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Immediate Eligibility Waiver

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tornado

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the NCAA issues TWO MORE waivers for players to become immediately eligible after transfer, so they don't have to sit out a year...

and again...both at transfers of possibly impact players to BCS schools.

Duke's Elliott Williams transfers to Memphis and doesn't have to sit out a year.
http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10972723

and Kentucky's Matt Pilgrim - booted at UK by Calipari - transfers to Oklahoma State and doesn't have to sit out a year.
http://krmg.com/blogs/krmg_sports_with_rick_couri/2009/08/cowboys-transfer-can-play-now.html

can anyone name a single time this has happened where a potentially impact player transfers to benefit a mid-major?
Nope...it only happens when it involves one of the big boys.
 
At least the Pilgrim case makes sense that it happened. Transferring to a program, then getting booted a year later without playing a single game....there's logic there.

But that freakin' Williams case and using illness of a family member as a crutch....you can't argue about it because it's illness, but you just know it's overblown.
 
TheAsianSensation said:
At least the Pilgrim case makes sense that it happened. Transferring to a program, then getting booted a year later without playing a single game....there's logic there.

But that freakin' Williams case and using illness of a family member as a crutch....you can't argue about it because it's illness, but you just know it's overblown.
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So do you believe Jake Kelly should have his waiver granted? Is using his mother's death a "crutch"?
 
I don't have a feel one way or the other as to what "should be" done, only the consistent challenge that this has been decided very inconsistently and greatly favors bigger name players who go TO BCS schools.
When it is lesser players or going to mid-majors, it never gets granted...or at least in all my searches I have not found such an example.
 
Any idea if Jake Kelly received a waiver to play at ISUblue yet? Knowing the circumstances of his request, I strongly believe he is asking for the waiver for the "right" reasons and hope for his sake that it is approved.
 
What were his circumstances? His mother just passed away if I remember correctly?

While I believe this is a good reason to transfer and play right away, some could (will) argue (not myself specifically) that a year off of basketball to spend with his family could benefit him more then playing right away...
 
FarmerClone said:
So do you believe Jake Kelly should have his waiver granted? Is using his mother's death a "crutch"?
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some sort of announcement regarding Jake Kelly is said to be expected within the next couple days..

"August 31, 2009...
A ruling on whether former Iowa basketball player Jake Kelly can play this
season for Indiana State is expected in about two weeks.
???It looks like it??™s going to be about mid-September,??? Ace Hunt of the Indiana
State sports information department."
http://hawkcentral.press-citizen.co...04/Ruling-on-Kelly-case-expected-in-September
 
It was the right thing to do! He will make them a lot tougher but I still say we should be able to handle them, regardless.
 
This will make Indiana State a significantly better team. Honestly, I think Jake will be a Valley 1st-Teamer.

Jake is a slim 6'6 PG who played OG for his first and most of his second year. Finally, Todd Lickliter moved him to the point when Jeff Peterson was injured. After he became Iowa's starting PG, he averaged something like 19ppg, 6ast, 5rb per game. His is an excellent ball handler and has good floor vision. He is a very streaky shooter because he shoots strictly off the dribble and has one of the quickest releases I think I've ever seen. He is best when taking the ball to the rim. He is a matchup nightmare because of his height and quickness.
 
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