'12 IL PF T.J. Bell (8/16/2011)

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Quabachi said:
Thanks for the reply and info. I did think there were exceptions to the rule though, specifically for medical issues. ie Brian Giesen

http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/brian-giesen-1.html
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Yes, you can file. I, myself, don't know how hard they are to get.

I do not believe in them. These kids are supposed to be students. 5 yrs of scholarship is all they need. Move them on and give the scholarship to some deserving HS graduate. I heard Dakich say the other day that a certain player "should" be given a 6th year. Hogwash! They are in college to get the education, not to play basketball.
 
He can still file for one but I've mentioned it before... the NCAA rarely grants them. They fully believe in the 5 year clock and you have to have a real compelling case. My guess is the staff will try but get denied like the other hundred in the stack.
 
What's really weird, is let's say Bennett had received a prior MEDICAL RS. & graduates from ISU and also gets a 6th Yr. Medical RS allowing one more year of NCAA P/T, can he transfer to another school using that last year?
 
ive always felt anyone who misses an entire season for a serious injury should be given a 6th year. nobody deserves a scholarship anymore than anyone else.
 

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niklz62 said:
ive always felt anyone who misses an entire season for a serious injury should be given a 6th year. nobody deserves a scholarship anymore than anyone else.
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So someone "deserves" a 6th year to get an "education" as much as someone "deserves" one year of scholarship for a 4-yr degree?

What would Bernie Sanders say? :blink:
 
niklz62 said:
ive always felt anyone who misses an entire season for a serious injury should be given a 6th year. nobody deserves a scholarship anymore than anyone else.
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I'm on the fence... I've no problem with 4 years of eligibility over a 6 year period PROVIDED one of the 6 IS an injury as severe as Bell's...
But to be on scholarship for all 6 of the years... Not sure I agree with that point
 
4Q_iu said:
I'm on the fence... I've no problem with 4 years of eligibility over a 6 year period PROVIDED one of the 6 IS an injury as severe as Bell's...
But to be on scholarship for all 6 of the years... Not sure I agree with that point
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I believe almost all of these applications for the 6th year have had 5 years of scholarship already.
In Bell's case, he had a student manager scholarship, right? But next year will be his 5th year of free education.

The players are supposed to be student-athletes and not professional students or professional athletes. Five years is to allow for an injury OR a red shirt year. I think 5 is enough. That could be worth, what, $100,000 to $300,000.
We're giving a basketball player that much to play while other students are borrowing money to go to school?
 
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Chief_Quabachi said:
Mutual decision? So what has transpired that would have Lansing not want Bell back?
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Bell doesn't have any desire and or is not physically able to do what it takes to get ready to play college basketball.

Lansing isn't going to force him to do anything, he has plenty of other guys who want to put in the work and willing to do the things necessary to be a successful D1 athlete.

= Mutually parting ways.
 
so right now it seems like this is all speculation for the time being, but "if" Bell is gone, doesn't this open up another scholarship for us? Or does this just mean that the "extra" scholarship we used for Knight is now a "regular" scholarship?
 
treeman said:
so right now it seems like this is all speculation for the time being, but "if" Bell is gone, doesn't this open up another scholarship for us? Or does this just mean that the "extra" scholarship we used for Knight is now a "regular" scholarship?
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It's not really speculation. They don't list him on the roster and they haven't tried to hide the fact that he wasn't putting in the rehab and work necessary to make it back from his injury.
 

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treeman said:
so right now it seems like this is all speculation for the time being, but "if" Bell is gone, doesn't this open up another scholarship for us? Or does this just mean that the "extra" scholarship we used for Knight is now a "regular" scholarship?
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SycamoreStateofMind said:
It's not really speculation. They don't list him on the roster and they haven't tried to hide the fact that he wasn't putting in the rehab and work necessary to make it back from his injury.
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To be fair, he hasn't been on the roster since before the beginning of last year. I haven't looked at it but if they don't have the new players on it, it was only updated to remove those that graduated/transferred.
 
Jason Svoboda said:
To be fair, he hasn't been on the roster since before the beginning of last year. I haven't looked at it but if they don't have the new players on it, it was only updated to remove those that graduated/transferred.
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And if he was on a student manager scholarship I doubt they could put him on the roster
 
Per Twitter Golden said Bell will soon be added to the roster to let the "baseless speculation" come to a close. Lmao

Good work Todd - you finally broke some news, earning your worth! Now if you could actually come through when we really need you we will be in business.
 
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