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The kid has been through a lot. I remember there being a lot of press about him and his mother's battle with cancer a couple years back. He left the team then too to be with his family and returned when it was over - thusly, the kid clearly has his priorities in order. From all accounts he is a good kid. Gets his class work done, played well, went through some crap luck in his NCAA career, but in the end to some of these athletes, basketball is just basketball. I think if anything, it should be refreshing to see an student athlete decide he wants his degree, and he wants to move on to what he considers bigger and better things.
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Is there still that odd rule that if you have your degree and a year left of eligibility, you can transfer without sitting out the one year?1996 & 2019Comment
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He has to graduate and then receive a release from scholarship by the school he's at, then he would likely get the waiver from NCAA to be immediately eligible at any other school.
Here's were we discussed that rule just recently.............
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I think so, as long as you enroll in grad schoolOriginally posted by it's boogie time View PostComment
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Its too bad the public has to raise all sorts of issues/questions about this young adult deciding to do something different with his life than play major college basketball. It is his decision. Who are we to pry, or, insinuate other devious reasons for his decision to stop playing bball and move on with his life?
It would be nice for people to just say great career, good luck with your education and your future life.
Kevin doesn't owe anyone else anything, or, have any need to explain his personal life/decisions to the public. He is an amateur....Leave it alone...BUilding for the Future
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Technicaly you are right.Originally posted by AZ BU Fan View Post
However, Northwestern University kept him on scholarship the past year and paid for his medical care and rehabilitation with the understanding that he would return and play another year. So I think it's reasonable that school officials might want to know the real reasons why he would quit now. If I was a NU booster who's donations helped pay for Coble's tuition, expenses, etc, I'd feel like an honest explanation was warranted.Comment
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That your original institution does not offer. That's important. It helps the big schools (read: BCS) keep players and get good mid-major players because smaller schools rarely have the more exotic or sheer number of programs.Originally posted by RedSeaElite1 View PostComment
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the one at CERN is unreal....and they are planning an even bigger one the SUPER HADRON COLLIDEROriginally posted by RedSeaElite1 View PostComment
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My guess is an honest explanation was given to the School and Athletic Dept. Right to privacy laws in this country may prevent disclosure to the public, including, the press and NU boosters....and all of us on BF.com!Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
Having had a son who was a scholarship athlete, I am sensitive to this subject. Let's also give his parents and family a break...and lay off discussions of what the "real" reason he ended his basketball career at NU....describing this as 'quitting' is also a cheap shot...BUilding for the FutureComment
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I realy don't know how it could be called anything but quitting.Originally posted by AZ BU Fan View Post
Maybe it would be a chaep shot if I just made it up, but I didn't.
Tell the Chicago Tribune writer--
Coble Quits Northwestern Basketball Team
Lots of other people are using the same word-
Even the official Northwestern Scout writer says Coble quit the team-
btw, note that he also points out how unprecedented this act is-
"As unprecedented as Coble’s decision to quit the team is – What other three-year leading scorers have forgone their senior season for anything other than the NBA?..."
Others aren't so kind like this Northwestern fan who blogs regularly-
Coble pusses out
Funny how Bradley fans are lightning-quick to rip into our players and coaches, none of whom have ever quit on their team, despite Bradleys recent NCAA success and 5 winning seasons in a row, while Northwestern has never had any significant success, and have never played a single NCAA tournament game in their long history. I can see why their fans (what's left of them) might be a little upset about this.Comment
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I wouldn't chide a bradley kid if he wanted to graduate anymore than I would any other team. I just think its kinda funny. The kid went to college, and now hes graduating. That shouldn't be all that out of the ordinary.Sungani umoyo womseko na wokonda waumbiri anznga.Comment
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But this is extremely out of the ordinary. As the article stated, nobody can recall a previous instance where a kid with another year of eligibility, who had been his team's star (leading scorer and rebounder for 3 years) decided to quit with a year of eligibility left, and decided to give up basketball. If his graduation was the only reason he decided to quit, then I would congratulate him for the decision. But according to sources it is not the real reason. But it sounds good.Originally posted by CzechBrave View PostComment
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First -- there's no prying going on here just talk about the topic...I know of nobody who has asked for or demanded or expected to know more.Originally posted by AZ BU Fan View Post
And nobody has called the kid a liar, just some talk about the odd wording in the newspaper article....but people do change their minds all the time.
In fact, one of Northwestern's best players ever, Evan Eschmeyer did exactly that!
Ultimately Eschmeyer DID play in the NBA!!
In fact, if you want to read the weirdest and most convoluted, rambling theories on what's going on, just go to the Northwestern message board, because the people there are pretty danged sure there's a whole bunch more going on behind the scenes.
Here's just one kinda creepy example..
But there are plenty of people who are pretty sure that injury has absolutely nothing to do with this...and that there's a lot more behind the scenes...
Maybe you'd better go over to their boards and caution them, too.....
But, my feelings, it's a message board and people are free to have opinions and they do express them all the time..
plenty of people insinuated lots of things when TCS and Eddren left BU..
And -- if you learn anything real quick in the world of D-I basketball, 90% of the time, what people say and do does NOT reflect the entire story..so maybe some discussion on that is quite valid.
Here's maybe the best summary of what's actually going on..
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I'm pretty much in your camp here! I really do not care to pry in why he is leaving. He just maybe smart enough that he knows what will make himself and his family happy and is perusing it without being influenced by outside pressure. It would be nice to get an explanation but he owes no one, one.Originally posted by CzechBrave View Post"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
??” Thomas Jefferson
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sorry...not seeing the scandal or mysteriousness in a kid burning out on sports but choosing to continue to go to class and graduate.Comment
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