Aly Khalifa Ineligible Rumor; Louisville Fan Thinks Mark Pope is Behind It
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Redshirts can still practice with a team. I’m sure he decided that for his final year of eligibility he wants to play a full season. I don’t blame him for that.
There is a long history of players losing a year of eligibility due to being academically ineligible. McCarty, Padgett, Hawkins from UK all lost a year here.
You can’t get a sixth year via medical redshirt unless you also missed another season due to circumstances beyond your control, such as another season missed due to injury. His prior redshirt was academic, and that is specifically stated as not qualifying as circumstances beyond the athlete’s control.
I am glad you have this Aly Khalifa drum to beat since you are obviously running low on things to be outraged about.
If Khalifa were a UK player I’d be giving it a big what the hell just like I initially did upon hearing the decision. But when you actually look at the rules, he doesn’t qualify for a sixth year. He will have to be excepted from the rules in order to play. And I’m not sure what’s so bad about the rule. It’s a neutral rule.
He ALREADY took his redshirt year when he was at Charlotte.
You’re only entitled to one automatically. You can’t just choose to sit out a second season unless it qualifies for medical waiver …which requires an injury severe enough that it prevented the player from being capable of playing.
My understanding is he already red-shirted once in the past.
I think that's probably the rule for your normal redshirt that he already used. He's attempting to get a medical redshirt year, which would be his 2nd. And the whole "can practice" seems to argue against medical necessity.
I don't know that you can take a 2nd redshirt under the guise of medical simply because you WANT a full season. And that may be where he's running into the problem.
To be clear, I don't know the rules. But if it's made clear that you CAN return but are choosing not to--simply because you prefer the full season--I can see a situation where the NCAA doesn't want to allow that kind of thing.
To be clear, you want him to be excepted from a decades old rule because you don’t think the rule is logical. And you also want him included in a rule for players who could possibly have missed games because of the COVID year, even though he couldn’t possibly have played in those games. And you think I’m the one who is biased?
Sure.
Some people look at this and say "The NCAA lets everyone play 5 and 6 years. Why are they being so unfair to this one kid?"
Other people have the perspective: "The NCAA lets everyone play 5 and 6 years. They must have a really good reason not to approve this one kid."
I don't know the rules. I don't really have a desire to argue the validity or logicality of the rules. But with the way the NCAA hands out extra years of eligibility--I actually believe they probably have a legitimate reason they're not auto approving this.
I think you should go storm the NCAA complex and demand this travesty is addressed. I can't think of anything more important that Aly's 6th year of eligibility.
In college basketball, "cleared to practice" is not the same as "cleared to play." Here's the distinction:
- Cleared to Practice
This means a player has been approved (medically and/or academically) to participate in team practices. However, it doesn't necessarily mean they can play in official games. - Cleared to Play
This indicates the player is fully eligible to participate in official games. This clearance involves:- Medical clearance
- Academic eligibility
- NCAA eligibility (especially for transfers, freshmen, or those coming off a suspension or redshirt)
Key takeaway: A player may be cleared to practice while still awaiting full clearance to play in games.
Sure.
But surely we can agree, cleared to play usually isn't MONTHS after cleared to practice. Usually at that point, you're getting your conditioning back and making sure you don't reaggravate the injury.
My bigger picture question: Was he able to return to play sooner than they CHOSE to do so? I can't find anywhere that anyone said what the injury was. I can't find anywhere where anyone said what surgery was done.
He played through the injury at BYU, whatever it was. Which, would usually indicate it's not a ligament tear or meniscus tear, or something "season ending."
It's entirely possible he had a minor procedure and the doctors cleared him to return well before he did. If he wasn't denied a waiver (that everyone else seems to always get), I would tell you this is a far fetched conspiracy. But given the situation (and the vagueness around his injury), I think it makes sense.
If his doctor's didn't clear him to play until after the season or near the very end of the season--he should play.
If his doctors cleared him for December or January, man, I don't think he should get to sit out, bank NIL, and get ready for next year.
Dating back to Kanter, UK has been screwed by the NCAA and eligibility questions more than anyone.
Based on Crawford's story, it is not likely he will win the appeal.
CRAWFORD | NCAA’s ruling on Khalifa echoes long, messy history with Louisville big men
So here we are again. The NCAA is denying the eligibility of a big man in the Louisville men's basketball program.
I don't think he's making any predictions, Crawford is just whining about Louisville's history with the NCAA. I like him (really) - but everything Eric Crawford writes about Louisville athletics is from a first person point of view.Based on Crawford's story, it is not likely he will win the appeal.
CRAWFORD | NCAA’s ruling on Khalifa echoes long, messy history with Louisville big men
So here we are again. The NCAA is denying the eligibility of a big man in the Louisville men's basketball program.www.wdrb.com
I googled after this post. I assumed it was legit. I had to turn blur off and thanks.
You have to be a. Special kind of a crybaby to be a UL fan.
I hate UL with a fiery passion, but I hope the kid gets to play.
Better for college basketball overall to have as many elite players on the court as possible.
Better for college basketball overall to have as many elite players on the court as possible.
The NCAA's five-year rule dictates that a student-athlete has five years from their initial full-time enrollment to complete four seasons of competition. If an athlete is not academically eligible for a particular year, they are not permitted to compete, and that year counts towards their eligibility clock, effectively reducing their potential playing time.
Looks like they picked up an another international player, Mouhamed Camara from Senegal.
Given they are also recruiting Vangelis Zourgris from Greece, I think Kelsey is worried about the frontcourt depth.
Given they are also recruiting Vangelis Zourgris from Greece, I think Kelsey is worried about the frontcourt depth.
Camara a 6-7 forward that picked UL because of how they develop players and they win.
This is hilarious,
"I already can’t stand the NCAA for the clear hatred of us..." UL_1986
Does he mean the slap on the wrist for this...
The Louisville men's basketball program faced NCAA sanctions primarily due to two major incidents: a sex scandal in 2015 and a subsequent corruption investigation in 2017. The sex scandal led to the program being placed on probation and vacating its 2013 national championship. The 2017 investigation, which involved allegations of payments to recruits, resulted in further sanctions, including a two-year probation and a $5,000 fine.
Any other fan base would consider themselves lucky they didn't receive an even harsher punishment and possible death penalty! Those morons are delusional! Oh the hatred of poor little brother 😭
"I already can’t stand the NCAA for the clear hatred of us..." UL_1986
Does he mean the slap on the wrist for this...
The Louisville men's basketball program faced NCAA sanctions primarily due to two major incidents: a sex scandal in 2015 and a subsequent corruption investigation in 2017. The sex scandal led to the program being placed on probation and vacating its 2013 national championship. The 2017 investigation, which involved allegations of payments to recruits, resulted in further sanctions, including a two-year probation and a $5,000 fine.
Any other fan base would consider themselves lucky they didn't receive an even harsher punishment and possible death penalty! Those morons are delusional! Oh the hatred of poor little brother 😭
But see, This is exactly the kind of thing UL, Tennessee and the other perennial cheaters do. If he was gonna do a medical redshirt he should not have been practicing with the team. UL will always bend the rules as far as possible. Just getting off double probation, you would think they would be careful. Nope, they knew he shouldn’t be practicing with the team on redshirt but it helps them so they cheat. It gets him experience in their system he shouldn’t have gotten as a redshirt.
Some things never change. Louisville is like a drug addict who says they are clean now. Then your whole house is empty the second you turn your back.
If they declare him ineligible it will probably be due to ULs past offenses. That means the kid pays for them trying to cheat once again. If that happens, I hope every other team uses it against them in recruiting.
The plan before he even committed to Louisville was to redshirt. I remember reading it. That sounds totally fishy. We have a guy coming off an ACL who is saying he will be good to go by the start of September. WTH did this guy have to be out 10 months. Fumble fingers?
If he would have just sat out of practice the NCAA wouldn’t be sniffing around. They are probably looking at it because UL had a guy that can practice with the team for 2 months but can’t play a game. Right, that sounds totally legit. He was a project that needed more work.
I never trust anything that comes out of that cesspool.
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