TaShawn Thomas eligibility ?

[Oscar Uniform]

When will the NCAA decide?

 

[CoachTalk]

When will the NCAA decide?

Today tomorrow July September!

 

[Max Power]

Today tomorrow July September!

Or in Jalen Saunders case, half way through the season

 

[sperry]

I agree it's possible. It depends how strict the NCAA is with waivers this year. It's gotten a lot of attention and they even had a subcommittee study it. I sense they won't be as lenient this year. Just my opinion......

Joseph Young was the player from Houston who got the waiver a year ago, and former Cougar star Michael Young was the father. Michael Young wasn't a coach but he did work for the athletic department. He was director of basketball operations and was reassigned to another position in the athletic department. He didn't want the reassignment and sued the university. I know his lawsuit was later dismissed in October and he is no longer employed at the U of Houston.

Sophomore Joseph Young was the leading scorer on the Houston team at 18 ppg and decided to transfer to Oregon last summer because of his father's lawsuit. His waiver was approved and he was Oregon's leading scorer at 18.9 ppg last season, and has another year to play. Great transfer for Oregon.

I honestly think that mess with the Young's played into Thomas deciding to transfer. Young and Thomas were friends and in the same recruiting class at Houston. There was a lot of turmoil going on inside the athletic department.....

In other cases the NCAA was tough on waivers so they didn't send a consistent message. Iowa State had a player from NYC, Kerwin Okoro, and his father died of a stroke and his older brother also died from cancer during the previous season. He decided to transfer closer to home to be with his family, and his waiver request was denied. There was such an uproar over the ruling that the NCAA later reversed themselves and granted the waiver.

I don't know how the NCAA will rule on the Thomas waiver, and really nobody does. The NCAA has allowed Kelvin to coach again but they didn't expunge his record. I honestly think the Thomas waiver has a better than 50/50 chance but I wouldn't bet any money on it.

It's just difficult to predict how the NCAA will rule..

Your father, as a former employee, being engaged in ongoing litigation is miles different than a coaching change. I think there is very little chance this appeal gets approved, unless there is something major there that we don't know about apart from the coaching change.

 

[JBaker]

Your father, as a former employee, being engaged in ongoing litigation is miles different than a coaching change. I think there is very little chance this appeal gets approved, unless there is something major there that we don't know about apart from the coaching change.

Maybe we should just tell Thomas's dad to sue Houston real fast?

 

[garyeb2]

Your father, as a former employee, being engaged in ongoing litigation is miles different than a coaching change. I think there is very little chance this appeal gets approved, unless there is something major there that we don't know about apart from the coaching change.

I don't have any inside info on this. You may be right. But, I expect the waiver to be a approved.

I doubt that Kruger recruited this kid, plans to ask for a waiver, and then sit around with his fingers crossed hoping it is approved. A pro doesn't do things like that. The waiver process is arbitrary and inconsistent.

It is more likely that Joe C. called one of his buddies at the NCAA, explained the situation, and asked how to structure the waiver request in order to receive a favorable review.

 

[Laxtothemax12]

Any new info regarding this situation?