Next seasons roster/scholarships?

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With the James decision and the speculation around J Brown, anyone care to take a guess as to how the roster will shape up and the scholly break down? Two seniors leaving, three freshman coming, and then theres Brown.Hmmmm?
 
Lucas knew when he came to UT that if it worked out this way, he'd be paying his own way. I'm almost positive that's what will happen at this point.
 
I remember a few years ago when there was a Duke post player who was considering transferring to Texas. It fell through because Texas had no open scholarship for him for the Spring semester, and apparently, that is a requirement for transferring.

So, last winter break, Lucas transfers, and is given a scholarship for the Spring semester. It doesn't seem like the NCAA rules would allow for him to no longer be on scholarship one semester later. But, that's just me speculating . . .
 
The difference is that Texas had the scholarship to give to Lucas this time.

In the case you are remembering, they were full -- they'd given the last scholarship to a walk-on (can't remember which one). They wanted to take it away for the second semester and give it to the transfer, but NCAA rules say the scholarship, once given, is for the year.
 
I doubt it. From what I gathered Lucas will pay his way. All the likely candidates to transfer were playing at the Elite Camp.
 
IF brown makes it (and that's still a big if) then someone will likely transfer. These issues are resolved before they ever become issues so there's no need for us fans to worry. The coaching staff looks at every possible scenario and has a contigency plan for all of them.
 
I don't know if it's a big if or not. Players with much worse academic situations than Brown's have made it past the clearinghouse. It's not a slam dunk, but I expect him to get approval from the clearinghouse before the summer is through.

I consider it a much bigger challenge for Brown to stick it out. He's a very talented player --- I'd argue the most talented guard on the roster other than Avery Bradley, and that's including commitments like Bejarano, Kabongo, McClellan, and now Lewis.

However, this is going to be a lot more competition than he's ever seen. He's going to have to show some mental toughness and grow in ways he's never been asked to on a consistently basis. We'll see how he responds. I'm hopeful, but saying I'm hopeful is not the same as saying I'm completely confident. I'm just glad I'm now thinking he's going to get an opportunity to do so at some point.
 
I totally agree SL. The problem with him not getting in at UT is that he WILL FOR SURE get in at OSU or KState and our coaching staff doesn't want to play against this guy for the next 3 years.

I am hopeful that around the quality of guys we have on our team that J'Covan will fall in line with those guys. If he goes somewhere where the players aren't as high of quality charachter guys as our players then he may be in real trouble.
 
If the NCAA Clearinghouse doesn't approve him, he can't play anywhere. It's not UT that is holding this up.
 
3ball,

I never said UT is holding this up. That's not what I meant at all. What I meant is that J'Covan would prob be playing already had he committed to other schools (see memphis re: SAT scores). There are schools in the big 12 that will get him into school if he wants to play there. Trust me.
 
He may have had some attitude/maturity problems, but I am really pulling for this kid. I love how bad he wants to be a 'Horn.
 
SL,

Not sure why every post I make you seem to feel the need to tear apart but What's funny is that the part you quoted was a direct quote from a member of our coaching staff who is worried that if J'Covan doesn't get in to UT that he will go to *insert 2 or 3 different big 12 schools here* and will be a beast to play against.

Not sure if that's "throwing big 12 schools under the bus" but that was the feelings of those directly involved. Once again I think you have somehow misunderstood what I was posting but oh well.....
 
It's nothing personal. I don't even remember your handle from one post to the next.

I don't care if you're quoting a member of the coaching staff or not. IMO, they need to take more responsibility in their comments to you for how their ineptitude contributed to the problem. I'd tell them that in person if they had the nerve to tell me directly what you're quoting them here as saying.

Quit being so sensitive. The only way not to get "torn apart" by me is to always post things I completely agree with. That's boring as dog ****. I'm not treating you any better or worse than I treat anyone on various message boards. I'm not sure where you've been to think otherwise.
 
What's so difficult to understand?

J'Covan Brown should be qualified already, regardless of what another Big 12 school would or wouldn't be willing to do. He should have been qualified last year. It's utter incompetence on the part of many different people that he's not. Hopefully he'll get through the clearinghouse sometime relatively soon, and then it won't matter.

Talking about how another Big 12 school could get him qualified is missing the point, regardless of whether it's true or not. Texas should have been able to get him qualified.
 
BTW, let me make this clear. Texas has done an amazing job under Barnes of getting players qualified, and keeping them in school. PJ Tucker, Kevin Durant, Avery Bradley, and hopefully soon, Jordan Hamilton, among others, all had terrific guidance from the Texas program on what needed to be done early on to qualify. Some of these kids dig themselves a heck of a hole academically very early on in their high school years.

The Texas staff does as good a job as anyone in the country in helping these kids and their families put together realistic plans on what needs to happen through their remaining time in high school to get done what is necessary. They did some of that with J'Covan Brown, but there were a lot of screwups along the way. Not all of it is the fault of the Texas staff, but some of it is. I don't like seeing them get a free pass for it.
 
Oh please. This is not the UT staff's fault. My take on the situation is that anyone who truly wants to play for Texas and understands what kind of opportunity that is will bust their *** to make it happen. J'Covan Brown didn't. Maybe he's matured a bit in the past year and sees things a lot differently now. I guess we'll find out soon enough. But blaming his failure to meet HIS obligations on the UT staff is ridiculous. Rick Barnes cannot "get someone qualified" who hasn't done what he needs to do on his own behalf.
 
Your take on the situation is based on what you read. You have no concept of anything involving the recruiting process, or how this stuff works.

I also didn't put the blame wholly on the staff, because that's not accurate. However, they didn't do everything they could have within the rules to see to it that J'Covan qualified, and that's on them. What J'Covan and the people around him failed to do to get qualified isn't on the Texas staff, but there's plenty of blame to go around.

The point is, this idea "another Big 12 school will get him qualified" is a bunch of crap. Texas could have done more within the rules to make sure he qualified, but failed to do so.

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