almaman Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: I don't think he would need to complete two full years at a junior college to graduate, presuming he has credits from SLU and DePaul to transfer in. How in the world could he have any college credits he hasn’t ever been anywhere long enough to get any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 minute ago, almaman said: How in the world could he have any college credits he hasn’t ever been anywhere long enough to get any. well actually he was a full semester (plus possibly some summer before freshman year stated) at slu and then he had the spring semester at depaul and one would think he was taking summer courses at depaul. now whether he passed anything is another story. he just needs to get on a boat to another country and play foreign pro basketball. he is never going to be a college player imo. and honestly i am not sure if he is mature enough to succeed at anything at this point. he is a total disaster from my view. Schasz likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 57 minutes ago, Taj79 said: QIJO: I confess to not knowing how it all works. I know if you are a non-qualifier, and go the JUCO route, you need your AA degree to go to a four-year school provided that your JUCO credits get you reasonable (48 hours) progress towards a degree at the new school. This is why a lot of JUCOs don't come to SLU ---- lots of rec courses that do not qualify for degrees offered by SLU. I know, in the case of a Charles Newberry, if you do qualify out of high school but go JUCO, you can transfer in after one year at JUCO with no earned AA degree. Just reasonable progress (defined as 12 credit hours per semester). The Gordon situation is something I've never seen so I don't know and am asking someone if they know. As far as I know, Gordon was indeed a qualifier and maybe he only needs that one year at a JUCO. If so, it now sounds like he is blaming NWFS for his current academic issues if he indeed is looking to transfer .... although I don't know how one leaves a team and just transfers to wherever whenever they like. I also recall DePaul being on trimesters with questions on how that would all play out with terms, credits and time of eligibility. SLU72: I too recall issues with Gordon and some DePaul teammates. However, could he have gone overseas on that trip given he was technically still transferring and not yet on the team? Overseas or not, I do recall hearing what you are saying once before. Taj, if he weren't a qualifer, then he wouldn't have been eligible to play as a freshman at SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 24 minutes ago, almaman said: How in the world could he have any college credits he hasn’t ever been anywhere long enough to get any. Credits are earned by semester or trimester, not year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 36 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Credits are earned by semester or trimester, not year. What's your over and under for total credits he's accumulated in his 3 school stint? you can count college credit courses he took at his 2 high schools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Mods, please close this thread rgbilliken and Box and Won like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, billiken_roy said: well actually he was a full semester (plus possibly some summer before freshman year stated) at slu and then he had the spring semester at depaul and one would think he was taking summer courses at depaul. now whether he passed anything is another story. he just needs to get on a boat to another country and play foreign pro basketball. he is never going to be a college player imo. and honestly i am not sure if he is mature enough to succeed at anything at this point. he is a total disaster from my view. Just a FYI - DePaul is on the trimester schedule. So, I guess it is possible that he completed 2 of the 3 there - I have never really understood how the NCAA treats trimesters in their calculations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 20 hours ago, thetorch said: Why is he talking about this now? Been over 2 months since he left that school. Probably because he found out just now that his failure to enroll in and/or complete the proper JUCO classes is going to have a negative impact on his ability to become the next LeBron James. Of course, it's not his fault, either. He likely just heard that he can't transfer to whatever school he was going to spend 8 weeks at next because of inadequate transcripts. NextYearBill and billiken_roy like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Back to JUCO, D2, or Timbuktu for Mr . Gordon I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Littlebill said: Mods, please close this thread Oh no! I just made popcorn! almaman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 5 hours ago, Littlebill said: Mods, please close this thread Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Another temporary spot for our dearest friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLU_Nick Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, wgstl said: Another temporary spot for our dearest friend. It is going to be something when a P5 team ignores the buy game against Grambling St and Gordon goes for 35 and 15 (in a losing effort of course). rgbilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, SLU_Nick said: It is going to be something when a P5 team ignores the buy game against Grambling St and Gordon goes for 35 and 15 (in a losing effort of course). -wow, you think he will make it long enough there to actually play in a game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLU_Nick Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Cowboy said: -wow, you think he will make it long enough there to actually play in a game I do. Grambling St isn't going to be so quick to boot him off the team like DePaul and SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 My only question is about eligibility. Given how much he's bounced around, sometimes mid-semester, I'm curious to know where he stands in terms of credit hours and how the NCAA views his transcript. My understanding is that he's never had a problem maintaining the necessary GPA, it's just the actual course completion that I'm wondering about. If he indeed will be ready to play a couple more years of eligibility at Grambling (not having any idea when the clock starts for him being able to play), he may be ahead of the curve. Following recruiting pretty closely, recruits are starting to really take a hard look at HBCUs in a way that they haven't before. Makur Maker going to Howard is the first big domino but the schools already seem to be seeing an uptick in caliber of commitment, and tons of higher quality recruits are seriously considering them. I'll be interested to see how this trend develops and how many guys are really serious about it but Gordon may be at the front of a wave here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I truly hope he makes the most of this opportunity. Its probably his last division 1 chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Interesting ..... Grambling lists Gordon as a 'walk-on.' He is also listed as a redshirt sophomore. He burned one year with us and DePaul. Then a second with the JUCO year. So he should be a junior if and whenhe comes eligible, right? What's his over/under for actual games played at Grambling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinert310 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, Taj79 said: Interesting ..... Grambling lists Gordon as a 'walk-on.' He is also listed as a redshirt sophomore. He burned one year with us and DePaul. Then a second with the JUCO year. So he should be a junior if and whenhe comes eligible, right? What's his over/under for actual games played at Grambling? O/U-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Wish him the best....what stood out most for me was his footwork under the basket. NBA level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 couldnt care less about him. what stood out most for me was his head. 3rd grade level. not in intelligence, his maturity. everywhere he's been since grade school has been this attitude of everyone is picking on me and then lashing out to all those around him. AGB91 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 12 hours ago, billiken_roy said: couldnt care less about him. what stood out most for me was his head. 3rd grade level. not in intelligence, his maturity. everywhere he's been since grade school has been this attitude of everyone is picking on me and then lashing out to all those around him. Your attitude demonstrates no empathy for the trauma he experienced. Not everyone had everything set in perfect order for them, and not everyone learns at an early age to cope with so much weight and pressure. But, sure, some people will find it easy to put every last ounce of the blame on him. MusicCityBilliken, A10Ref, RUBillsFan and 5 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 11 hours ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Your attitude demonstrates no empathy for the trauma he experienced. Not everyone had everything set in perfect order for them, and not everyone learns at an early age to cope with so much weight and pressure. But, sure, some people will find it easy to put every last ounce of the blame on him. If he can just get maybe like 18 more chances to redeem himself, I think he's gonna be okay. AGB91, JMM28, thetorch and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I still don't get why he just doesn't go pro, not NBA but somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 12 hours ago, Box and Won said: If he can just get maybe like 18 more chances to redeem himself, I think he's gonna be okay. Every day is a new day man. NextYearBill likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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