That would be a remarkable achievement and I wish him well in the effort. One good thing about being on quarters (well until next fall) is that you have a chance to get people back earlier if they can qualify.osu45804;911924 wrote:[LEFT]LaQuinton Ross' former prep school coach says plan is to have him back at Ohio State, eligible to play in December
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This opinion negated only a few hours later by the Buckeyes beat writer. Ouch. HahaLaley23;911853 wrote:Doubt he ever suits up. Buckeyes wont wait for him. He will probably end up at a JUCO.
I didnt consider that he could be eligible this year. I thought he would have to wait until next season. That kind of changes things. If he couldnt come back this soon, I doubt the Bucks would hold a scholly for the kid.lhslep134;912012 wrote:This opinion negated only a few hours later by the Buckeyes beat writer. Ouch. Haha
Just givin ya a hard time.
Disagree. If he's committed to Matta he will hold a spot for him. He's too talented not to.Laley23;912163 wrote:I didnt consider that he could be eligible this year. I thought he would have to wait until next season. That kind of changes things. If he couldnt come back this soon, I doubt the Bucks would hold a scholly for the kid.
I agree with this. This kid is really talented. And I heard from a very good source that he had an outstanding summer at OSU. They were very high on him. This definately is a big blow. Lets hope he can regain his eligibility. They said it could happen with possibility he could be eligible by Jan. But at that point, it maybe worth a redshirt depending on how things are going with OSU.thedynasty1998;912179 wrote:Disagree. If he's committed to Matta he will hold a spot for him. He's too talented not to.
He was the one new guy who OSU was going to really rely on. This hurts.
If he's on campus he plays. He has the potential to eventually leave early.centralbucksfan;912268 wrote:I agree with this. This kid is really talented. And I heard from a very good source that he had an outstanding summer at OSU. They were very high on him. This definately is a big blow. Lets hope he can regain his eligibility. They said it could happen with possibility he could be eligible by Jan. But at that point, it maybe worth a redshirt depending on how things are going with OSU.
I obviously dont know, because I am not there. But Ive heard this so many times it just falls on my deaf ears.thedynasty1998;912179 wrote:Disagree. If he's committed to Matta he will hold a spot for him. He's too talented not to.
He was the one new guy who OSU was going to really rely on. This hurts.
Don't totally disagree with you. It does happen, and could certainly happen. But based on what people are saying, he is committed to OSU. If all goes well, in a perfect world, he could be back and only miss 8 games. We'll see.Laley23;912604 wrote:I obviously dont know, because I am not there. But Ive heard this so many times it just falls on my deaf ears.
Granted, a lot of cases the kid simply cant qualify...but still. Phillip Jurkin, Nate Miles, Eric Page off the top of my head in the last couple years. Those were high profile guys as well, 4 and 5 stars. Page obviously was big time talent who was too dumb. People didnt wait for him, he choose UT. Miles just was too stupid, but the only school who did wait was UCONN. Jurkin had to go to Tennessee and not IU cause they didnt wait. Now this years class has Mitch McCary who is going to end up likely out of state (Indiana) because IU and Purdue both moved on. Kid is #3 in the class...
Sometimes I wonder why so many people on here mock you, but then you make a post like this.sleeper;913073 wrote:I don't want the kid. Sure he's a great talent, but OSU is more than just an athletic powerhouse. I'd prefer my team to have scholars in the classroom as well as on the field. Let him go to the SEC, they don't care about academics down there.
That's your biggest mistakeWriterbuckeye;913295 wrote:Sometimes I wonder why so many people on here mock you, but then you make a post like this.
I see your point but that's not an absolute truth. Just look at Coach K and Duke for the last 25 or so years.Writerbuckeye;913295 wrote:Sometimes I wonder why so many people on here mock you, but then you make a post like this.
If Ohio State is going to remain relevant in big boy basketball circles, they will continue to work with kids who may be marginal qualifiers -- that's just reality.
Yeah but name 1 other program that has been successful without any marginal qualifiers (and that is assuming Duke hasn't had any).Y-Town Steelhound;913326 wrote:I see your point but that's not an absolute truth. Just look at Coach K and Duke for the last 25 or so years.
Prescott;913838 wrote:Not a big loss.
Indiana did it under Knight, but that started to change right about the time he was let go.lhslep134;913412 wrote:Yeah but name 1 other program that has been successful without any marginal qualifiers (and that is assuming Duke hasn't had any).
It may not be an absolute truth, but it's about as close to one as you can get.