Cajun cornerback Thomas will wait until 2016 for return

[CajunEXPRESS]

What injury? He has been held out for NCAA clearinghouse issues and violation of team rules. 2013, true freshman, 2014 true sophomore, 2015 redshirt, 2016 redshirt junior,2017 5th year senior. They obviously didn't redshirt him in 2014, he sat out and used a year of eligibility. If he played this year in the remaining games it would be as a true junior and would then have 2 years to play 1. So redshirt him, has 2 years left.

He did not play in 14,not a down. Now he won't play in 15, not a down. So he plays 13, 16, 17. How come he cannot play 13, 15, 16, 17. Something is missing from the equation. Maybe he played in 14 and was not documented on his bio.

[CajunEXPRESS]

So take a guy out who has been playing, doing everything he supposed to do and replace him with a guy who hasn't seen live action since bowl game against Tulane? If you play him now, he looks like rusty ___ and burn a year what's the point? Or you hedge your bets and have him for 2 years. I agree with coach %100 percent on this. You don't burn a year to work in a backup for 3 games.

Dude, have you not seen our cornerbacks getting run by almost every down. The only reason we don't have more 50 yard completions is poor throws by the quarterbacks. Thomas can keep up, and he has length. Without Thomas we may as well volunteer to not bowl in 2015.

Of course we will never know if he could help, but as NMSU throws for 400 plus yards remember the players we have just are not capable of stopping the passing game. They either play too soft and get killed underneath, as USA did, or play tight and get burned as USA did. We had many 3rd and longs vs USA and they made almost every one with a 12 yard sideline.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Coach Hud wants to win now. He is aware of how good a student Thomas has become. If he thinks it is better to have 2 full years, I have to agree. Case Closed!

Pride, I love your devotion. Too bad Hud has proven he CAN make boneheaded decisions as well as good ones.

You need to know Hud's biggest asset as a coach is as a motivator. He has consistently made mistakes on players and schemes. Sometimes he corrects them, and sometimes he gets pigheaded, ala Nixon as a throwing quarterback.

We will get lit up in the passing game vs NMSU, we may win the game, but we will get lit up.

[CrazyCajun]

Dude, have you not seen our cornerbacks getting run by almost every down. The only reason we don't have more 50 yard completions is poor throws by the quarterbacks. Thomas can keep up, and he has length. Without Thomas we may as well volunteer to not bowl in 2015.

Of course we will never know if he could help, but as NMSU throws for 400 plus yards remember the players we have just are not capable of stopping the passing game. They either play too soft and get killed underneath, as USA did, or play tight and get burned as USA did. We had many 3rd and longs vs USA and they made almost every one with a 12 yard sideline.

have you seen Thomas play a down in 2 years? I watched our true freshman WR leave him holding his jock in the fall, im excited about Thomas but to think he would step in Saturday and be Charles Tillman is crazy. id rather have him for 2 more years, burning a year for the sake of doing it is short sighted. Hud has a history of bringing guys back very slowly. I think this is 100% the right decision.

[CrazyCajun]

He did not play in 14,not a down. Now he won't play in 15, not a down. So he plays 13, 16, 17. How come he cannot play 13, 15, 16, 17. Something is missing from the equation. Maybe he played in 14 and was not documented on his bio.

2013 true freshman
2014 true sophomore
2015 redshirt
2016 redshirt junior
2017 5th year senior

if he plays
2013 true freshmen
2014 true sophomore
2015 3 games as true junior
2016 true senior and would have 2 left to play 1

[jcstewart]

Did he or did he not play in 2014? He must have if we're red-shirting him this year.

[GeauxCajuns]

2013 true freshman
2014 true sophomore
2015 redshirt
2016 redshirt junior
2017 5th year senior

if he plays
2013 true freshmen
2014 true sophomore
2015 3 games as true junior
2016 true senior and would have 2 left to play 1

this isnt correct. if he didnt play a down in 2014 he should be able to claim that as a redshirt. so he should be a redshirt sophomore right now, and be able to play these last three and be a junior next year.

[CrazyCajun]

Did he or did he not play in 2014? He must have if we're red-shirting him this year.

Why did he have to play? He was suspended for off the field issues, like jalen was. They may have never redshirted him hoping he would earn his way back on the field but never did. Considering the investigation going on, I'm sure they are on top of this... Particularly with Simeons clearinghouse issues.

[CrazyCajun]

this isnt correct. if he didnt play a down in 2014 he should be able to claim that as a redshirt. so he should be a redshirt sophomore right now, and be able to play these last three and be a junior next year.

I'm sure the coaches are clueless on this and we have a better understanding than the compliance office. They obviously didn't redshirt him in 2014, for whatever reason.

[jcstewart]

Why did he have to play? He was suspended for off the field issues, like jalen was. They may have never redshirted him hoping he would earn his way back on the field but never did. Considering the investigation going on, I'm sure they are on top of this... Particularly with Simeons clearinghouse issues.

That's cool. I have a short memory, especially with things I have no control over.

[GeauxCajuns]

Why did he have to play? He was suspended for off the field issues, like jalen was. They may have never redshirted him hoping he would earn his way back on the field but never did. Considering the investigation going on, I'm sure they are on top of this... Particularly with Simeons clearinghouse issues.

if he was suspended for off the field issues (i.e. violation of team rules) and not for NCAA rules violation, if he doesnt play that is a red shirt, if he hasnt already redshirted. you can claim a redshirt after the fact if the kid doesnt play. you can dress out a guy all 12 or 13 games and if he doesnt see the field and hasnt redshirted already he can claim a redshirt even if there was an intention to play him in every game and he didnt get in. you dont have to declare a redshirt before a season starts or anything.

[CrazyCajun]

if he was suspended for off the field issues (i.e. violation of team rules) and not for NCAA rules violation, if he doesnt play that is a red shirt, if he hasnt already redshirted. you can claim a redshirt after the fact if the kid doesnt play. you can dress out a guy all 12 or 13 games and if he doesnt see the field and hasnt redshirted already he can claim a redshirt even if there was an intention to play him in every game and he didnt get in. you dont have to declare a redshirt before a season starts or anything.

I'm very well aware of that, you don't have to claim a redshirt at all, which is apparently what happened. I, like everyone else, assumed we redshirted him in 2014, apparently we didn't. I guess that's why they say what they do about assuming.