Re: Scholly, Souley or both

[Brett Pappas]

I think that would be missing the point. Maybe Souly is wants to
transfer so he has a chance to play meaningful minutes somewhere like
a mid-major.

On Apr 2, 2005 12:44 PM, Brent Wyrick <address@hidden> wrote:
> OK, since the general consensus is that Souleymane might be the odd man out
> if 3 scholarships are open, here's a far fetched idea. Most African born
> students and players that I've seen get here do it one of two ways: Families
> with money back home or with the help of a host family in HS, scholarship or
> both. (see Romain Sato)  I suspect Souley's a pretty smart guy to get here
> in the first place since. 
>
> So, what if we can find a host family to house him while he's in college?
> It's a win for everyone. He comes off scholarship, stays on the team, gives
> us a boost for the new APR, improves the team chemistry becuase the guys
> love him and  gives us a practice player and some small minutes later in
> life .I don't think this is a NCAA violation because he'd become a walk on
> and would not be receiving extra benefits. The university would probably
> prefer that he stay for international diversity reasons. The fans? We get
> instant Meeker for 3 years. Would this work?