Question about Mayo's Possible return

[brewcity77]

I meant does Vander injury hold him out for more than two weeks meaning Mayo becomes eligible to play and sees action before Vander returns.

Gotcha. I think Vander. Maybe this is another DG situation, but I really think Blue will be back Thursday.

[Tugg Speedman]

"Term" is also defined by the institution.  Session 1 (fall semester) at Marquette ends 12/15/12 and Session 7 (spring semester) begins 12/17/12.  Therefore, assuming that Todd earns six credits this semester, keeps his GPA over MU's threshold, (EDIT) and enrolls in 12 credits for the spring semester  Todd will be eligible on 12/17/12, making him available - at the earliest - for UWGB.

Thanks for this research.

The answer appears to be December 17 if Mayo becomes eligible.  The game to look for him would be Green Bay December 19.  He would also have LSU on December 22 and North Carolina Central on December 29 to get ready for BE play.

[Benny B]

One additional caveat:

A student cannot become eligible for competition during a semester if he is not eligible the first day of that semester. To regain eligibility a student must make up the credit hour or grade point average deficiencies by the beginning of the next semester.

In other words, if Todd isn't eligible on 12/17, he is ineligible for the entirety of the Spring 2013 semester.  No chance to make up any classes between sessions.

[Tugg Speedman]

Thanks for that clarification.  So Todd is eligible December 19 against Green Bay or not at all this year.

And two days later the Mayan calendar ends so none of this will matter!

[GGGG]

Thanks for that clarification.  So Todd is eligible December 19 against Green Bay or not at all this year.

In my opinion, if he isn't eligible by the end of the first semester, he has played his last game in a MU uniform.

[Tugg Speedman]

One more thought ... if Mayo qualifies again, he will be eligible on December 17 with the next game being Green Bay on December 19, as explained above.

But MU cannot announce he is eligible until the semester is actually over on December 15.  So, the announcement will have to come December 16.

So, if no announcement on December 16 that Mayo is again eligible, that means he is not eligible for the second semester.  And if he is not declared eligible on December 16, then Sultan is right, he played is last game for MU.

Is this correct?

[Dawson Rental]

One more thought ... if Mayo qualifies again, he will be eligible on December 17 with the next game being Green Bay on December 19, as explained above.

But MU cannot announce he is eligible until the semester is actually over on December 15.  So, the announcement will have to come December 16.

So, if no announcement on December 16 that Mayo is again eligible, that means he is not eligible for the second semester.  And if he is not declared eligible on December 16, then Sultan is right, he played is last game for MU.

Is this correct?

Always answer a question with a question (or questions).

A) When are first semester grades due?  (If Todd's already ineligible, won't MU want to be sure that he made grades before announcing that he's back?  I know that I would want to know for sure.)

B) Does it follow that if MU can announce that Todd is eligible on a certain date, then MU must announce that Todd is eligible on that date?

[Benny B]

One more thought ... if Mayo qualifies again, he will be eligible on December 17 with the next game being Green Bay on December 19, as explained above.

But MU cannot announce he is eligible until the semester is actually over on December 15.  So, the announcement will have to come December 16.

So, if no announcement on December 16 that Mayo is again eligible, that means he is not eligible for the second semester.  And if he is not declared eligible on December 16, then Sultan is right, he played is last game for MU.

Is this correct?

I wouldn't look to December 16 as a bellwether date.  There are a number of factors that could delay (or expedite) an announcement:

1) Reporting of grades
2) Availability of someone to put out a press release over the weekend (16th is a Sunday)
3) Coach-, AD-, or institution-imposed suspension or similar measure following re-attainment of NCAA eligibility
4) Possibility of Todd being NCAA-eligible on 12/17 but not MU-eligible until a later date
5) Privacy issues

I don't think there are any date restrictions on when an announcement can be made.  Strictly for purposes of an example, if his grades are reported this afternoon and he enrolls for 12 credits tomorrow morning, MU could announce tomorrow afternoon that he'll be returning in a couple weeks.  Or MU simply may not make an announcement at all regardless of circumstance and we don't know until we either see him on the court or the media asks the question.  (However, one would have to assume that good news would be announced.)

If we don't see Todd on the court 12/19 and Hunt, Strotty, and Goodman (metaphorically speaking) don't have the skinny by then, then I would start making assumptions.  Until then, we wait.

[jsglow]

Some excellent work on this.

Grades usually post on the Tuesday after Finals week. I believe that's 12/18 this year.

[Tugg Speedman]

Ok the earliest is December 16, the latest is December 19, the Green Bay game.  If that game comes and goes without a word, then he probably is not eligible.

To repeat, if "they" say nothing between December 16 and 19, then their is nothing new and he is not eligible, most likely for the entire second semester.

[LloydMooresLegs]

Benny B, thanks very much for those two posts.

[Benny B]

Ok the earliest is December 16, the latest is December 19, the Green Bay game.  If that game comes and goes without a word, then he probably is not eligible.

To repeat, if "they" say nothing between December 16 and 19, then their is nothing new and he is not eligible, most likely for the entire second semester.

I agree with the italicized portion.

[Tugg Speedman]

I agree with the italicized portion.

Yes, Buzz does not need him to win against Green Bay but he does need him back practicing with the team ASAP.  If no announcement by the 19th, I fear he's done.