West Liberty Hilltopper Basketball

[boatcapt]

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It is just a game, right? Any analogy to war is ludicrous and is generally the province of talking head announcers who hype games with this nonsensical hyperbole.

The talking heads also misuse the nonsensical word "athleticism"; i.e., Do you believe in capitalism, communism, fascism or socialism? No I am a firm believer in athleticism! LOL! But I digress.

Hopefully folks are going to college to improve their career opportunities and fulfill their dreams.
Regardless of where he goes, he should make the decision based on his best overall assessment of the situation that will maximize his career opportunities whether it is basketball in Europe or getting a job in the private sector; the academic reputation of the school, the placement % and the salary prospects for graduates are critical factors, IMHO.


Real world example: I had a friend who was working on PhD in biochemistry at Duke. Vanderbilt lured the advising professor away, where they gave the professor a state of the art lab. The friend followed the professor to Vanderbilt. That certainly was not being a traitor! BTW, the friend got PhDs from both schools!

Depends on what the Prof and your friend were working on that they might have taken to Vandy. If they took grant money with them to Vandy, that is at the least bad form.

[boatcapt]

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Lol .. that was an answer.

Let some Michigan star transfer to Ohio State. See how that goes down.

I think him picking WL is hilarious. Ultimate middle finger to WJ and Danny Sancomb at CAL.

Fixed your post for you!!!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Lol .. that was an answer.

Let some Michigan star transfer to Ohio State. See how that goes down.

I think him picking WL is hilarious. Ultimate middle finger to WJ.

[Columbuseer]

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Benedict Arnold

It is just a game, right? Any analogy to war is ludicrous and is generally the province of talking head announcers who hype games with this nonsensical hyperbole.

The talking heads also misuse the nonsensical word "athleticism"; i.e., Do you believe in capitalism, communism, fascism or socialism? No I am a firm believer in athleticism! LOL! But I digress.

Hopefully folks are going to college to improve their career opportunities and fulfill their dreams.
Regardless of where he goes, he should make the decision based on his best overall assessment of the situation that will maximize his career opportunities whether it is basketball in Europe or getting a job in the private sector; the academic reputation of the school, the placement % and the salary prospects for graduates are critical factors, IMHO.


Real world example: I had a friend who was working on PhD in biochemistry at Duke. Vanderbilt lured the advising professor away, where they gave the professor a state of the art lab. The friend followed the professor to Vanderbilt. That certainly was not being a traitor! BTW, the friend got PhDs from both schools!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Benedict Arnold

[Sportsnut]

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So is it official......Boswell to WL?

[Dirtybird]

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Thanks for the info. The only thing I think I know is he will be practicing and taking part in everything but of course not competing in games for this season then having 2 years left to play. Of course I reserve the right to be wrong.

[boatcapt]

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He probably has to redshirt this year I would think due to transferring within the conference but if not he would probably be in the lineup with Brady...Boswell and Bolon as your 2 and 3. All speculation now...he will have a year to improve and learn the system before anybody really needs to spend too much time thinking about where he may fit in.

DII doesn't go by years like D1. DII goes by semesters. D1 player has five years of eligibility that includes four years of on field/court play (1 year redshirt and 4 years of play)...DII players have 10 semesters that includes up to four seasons of on field/court play. Usually it is a difference without distinction but every now and then there is a guy that can sit out a semester (or even two?) and get an "extra" year.

I also don't think DII has a five year clock like D1 does. The D1 clock for a player starts ticking on the first day they enroll in an accredited college and continues even if the player stops going to college. I'm pretty sure that there is no five year clock for DII players although it WOULD affect a DII player who transferred up to a D1. I'm also pretty sure there is some sort of age limitation on D1 eligibility but I don't have any clue on how that works.

NCAA also has what seems like a moving definition of "participation" and "competition." WLU's QB Amedro seemed to play FOREVER after transferring from App State due in part to how the NCAA interpreted "competition"...Other side of the coin WLU WR Walls who "seemed" to have one more season of eligibility but the NCAA ruled that he did not.

Bottom line is that D1 and DII eligibility is different and not as straight forward as we often think it is.

[Layton]

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WL had a player transfer to Notre Dame and played right away a couple years ago

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Remember they pick the school and not the coach. Wink wink.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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If the coach leaves does that void the sit out requirement?

No

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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If I was WJ .. I'd block him. Grant release but no MEC transfer. Why spoon feed your "shut the hill up" rival.

[Sportsnut]

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If the coach leaves does that void the sit out requirement?

[Columbuseer]

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Still the question ... can he play this year per transfer rules (in the MEC)?

PSAC (and most D2) require you sit out a year for an inter-conference transfer.

[Dirtybird]

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He probably has to redshirt this year I would think due to transferring within the conference but if not he would probably be in the lineup with Brady...Boswell and Bolon as your 2 and 3. All speculation now...he will have a year to improve and learn the system before anybody really needs to spend too much time thinking about where he may fit in.