26-27 Miscellaneous college hoops thread

[Uncle Rico]

Time for Ripon to bring Dick Bennett home.  Unless, of course, Harrison Ford wants the job.

I've been told Tony Bennett just loves to coach and mold young men and hates the money in the game.  Seems like Ripon would be a good spot for him.

[WhiteTrash]

Why is Butler playing at Boise State? Do they need the money?

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I'm watching Virginia.  They're going to be a major challenge for sure.  Extremely physical and tough at all positions.  They also apparently have a 24 year old Frosh who played pro in Germany.  Excuse me, but is this college hoops or the Mickey Mouse Club????  What's next 22 year olds balling in hs? 

Wisconsin has a 23 year old Australian PG that played professionally but he was only granted one year of eligibility.  Perhaps this 24 year old has a similar ruling.

Thankfully Marquette is above such tricks.  We only employ 23 year old's that played professionally in Germany.

[WhiteTrash]

The courts have made it clear the member institutions cannot regulate the NCAA, so what is the legal authority to deny people from earning a living in college sports?

[K1 Lover]

Pigeons walking on the court just disrupted the Virginia/Arkansas game.

One of the announcers mentioned Marquette's bat being the last time he remembers an animal disrupting a game. Lol

[MU82]

Interesting. But just to keep him from letting the Dayton W go to his head, let's give him an L that he'll remember on 11/18.

Before beating Dayton, NIU lost to Grambling and was crushed by Tulsa.

[MU82]

Thankfully Marquette is above such tricks.  We only employ 23 year old's that played professionally in Germany.

Yeah, but Fru is OUR 23-year-old German pro, so that's totally different. Duh.

[Uncle Rico]

UWM beats Ripon 99-48

[Scoop Snoop]

I'm watching Virginia.  They're going to be a major challenge for sure.  Extremely physical and tough at all positions.  They also apparently have a 24 year old Frosh who played pro in Germany.  Excuse me, but is this college hoops or the Mickey Mouse Club????  What's next 22 year olds balling in hs? 

It's college hoops Muggsy, but no surprise that you referenced a club with people your size.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

24 yr old Freshmen is absurd.

Ty. 

Hes a "freshman" because it's his first year in college. He only has one year of eligibility left so he's effectively a 5th year senior.

[The Sultan]

Hes a "freshman" because it's his first year in college. He only has one year of eligibility left so he's effectively a 5th year senior.

That might make it hard for him to get his degree though.

[MuggsyB]

It's college hoops Muggsy, but no surprise that you referenced a club with people your size.

It's before my time, but I could have selected Romper Room in lieu of Mickey Mouse Club.  Although maybe there were little people on that show too. 

[brewcity77]

24 yr old Freshmen is absurd.

Ty. 

The age caps will insure he's gone after this year, no matter what class they label him in.

[MuggsyB]

The age caps will insure he's gone after this year, no matter what class they label him in.

Good.  But why not get rid of him now Brew? 

[brewcity77]

Good.  But why not get rid of him now Brew? 

Without digging too deep, I assume because he meets eligibility criteria.

[MuggsyB]

Yeah, but Fru is OUR 23-year-old German pro, so that's totally different. Duh.

Fru isn't a frosh.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Fru isn't a frosh.

I don't know for sure but I'd imagine he is a sophomore academically. He was likely an academic freshman at Louisville.

Some schools are listing players by their academic class. Some are listing them by which of the five years of academic eligibility they are in.

We're seeing a rush of top Europe talent coming into the NCAA at non-traditional ages because the current reality is new. I'd guess that we see things normalize on that front in the next couple of years as players get used to the status quo.

[brewcity77]

Fru isn't a frosh.

Class labeling really hasn't mattered since 2021-22 when Marquette was trying to claim Justin, Oso, Tyler, and O-Max were freshmen alongside actual freshmen Kam Jones and Stevie Mitchell.

[Scoop Snoop]

It's before my time, but I could have selected Romper Room in lieu of Mickey Mouse Club.  Although maybe there were little people on that show too. 

Getting back to your comments about college bball and who is eligible to play-
Many of us, including me, are not happy with how things have changed. But it is what it is, and Marquette brought in Fru. UVA is loaded with talent from Europe.