Chen wanted to commit suicide because he had accumulated $290,000 in debt from a failed construction project. He is currently recovering in a hospital.

This right here is my kind of guy!! Not only did he break through the police barricade, then trick the man by shaking his hand first but he then pushed the already suicidal man off a bridge and then saluted as he was falling!!!

Then stopped for an interview and said the jumper was “SELFISH”!! HOW AWESOME IS THIS GUY??!!

Lai Jiansheng you have a Classic University Scholarship waiting on you!