Should McCaffery free up a scholarship....
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Or Jeremiah Tilmon. Or Malik Williams. If someone that talented wants to come you make room.
The important thing is that Connor gets an excellent education
at the University of Iowa. It does not matter who pays for it.
However, it is essential that Connor graduates with a diploma and
goes out into the world equipped to meet the challenges of this
world.
Of course we want Connor to be an excellent basketball player
for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
at the University of Iowa. It does not matter who pays for it.
However, it is essential that Connor graduates with a diploma and
goes out into the world equipped to meet the challenges of this
world.
Of course we want Connor to be an excellent basketball player
for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
I think if Connor were to do that it would lead to quite a few transfers. We already have Baer who is deserving of a scholarship. Kids arn't going to real excited about 15 man roster
As a walk-on he would not be eligible for all the benefits that a scholarship player receives.
I think the first order of business seems finding a way to give a scholarship to Baer and then Fran can figure what to do with Connor if he hasn't already. Baer has more than earned it and with the glut of wing players maybe we will have a transfer to make that happen. Don't particularly want to see anybody leave but hard to read the minds of people that young and we have talent now up and down the roster which means plenty of hard work to find your place in the rotation.
Connor deserves a scholly. End of story. He did not need to commit to Iowa but he did because he wants to be a Hawk.
Baer will be rewarded with one too when it becomes available. Not everyone will stay each year. Baer is getting an awesome opportunity to play B1G ball and meaningful minutes on a contender. There's a reward in that already and it's great to have him too.
Baer will be rewarded with one too when it becomes available. Not everyone will stay each year. Baer is getting an awesome opportunity to play B1G ball and meaningful minutes on a contender. There's a reward in that already and it's great to have him too.
How many times is this question going to be posed this year? Well, it's been maybe a week since the last time I saw a thread like this so maybe this will be a weekly feature for the rest of the season and off-season.
Hasn't this been done away with in recent years? I knew there used to be something about meals but I think walkons are equal in that regard now.
No, Connor deserves a scholarship and will get one somewhere else. To those who think fran should pay because he makes good money...that's dumb.
Exactly. Again? No, you layout options with Fleming. "Stay, walk-on and potentionally contend for a NC, or transfer." and then recruit one of the remaining free top100 PG or JCHow many times is this question going to be posed this year? Well, it's been maybe a week since the last time I saw a thread like this so maybe this will be a weekly feature for the rest of the season and off-season.
Not my place as its Fran's kid and Fran's team. If it were me, I would give Connor a scholly but I can see both sides.
How many times is this question going to be posed this year? Well, it's been maybe a week since the last time I saw a thread like this so maybe this will be a weekly feature for the rest of the season and off-season.
Agree, no reasons whatsoever to start another thread about this.
The guy who started it is probably trolling.
However, I am interested to know if there is actually a difference in benefits for a sholorship player vs a walkon. I was under the impression that this was no longer the case. It would seem to be an anti common sense policy if it was the case.
When this topic comes up it seems that folks forget that it's not just Fran's decision to make.
Connor is good enough to earn a scholarship from dozens of schools.
Even though his father makes big $$$ paying his own way and not having his parents pay his way may actually mean something to him. I'm fine with Connor getting a scholarship or him walking on but ultimately it's his decision to make.
The most likely scenario for him walking on is if that scholarship goes to Baer. I can see Connor making that decision in that scenario.....
Connor deserves a scholarship and should get one. However, I am guessing both he and his dad would be the first one to give it to a blue chip recruit that wants to come to iowa and make the team elite.
No Brainer as a coach and his son.
Those fretting about how much CM deserves it and shouldn't give it up under any circumstances and can go elsewhere on scholarship are clueless. They will do what's best for the program. Period.
No Brainer as a coach and his son.
Those fretting about how much CM deserves it and shouldn't give it up under any circumstances and can go elsewhere on scholarship are clueless. They will do what's best for the program. Period.
Until it gets answered? Just saying.How many times is this question going to be posed this year? Well, it's been maybe a week since the last time I saw a thread like this so maybe this will be a weekly feature for the rest of the season and off-season.
If kids leave because they can't crack the 9 or 10 man rotation, from a purely basketball perspective, do we really care?
We won't know the answer to this for probably more than a year. Ask the question in March of 2017.
The answer is STILL no until Fran says different so stop with the lazy regurgitated threads. My gosh look what Fran has done for this program. I think I will let him continue to run it and trust his judgement.
Considering his scholarship is guaranteed, I don't see him taking that deal. Maybe he will transfer, but you can't make a scholarship student-athlete, walk on. B1G scholarships are guaranteed as long as the student athlete is enrolled, so you could Crean a kid but you can't take their scholarship and make them walk on like you technically could with single year scholarships.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...st-major-conference-to-guarantee-scholarships
http://www.salawus.com/media/publication/35_Epstein_Howbigofawin_CDLB_Nov42014.pdf
Depends on the situation, if Iowa has an elite player wanting to come and need a scholly I could see them giving up Connor's for a year.
There will be transfers from this team, so he might not have a scholly for a year and then be one the next. Its a crazy game basketball, and I am sure there will be players coming and going. For now I would give the kid a scholly.
There will be transfers from this team, so he might not have a scholly for a year and then be one the next. Its a crazy game basketball, and I am sure there will be players coming and going. For now I would give the kid a scholly.
I'm pretty sure the rules were changed a couple of years ago so that walk-ons do receive the same bennies as scholarship players (other than the scholarship).
That said, I have 0 problem with Connor having a scholarship.
The kid earned the scholly. Makes no difference what his dad makes or does. If we didn't give it to him someone else would so he deserves it.
So as of right now if Jones gets a 6th year all scholarships are taken. If Jones doesn't get a 6th year Baer would get his and all scholarships are still taken. From what I read on these sties Fran is still recruiting players for 2017. So that either means the coaching staff already knows a current player is leaving or they intend on having Connor walk on if the right player comes along.
I don't think they do think. We have 13 now and Baer is playing. We have 2 redshirting and 2 others not playing and some posters want to have 15 so we would have 5 not playing. Maybe the NCAA should allow teams to have 20 rides, so we could have 10 not playing.
You can't stop recruiting. Over 700 college basketball players transferred last year. But I would remind that when we recruited Christian Williams we asked him to be patient before he accepted an offer to St. Louis or anything else that came along. We didn't offer until Dickerson decided to transfer.
Think about the steps there.
1) We kept recruiting.
2) We asked him to be patient.
3) We only offered after Dickerson cashed his ticket to be a Hawkeye in favor of another ride.
Now, we are seriously talking about 2017 recruits. That means guys can transfer after this season, or next! And, these guys we have offered? Who is to say that isn't contingent on a scholarship coming available?
Frankly I'll be very disappointed if we ever enter the world of Tom Crean and start signing players without a ride available. What happened with Williams tells me we won't. I hope we don't.
