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[buballer82]

Sorry to be the bubble buster, I just tweeted Taylor and asked if he was cleared. He said they are still not sure about the basketball side of things....still waiting on test.

[tornado]

And from Andrew Warren...... 6'7"


http://twitter.com/#!/drewwarren24

no..he tweeted 6"7"

that's not the same as 6'7"
His previous couple of tweets were about cold and snow...so go figure..

[Braves4Life]

Thanks baller. Saw his latest tweet too. I guess I was only hoping (and grasping at straws )

[real fan]

Sorry to be the bubble buster, I just tweeted Taylor and asked if he was cleared. He said they are still not sure about the basketball side of things....still waiting on test.

Heard he was going to start lifting , what is different about lifting weights as I thought he was not suppose to do any physical activity of any kind for 3 months, leads me to believe he is being tested every so often to see what is going on and quite possibly his latest results were good enough to clear him to begin to workout which is a good sign.

[Lakeview Brave]

Heard he was going to start lifting , what is different about lifting weights as I thought he was not suppose to do any physical activity of any kind for 3 months, leads me to believe he is being tested every so often to see what is going on and quite possibly his latest results were good enough to clear him to begin to workout which is a good sign.

I know we have at least two doctors on this board so maybe they can eloborate but according to my doctor uncle he needs to de-condition so his heart muscle gets smaller to allow for proper evaluation. So maybe he cant do cardio but can left weights or maybe they think it wont take 3 months for his heart to shrink. Im not sure but it would be awesome if they gave him a clean bill of health sooner than later.

[Da Coach]

I am not speaking as any kind of expert, but I do not believe there is any way he would be cleared by doctors to play this season.JMO.

[BradleyBrave]

I am not speaking as any kind of expert, but I do not believe there is any way he would be cleared by doctors to play this season.JMO.

Or the lawyers.

[Bravesfan]

Kind of makes you wonder what is going on, hope in Taylors case he could play and for whatever reason was cleared by the medical staff, doubt he would be allowed to make this decision on his own as Bradley was the one requiring the test on all athletes so they more then likely would not let him play if he was not given an ok. by a doctor, what happened to the 3 month wait period?

Yeah, this would be nice, but I hope they keep him out until they know for sure everything is fine. We don't want any issues that his layoff was designed to eliminate in the first place. That would be devastating if anything bad happened for everyone involved.

[Future Walk-On]

And how far does the season have to progress for him to RS anyways?

[ER3]

He's not playing this year...move on.

[Da Coach]

And how far does the season have to progress for him to RS anyways?

A redshirt request is usually submitted after the season is over to strengthen the school's case that the player's injury was severe enough they could not have recovered and returned to playing.

Here is a link that explains the rules pretty well except for the last paragraph.-

http://www.livestrong.com/article/156539-medical-redshirt-rules-for-basketball/

The NCAA has changed the maximum number of games the athlete can play in to 30% of the schools scheduled games.-

http://www.illinihq.com/news/mens_basketball/2007/06/03/ncaa_quietly_updates_criteria_for_receiving_medical_redshirt/

[tornado]

TB can ask for a redshirt but his 5-year "clock" will run out at the end of next year (2011-2012) -- so what he needs is NOT a regular medical hardship/redshirt, what he'll need is a special 6th year waiver like Sam Singh got, and those come few and far between...

[BuBraves55]

TB can ask for a redshirt but his 5-year "clock" will run out at the end of next year (2011-2012) -- so what he needs is NOT a regular medical hardship/redshirt, what he'll need is a special 6th year waiver like Sam Singh got, and those come few and far between...

This might be irrelevant but does the type/severity of an injury have an factor in these waivers? Sam had a lingering knee injury. This is a much more serious issue if I'm not mistaken..at least it potentially could. I would say organ problems should get priority over knee ligaments.

[Da Coach]

The NCAA makes these waivers on a case-by-case basis. There have never been any defined criteria that the NCAA has said they use. Most cases have involved typical kids who took a redshirt year for an initial injury, but then suffered a second injury causing them to lose another year. But there have been cases involving losing the extra year due to a transfer before or after an injury/redshirt year.

[tornado]

....But there have been cases involving losing the extra year due to a transfer before or after an injury/redshirt year.

the only ones where a kid lost a year to transfer that I have ever seen then got a 6th year are the ones where a transfer occurred under special circumstances such as the discontinuation of the program where the kid was -- so he transferred or a scandal at the school or a concurrent injury....
The 6th year waiver seems to only be granted to a kid who loses two seasons due to issues that are outside of his control.
Academics, voluntary transfers, suspensions are considered within the athlete's control....go ask ISU's Tarise Bryson...

What it'll likely boil down to is whether TB can convince NCAA the reason he left juco was injury....if the records and documents can support that, then he has a chance.

One example is Missouri State's Spencer Laurie, who did get a 6th year but he was able to make the argument that in the year he transferred out of Missouri, he had an injury thuse NCAA accepted that.

Here is a thorough -- maybe more thorough than you'd want -
explanation of the NCAA rules regarding the allowance of a 6th year waiver...

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showpost.php?p=101445&postcount=22