Patton not eligible!

foutsrouts · November 4, 2011

Really, really sux. I was about to open a thread on LSU starting lineup predictions, and now that is totally screwed because I had him penciled in at the 3. Looks like a little less competition for that position now. Luckily, we are stacked at the 3, but if Franklin gets rejected too things will get a whole lot less stacked. I was hoping to see Patton next week. :angry:

Green P1 · November 4, 2011

Big risks sometimes lead to big rewards...... Just can't fix stupid.

MDH · November 4, 2011

Quitter.

untbowler · November 4, 2011

was it GPA or hours that make Patton ineligible? That would be the question to ask and probably give us a better indication on whether he will be here come next Fall.

mgfan · November 4, 2011

This stinks. But as a future educator I must backed the NCAA on this one. Don't Pass don't Play... gotta get it done in the classroom first. Said to say if it is his grades, but he only has himself to blame.

GangGreen · November 4, 2011

Roderick Flemings?

UNT90 · November 4, 2011

How can the NCAA not have ruled on Franklin and Patton by now?? We are a stinking week away from the start of the freaking basketball season? What is the F'n hold up?

At this point, I would be shocked if Franklin is ruled eligible.

Guaranteed22 · November 4, 2011

Well I guess that means more minutes for Williams in his freshman season,,, I'm ok with that!

greenminer · November 4, 2011

Yeah, in light of new evidence actually reading the article, my previous kneejerk statements are retracted. I still think the NCAA is dirty though.

Am I off base? Or was this just a reading comprehension obstacle, finally beaten?

Mean Green Matt · November 4, 2011

Am I off base? Or was this just a reading comprehension obstacle, finally beaten?

You are off base. Vito wrote his blog post saying that the NCAA denied his appeal, then later went back and edited the same blog post adding the information about academics. Nice try though.

filmerj · November 4, 2011

In the polished words of Tasty... Well stool!

buff64 · November 4, 2011

How can the NCAA not have ruled on Franklin and Patton by now?? We are a stinking week away from the start of the freaking basketball season? What is the F'n hold up?

At this point, I would be shocked if Franklin is ruled eligible.

I,m still waiting for the NCAA to to grant Zach Muzzy his extra year of eilgibilty.

chrisfisher · November 4, 2011

At least this makes more sense now... not NCAA ruling but Patton's academic ineligibility. That is so frustrating that players cannot keep up with grades given all the assistance they are provided and knowing that not passing courses will keep them from the game they love.

Army of Dad · November 4, 2011

So why is Patton even here? How could our guys not know that he is an academic problem, especially since that is why Grambling has a postseason ban!?

untbowler · November 4, 2011

At least this makes more sense now... not NCAA ruling but Patton's academic ineligibility. That is so frustrating that players cannot keep up with grades given all the assistance they are provided and knowing that not passing courses will keep them from the game they love.

Again is it GPA issues or transfer hours not adding up?

If it is GPA not sure how he even got admitted to UNT, feel it might be more of an issue of not completing enough hrs to be eligible.

KRAM1 · November 4, 2011

Look, Patton has to take responsibility for his academic issues. Too bad, but the kid should do the work in the classroom to stay eligible. However, I am wondering why UNT recruited him in the first place if he has these issues and why UNT's compliance folks did not know this at the start?

Can't blame anyone other than Patton for the grade issues. I wonder about UNT's compliance folks. What did they miss here?

Too bad...would loved to have seen Patton on the floor for the Mean Green. Maybe next year!

I just wonder when these kids will figure out that classroom attendance and grades really do matter?

Travis · November 4, 2011

I am confident that Franklin will play this year.

GrandGreen · November 4, 2011

Well that is two years in a row, that NT has brought in players that don't qualify. I really don't understand why there is no one at NT that can' determine academic eligibility. It looks like a simple process, look at the requirements and compare that to his records. Last year it was McGhee, who didn't quality and really hurt the team because of lack of players. I could understand signing someone who didn't make it academically, but both McGhee and Patton were actually enrolled at NT after they had finished their classes at their prior schools.

I don't like the odds that Patton will ever play for NT. My biggest fear is that NT will forgo signing a good recruit to save a ship for Patton next year and he never qualifies. I do think that NT has the depth to absorb this loss although he was one of the few players with college experience. This will definitely give more time for Holmen, Edwards, Niko, Franklin and Jordan Williams.