(04-12-2021 02:28 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  Oops, I posted this on the wrong thread. This is how I see the current depth chart...

PG 6-0 Lowder / ?
SG 6-3 Spottsville / ?
SF 6-5 Morgan / ?
PF 6-8 Ballard / 6-10 Binelli
C 7-0 Okongo / 6-11 Love

(04-12-2021 03:04 PM)emussuperfan Wrote:  Have never been fan of jc players other to fill a hole. they are not something you can build a team around. They learned to bad habits playing jc ball. To much one on one offense (as we have seen) and swipe at the ball defense (again what we have seen).

(04-12-2021 02:34 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(04-12-2021 02:28 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  Oops, I posted this on the wrong thread. This is how I see the current depth chart...

PG 6-0 Lowder / ?
SG 6-3 Spottsville / ?
SF 6-5 Morgan / ?
PF 6-8 Ballard / 6-10 Binelli
C 7-0 Okongo / 6-11 Love

And if I'm not wrong, only Lowder and Ballard counts against the 13 NCAA limit. Everyone else was a 2020/1 senior and get an extra year which doesn't count against scholarship limits.

Might add that Groce would be in the same situation if he wants to come back.

BTW, the scuttlebutt in recruiting circles is many of those 1,300 in the portal will make their way back to their former schools.

(04-12-2021 03:59 PM)holybovine Wrote:  

(04-12-2021 02:34 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(04-12-2021 02:28 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  Oops, I posted this on the wrong thread. This is how I see the current depth chart...

PG 6-0 Lowder / ?
SG 6-3 Spottsville / ?
SF 6-5 Morgan / ?
PF 6-8 Ballard / 6-10 Binelli
C 7-0 Okongo / 6-11 Love

And if I'm not wrong, only Lowder and Ballard counts against the 13 NCAA limit. Everyone else was a 2020/1 senior and get an extra year which doesn't count against scholarship limits.

Might add that Groce would be in the same situation if he wants to come back.

BTW, the scuttlebutt in recruiting circles is many of those 1,300 in the portal will make their way back to their former schools.

Ballard could always revert to walk-on status as well.

(04-12-2021 04:58 PM)emu steve Wrote:  According to this quote, normally 13 scholarship players. No limit on walk-ons.

Because of the super senior scholarship year, we could go way over 13. I assume Heath could go as high as upper teens, if he wanted (but PT would be a huge problem).

" In college, the NCAA does not enforce roster size at the Division I level, though there is a limit of 13 scholarship players per school at once, with no limit on the number of walk-ons."

(04-12-2021 05:15 PM)holybovine Wrote:  

(04-12-2021 04:58 PM)emu steve Wrote:  According to this quote, normally 13 scholarship players. No limit on walk-ons.

Because of the super senior scholarship year, we could go way over 13. I assume Heath could go as high as upper teens, if he wanted (but PT would be a huge problem).

" In college, the NCAA does not enforce roster size at the Division I level, though there is a limit of 13 scholarship players per school at once, with no limit on the number of walk-ons."

I think there may be a limit to how much EMU wants to pay. For example, the institution has to pay the cost of attendance for the Super Seniors. Would we pay for 13 scholarships, and then 4 more 5th/6th year returnees? I don't know what our budget would be for such things.

(04-12-2021 06:32 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  

(04-12-2021 05:15 PM)holybovine Wrote:  

(04-12-2021 04:58 PM)emu steve Wrote:  According to this quote, normally 13 scholarship players. No limit on walk-ons.

Because of the super senior scholarship year, we could go way over 13. I assume Heath could go as high as upper teens, if he wanted (but PT would be a huge problem).

" In college, the NCAA does not enforce roster size at the Division I level, though there is a limit of 13 scholarship players per school at once, with no limit on the number of walk-ons."

I think there may be a limit to how much EMU wants to pay. For example, the institution has to pay the cost of attendance for the Super Seniors. Would we pay for 13 scholarships, and then 4 more 5th/6th year returnees? I don't know what our budget would be for such things.

Those costs are largely internal, we are not talking about "real" money. Yes a credit hour at EMU costs $450 but that money flows from the athletic department to academics, affecting zero change to the University financial position in reality.

(04-12-2021 06:32 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  

(04-12-2021 05:15 PM)holybovine Wrote:  

(04-12-2021 04:58 PM)emu steve Wrote:  According to this quote, normally 13 scholarship players. No limit on walk-ons.

Because of the super senior scholarship year, we could go way over 13. I assume Heath could go as high as upper teens, if he wanted (but PT would be a huge problem).

" In college, the NCAA does not enforce roster size at the Division I level, though there is a limit of 13 scholarship players per school at once, with no limit on the number of walk-ons."

I think there may be a limit to how much EMU wants to pay. For example, the institution has to pay the cost of attendance for the Super Seniors. Would we pay for 13 scholarships, and then 4 more 5th/6th year returnees? I don't know what our budget would be for such things.

Those costs are largely internal, we are not talking about "real" money. Yes a credit hour at EMU costs $450 but that money flows from the athletic department to academics, affecting zero change to the University financial position in reality.

(04-13-2021 09:52 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  I have never been good with faces, but I feel like I saw Ty Groce in a couple of the videos released (one when Coach Heath is talking to players, and another in which some players are walking past President Smith). Are you guys seeing this too? Is he effectively still on the team?

(04-13-2021 09:53 PM)holybovine Wrote:  

(04-13-2021 09:52 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  I have never been good with faces, but I feel like I saw Ty Groce in a couple of the videos released (one when Coach Heath is talking to players, and another in which some players are walking past President Smith). Are you guys seeing this too? Is he effectively still on the team?

I thought I saw him sitting in the front row when Heath addressed the team.

(04-13-2021 10:13 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(04-13-2021 09:53 PM)holybovine Wrote:  

(04-13-2021 09:52 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  I have never been good with faces, but I feel like I saw Ty Groce in a couple of the videos released (one when Coach Heath is talking to players, and another in which some players are walking past President Smith). Are you guys seeing this too? Is he effectively still on the team?

I thought I saw him sitting in the front row when Heath addressed the team.

I don't know anything, but I think we are well advised to cool our powder and let things play out. I believe the semester still has a couple weeks left. Our players have time to make their decisions.

The only ones I would count out are those who are definitely left for another school (e.g., JUCO) or the 'pros.'

We are in times where nothing is set in concrete.

(04-13-2021 10:34 PM)holybovine Wrote:  

(04-13-2021 10:13 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(04-13-2021 09:53 PM)holybovine Wrote:  

(04-13-2021 09:52 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  I have never been good with faces, but I feel like I saw Ty Groce in a couple of the videos released (one when Coach Heath is talking to players, and another in which some players are walking past President Smith). Are you guys seeing this too? Is he effectively still on the team?

I thought I saw him sitting in the front row when Heath addressed the team.

I don't know anything, but I think we are well advised to cool our powder and let things play out. I believe the semester still has a couple weeks left. Our players have time to make their decisions.

The only ones I would count out are those who are definitely left for another school (e.g., JUCO) or the 'pros.'

We are in times where nothing is set in concrete.

Of course. It’s just nice to know he was there.

I don’t really expect him to come back, for various reasons. But he is here now supporting the program when he doesn’t have to be, and I think that is pretty cool.