UL offers Billups preferred spot

[cajunfan32]

_ I could be completely wrong, but I think gauiter leaving would be a mistake on his part (I understand your not suggesting he will in fact leave). If he had trouble learning our playbook in 3 years, how could he learn a complete new one in 2 years?




igeaux.mobi _

I completely agree. however, he would be learning somewhat of a new playbook anyway this year with our new coach. But I agree it would be in his best interest to stay

[moorecajun]

_ he was told they would put him on next year. But Rice can do it this year. Its gonna be Guys decision in the end. he told me he was about 85-90% on UL. I just dont get if your gonna put him on next year why not offer him a gray shirt so he is working towards a goal and you lock him down right now. They told him they want him and he is the number 1 HS QB on their board, but your gonna let him go to Rice this weekend when a gray shirt would have wrapped it up? I guess thats why they get paid the big dollars _

Ok JB, now you have to educate me. Wouldn't a preferred walk-on and a gray shirt be pretty much the same thing. You are still paying your own way and they don't have to use the year against his elgibility. I'm just asking because if it is just semantics, let's get out the gray!

[Turbine]

I know the numbers don't add up or add up to more than enough or too much.

Still it seems to me (a know nothing) an offer to Billups would build a rock solid fence (or is that pipeline) to and around Oxford that would pay dividends for years to come.

I can think of so many variables both ways (why, why not, positive, negative) it isn't funny.

I'm glad I'm not the coach making these decisions. Tough tough.

I know this, Billups would love it here.

[Johnboy4713]

a gray shirt means that come January 1 the following year, he for sure has a scholly. Preferred walkon means he is on the 105 man roster, but doesnt for sure have a scholly. its like saying come to work here but we cant promise you will have a job next week

[ULGrad@HOU]

I personally think, just from an outside perspective, that they are going to wait and see what the big fish do, now that they see they have a chance at some, and need to leave available spots. I don't know Guy, he sounds like a good person, but I totally give this staff, Coach Hud in particular, the trust that they know what they are doing. I really am impressed with his approach on going after the very best we can get, and no doubt, there are going to be disappointments by both sides. Let's see how this pans out. Thanks to all who provide us with the updates, it sure makes recruiting exciting. To me, recruiting is so vital to having success, and gives us hope for the future of the team. Something I think we need to keep in mind is, this is Coach Hud's first experience at being the head man in a D1 program, making the final decisions on the recruits, he's learning also.

[Johnboy4713]

_ I know the numbers don't add up or add up to more than enough or too much.

Still it seems to me (a know nothing) an offer to Billups would build a rock solid fence (or is that pipeline) to and around Oxford that would pay dividends for years to come.

I can think of so many variables both ways (why, why not, positive, negative) it isn't funny.

I'm glad I'm not the coach making these decisions. Tough tough. _

All i can say is this, remember these names, Lamont Dean and Stan Ivy. Convincing Guy means you get those kids, not that you are in on them, you get them. I want them at MSU if that tells you anything

[moorecajun]

_ a gray shirt means that come January 1 the following year, he for sure has a scholly. Preferred walkon means he is on the 105 man roster, but doesnt for sure have a scholly. its like saying come to work here but we cant promise you will have a job next week _

Thanks, that does clarify. Are gray shirts able to take a full load in school or do they have to go part-time? I remember seeing something about that awhile back; I suppose that would just count aganst the 5 for 4 if they are full-time students.

Well, here is hoping for a good phone call to happen this week!

[cajun4life]

_ Thanks, that does clarify. Are gray shirts able to take a full load in school or do they have to go part-time? I remember seeing something about that awhile back; I suppose that would just count aganst the 5 for 4 if they are full-time students.

Well, here is hoping for a good phone call to happen this week! _

Gray shirts have 5 years to play 4. The good thing about gray shirts is that they can enroll in the spring and compete during spring drills. This gives them a leg up on the incoming class and also a semester to get ahead of the APR % rule which requires a certain % of your degree to be completed by your 4th year enrolled at a given school.

[moorecajun]

_ Gray shirts have 5 years to play 4. The good thing about gray shirts is that they can enroll in the spring and compete during spring drills. This gives them a leg up on the incoming class and also a semester to get ahead of the APR % rule which requires a certain % of your degree to be completed by your 4th year enrolled at a given school. _

Can we earn any CEU's for this knowledge we (at least i) am learning. I may have learned it the last time gray shirst were mentioned (that may go back to SEC misadventures) but the refresher course worked!

[Parrott]

Thanks, that does clarify. Are gray shirts able to take a full load in school or do they have to go part-time? I remember seeing something about that awhile back; I suppose that would just count aganst the 5 for 4 if they are full-time students.

Well, here is hoping for a good phone call to happen this week!

The definition of a grayshirt is to delay full-time enrollment until January of the following year. (Sign in Feb. 2010, enroll full-time in January 2011 like Molbert.) Some players enroll part-time in fall; others don't enroll at all. It varies with each situation. SEC schools and Texas Tech did it a lot before it picked up nationally in recent years.

Even after grayshirting, a player can still redshirt and play four years.

igeaux.mobi