Illinois Basketball 2016-2017
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DanvIllini
Super Lurker
- Danville, IL
It's sad but I woke up wondering why we haven't found anything out. The thought crossed my mind that one has already been decided. The longer it takes for Thorne, the better I feel. The longer it takes for Tracy, the more anxious I get. He has to be a shoe in...
No, he's saying the request for a 6th year itself is an appeal. And to answer the other question, they'll take as long as they want to.
IllinoisFan733
- Chicago
Answer bolded above.
There is no timetable, because the NCAA does whatever it wants when it feels like it.
TownieMatt
CU Expat
- Chicago
If Tracy doesn't get another year, I may lose all faith in humanity.
I should have known getting optimistic for some rulings this week would just leave me with egg on my face...
They haven't even finished with all of the cases for 5th year guys, so it was unlikely that we were going to get the rulings for our two 6th year cases. Probably not the news people want to hear, but we might not even find out for a few more weeks. Grant Gibbs didn't have his 6th year approved until July.
I'm Not even worried about Tracy. His case is textbook. Thornes on the other hand...
Most of the 6th year eligibility cases have been decided by late April (Eschmeyer 4/8, Settles, 3/12, Mbakwe 4/16, Josh Henderson 4/16, Chris Fouch 4/26). So Illinois should hear very soon. There is no rule that says that 6th year cases are decided after all 5th year cases have been decided first. In fact, Chris Boucher (Oregon) has already been granted a 6th year (March 17) this year. Much has to do with the timing of application/petition.
The reason that the Gibbs decision was delayed a bit was that he was an unusual case and Greighton did not apply on time. Actually, Creighton did not think that Gibbs was eligible to even apply for a 6th year. It was only after Creighton hired a law firm to investigate the case and advise them, that they decided to apply, but that decision came very late. It was actually a pretty short turnaround considering the time that Creighton applied.
Another thing to consider is that the NCAA does not make public announcements on players' eligibility cases. The timing of announcement is up to the player and school, once the NCAA has notified them.
Yup. Tracy is very likely. Thorne very unlikely.
If Tracy doesn't get it (he will), the national media (Bilas especially) will blow up about it.
They would probably get so much backlash that they would overturn the ruling. Dont know if thats ever happened before or not.
That makes sense, I forgot about all that mess. I feel like Gibbs had a worse chance of getting a waiver approved than Thorne since he would have had to sit out anyway in 2010-11 even if he wasn't injured.
As for the 6th year stuff, I'm sure there isn't a rule about those getting handled last, it just seems like 6th year cases generally take longer than the 5th year ones. It could be any day, but I wouldn't be surprised if it took another month or so.
Wouldn't sit well with Dakitch, either. He expressed a number of times how clear-cut Tracy's situation is.
Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
Just a clarification again, but the NCAA does not make public announcements on players' edibility. It is up to the school/player to make a public announcement if they wish. They control the timing of it, once the NCAA has made their ruling.
It wouldn't surprise me if UI had already heard about Tracy already and are just waiting for the right time to announce, possibly also announcing the decision on Thorne. Chris Boucher (Oregon) has already been granted a 6th year (March 17) this year and given that Tracy's condition has been known for a while, it may very well be that UI knows about Tracy already.
It wouldn't surprise me if UI had already heard about Tracy already and are just waiting for the right time to announce, possibly also announcing the decision on Thorne. Chris Boucher (Oregon) has already been granted a 6th year (March 17) this year and given that Tracy's condition has been known for a while, it may very well be that UI knows about Tracy already.
Foggy Notion
- San Francisco
Interesting, at 35 points, Illinois is a step up from Rutgers and Penn State, in a group towards the bottom with Northwestern 32, Nebraska 31, and Minnesota 30. Wish it were otherwise, but seems about right.
So is there currently a waiver being sought for Kipper to be available at the beginning of the season or will he have to wait until late December to be available?
Yes. Pretty much everyone you can think of that may be on our roster is applying for a waiver :thumb:
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