Liam McMorrow to play for Golden Eagles

[Benny B]

That's exactly what I was thinking when I heard this as it's not all that uncommon. Case in point: Eddy Curry and the Chicago Bulls,

Let's be fair, here.

1) Liam McMorrow does not have the standing to "disagree" with MU's medical staff -- that is unless MU reopened its medical school and Liam pulled a Doogie Howser over the last two years.

2) Liam's injury appears to be in a gray area where some doctors might clear him, but others would not.  Differing opinions are quite common in the medical profession, especially when it comes to a prognosis.  Physicians don't always see eye to eye, but that doesn't mean they don't respect and understand an alternate opinion that is medically sound.  "Disagree" is the wrong word... instead, call it a "lack of consensus."   As such, it would not be surprising (nor is it breach of ethics, per se) if MU's med staff said "no" and TTU's said "yes"

3) The move probably has a lot more to do with the fact that Liam wants to play and MU - unfortunate as it may be - just isn't the best fit for him right now.  He can go to TTU and play a lot more minutes than he will at MU.  As long as TTU's med staff monitors him closely, he'll be just fine.

[bilsu]

We didn't have one available for Jamil Wilson, either.

Its safe to say that if Liam had shown the talent of a Roy Hibbert or Hasheem Thabeet, there would have been a scholarship for him once he received medical clearance, and our AD's office would be burning up the phone lines working to clear whatever NCAA red tape was in the way.

I have no idea, but it occurred to me that Newbill's scholarship was going to go to McMorrow if they could get through the NCAA red tape, before Wilson showed up. It just might be McMorrow lost out to Wilson, a better player with no redtape to clear up. Plus it gets rid of the risk of McMorrow having a serious mishap on our court.

[MerrittsMustache]

Let's be fair, here.

1) Liam McMorrow does not have the standing to "disagree" with MU's medical staff -- that is unless MU reopened its medical school and Liam pulled a Doogie Howser over the last two years.

2) Liam's injury appears to be in a gray area where some doctors might clear him, but others would not.  Differing opinions are quite common in the medical profession, especially when it comes to a prognosis.  Physicians don't always see eye to eye, but that doesn't mean they don't respect and understand an alternate opinion that is medically sound.  "Disagree" is the wrong word... instead, call it a "lack of consensus."   As such, it would not be surprising (nor is it breach of ethics, per se) if MU's med staff said "no" and TTU's said "yes"

3) The move probably has a lot more to do with the fact that Liam wants to play and MU - unfortunate as it may be - just isn't the best fit for him right now.  He can go to TTU and play a lot more minutes than he will at MU.  As long as TTU's med staff monitors him closely, he'll be just fine.

Liam, himself, might not have told MU that he disagreed with the prognosis. However, if he is told by a doctor that he can't play but seeks out a second opinion and third opinion, etc that is "disagreeing" with the original prognosis. That doesn't necessarily mean that there was any ill will towards MU or that there is some sort of heated debate about things. It just means that MU's doctor(s) had a different opinion than TTU's doctor(s). Obviously I don't know Liam's medical history or what the doctors found or disagreed upon or how many physicals he had. I'm merely speaking in hypotheticals.

Regardless, I hope Liam has a great career at Tennessee Tech...and that he continues to interview his teammates and ask them what a Golden Eagle eats  

[foreverwarriors]

Per Jeff Goodman twitter (@goodmanonfox) Liam was granted a waiver and will be allowed to play this season w/ Tennessee Tech