p diddy Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 word on the street is that brandon morris did not pass a class he needed to graduate and be eligible to play for the billikens. if true, that's not good. bad boyz for life Quote
SluSignGuy Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 (In homestarrunner voice): This does not look good for Brads's Billikens. Steve Quote
Quality Is Job 1 Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 Please tell me that's from some frustrated Missouri fans that are going through the misery-loves-company phase! Quote
Quality Is Job 1 Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 I listened to Mike Shannon interview Brad Soderberg during the Cardinals game just now, and when Shannon asked Brad about the recruits coming in, Brad rattled off the names of Husak, Vouyoukas, Frericks, and Clarke. He did not mention Morris. Darn! Quote
thetorch Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 AWWWWWWW CRAP I guess we can add Brandon Morris to the long list of Billiken no shows, has beens, never were, and all talk players SLU has had. Brandon will fit in nicely right behind Tony Manuel on that list. Quote
SluSignGuy Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 What are the rules concerning this situation? Can he enroll in his HS for the first semister, get the class he needs done then join SLU second semister or what? Steve Quote
Quality Is Job 1 Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 Morris couldn't go back to high school to become eligible. Quote
tseugnekillib Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 that final grade was expected this past week. It's unfortunate, because the Morris kid could play. Now does SLU wait for Morris to get the necessary course this Fall and then re-sign him in December? On the flip side, Clarke may be getting more minutes than anticipated. This situation also suggests to me that SLU will be going to fewer and fewer jucos in the future as the academic risk is too high. Obviously, Iowa Western is no Barton Community College! Quote
SluSignGuy Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 I was wondering why he was listed as a Junior, thought it was a typo... Yup, the SignGuy's mind is wurkin real gud toonight.. Big City here i COME! Yup Yup. Steve Quote
Billiken Rich Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 I could get him into for the right price. Quote
Billiken Rich Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 Let's See. Different recruiting class and different position. Losing Morris is a bummer but I don't think anyone ever saw Blake Ahearn as a possible point guard for the Billikens. Quote
jjray Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 Didn't somebody write about a month ago that he finally passed his ACT and became eligible? I did read that he was going JUCO but, if a SLU scholarship were offered to him at the least minute, might he not be interested in taking it? I wonder if he has already enrolled at a JUCO. Hate to lose Morris but Abraham would be a huge addition at PF. Quote
tseugnekillib Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 I thought I read that Dennard Abraham signed with So. Plains, Texas. Classes at that Texas juco don't start until September 2nd. I think it would be a hell of a longshot if SLU added anyone next week. Quote
aj_arete Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 but I'll let that slide. But I think it's quite common that a shooting guard in high school gets switched to the point in college. Off the top of my head, I know Quin Snyder was a shooting guard in high school. SLU's own Josh Fisher was a shooting guard in high school. Plus, the great Marque Perry was a small forward in high school. Quite frankly, I don't think it's such a huge leap of faith to think that Ahearn couldn't have made the transition to the point in college... Quote
billiken_roy Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 based soley on what i have read since i havent seen any of the recruits play yet, i would say if morris is out, the recruiting class is borderline horrible. morris sounded as though he was the jewel of the class. he had to pass one freakin class and couldnt, yet clemons passed 8? the billikens should have hired lane odom as their academic advisor. imo, this is horrible news. Quote
gister Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 Can he get the class this fall and become eligible in December? If not, this opens up another scholarship. Quote
davidnark Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 Johnny Lucas is looking for a good school with an open scholarship. http://baylorbears.ocsn.com/sports/m-baskb...cas_john00.html Quote
billiken_roy Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 aj, what will it take for you to figure out that the billikens didnt?dont want him? imo, morris was only recruited BECAUSE he was apparently such a tenacious leader and point guard. if not for that, my bet is that the scholarship would have been either held or used for another inside player. no way ahearn was ever coming here once clarke committed. that was the player that ahearn had to "beat out" for the scholarship. Quote
billiken_roy Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 i personally believe we do not need to sign a point guard just to sign a point guard. i have all the confidence in the world in drejaj/fisher/clarke to cover the 40 minutes at that spot. morris was a recruit because coach brad saw him as too good to pass up. the final glue to the puzzle more or less. not because we had to have a point guard. to just commit those minutes to a player this late in the game would be crazy and probably saddle us with someone else's problem. let it go. either wait it out till december, or hold it for next year. Quote
billiken_roy Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 if abraham truly did pass the test, i like this plan. also would eliminate the need to find a pf in this next class. Quote
jjray Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 >based soley on what i have read since i havent seen any of >the recruits play yet, i would say if morris is out, the >recruiting class is borderline horrible. morris sounded as >though he was the jewel of the class. he had to pass one >freakin class and couldnt, yet clemons passed 8? the >billikens should have hired lane odom as their academic >advisor. > >imo, this is horrible news. Have to agree. However, if Morris can't pass a JUCO class, what are the chances he would have stayed eligible at SLU passed one semester (or, at most, one year)? Let us pray Polk makes a full recovery. Also, it is indeed provident that Clarke can also play the point. Quote
Schasz Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 Somehow, I don't see this as the end of the world for us. I agree that Fish and AD can split up those minutes. If Abraham did in fact pass the entrance exam then he would be a nice addition to the team. Quote
tseugnekillib Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 broy, if you need a couple of weeks of practice/games to predict a win-loss record, how can you suggest a "borderline horrible" class just on what you read......... and without seeing all of the recruits practice/play? It's never easy being a Billiken fan!!! Quote
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