Bobby Thomas Ineligible?

moneymaker02 · Post by **moneymaker02** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:56 pm

im pretty sure you arent allowed to get a red-shirt if you are academically not able to play.

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:07 pm

moneymaker02 wrote:im pretty sure you arent allowed to get a red-shirt if you are academically not able to play.

That would make sense. Set the redshirt issue aside, can he come back in 2007 as a junior?

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:28 pm

First, he has to stay in school and get eligible again.

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:33 pm

I see the real possibility of him being in the rb rotation this year. He's got mad running skills from what I've read.

MIBGSUFan · Post by **MIBGSUFan** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:56 pm

As far as eligibility goes, you get 5 years to play 4, and the clock starts ticking the minute you attend college. That clock is running if you are eligible or not, playing a sport or not. I'm about 90% sure that is the rule, though there have been "fifth" years given to players for special circumstances (medical I believe) in the past.

BGSUFootballFan · Post by **BGSUFootballFan** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:41 pm

I think he will be able to come back, even if he leaves the university. I remember Julius Jones having similar troubles at ND. He went down to Zona and spent time with his brother Thomas Jones and then came back. He had a huge senior year at ND and went on to get drafted in the 1st round I believe by the Cowgirls aka THE TUNA!

moneymaker02 · Post by **moneymaker02** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:31 pm

mahone and brown are both going to be DB's.

Jacobs4Heisman · Post by **Jacobs4Heisman** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:35 pm

moneymaker02 wrote:mahone and brown are both going to be DB's.

I sure hope so. It's about time we started funneling some premium athletes onto the defensive side of the ball.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:45 pm

You never know...Macon was going to be a LB until drills started in the fall.

Thomas could come back and play if his academics are in order. Truthfully, our track record for guys overcoming academic issues isn't all that great so I'm not betting on it.

transfer2BGSU · Post by **transfer2BGSU** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:26 pm

moneymaker02 wrote:im pretty sure you arent allowed to get a red-shirt if you are academically not able to play.

He has ten semesters to play eight semesters

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:43 am

Mahone is a hell of a RB....Macon, Winny and Bullock for now. I say give Mahone or Brown a shot at RB if needed.

Bobby Thomas Ineligible?

PJ Mahone....