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Postby Pony_Fan » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:37 pm

I hear he probably won't be eligible which ain't good news at all.
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Postby jkflamebo » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:39 pm

i hope i better news than that nearer the start of the season
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Postby DiamondM » Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:21 am

Unfortunately, the die is cast already. He either was able to take and pass a TON of hours this summer or he wasn't.
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Postby couch 'em » Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:21 am

I hear that we'll be lucky to have him back for the spring. Lets hope that he really hits the books.
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Postby friarwolf » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:12 pm

Stick a fork in him.........

So much for that recruiting class, huh? I guess we should hush regarding how tough it is to get into the dear old alma mater. 2 of 3 couldn't or wouldn't get it done in the class room.
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Postby Kiper » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:03 pm

Well, as long as you're not jumping the gun there. If he wasn't salvagable, would he still be on campus, going to summer school every day? If he was a lost cause academically, I would expect him to go play overseas or something and then go pro. He's still in school, so I'm hoping he makes it back. I bet with Coach D getting after him, he does.
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Postby friarwolf » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:24 pm

I hope I am wrong but just being a realist............
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Postby jtstang » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:34 pm

friarwolf wrote:I hope I am wrong but just being a realist............

Welcome aboard.
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Postby Pony_Fan » Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:10 pm

friarwolf wrote:Stick a fork in him.........

So much for that recruiting class, huh? I guess we should hush regarding how tough it is to get into the dear old alma mater. 2 of 3 couldn't or wouldn't get it done in the class room.


Yea, nice.... Morris and Fall not playing...
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Postby SMUltimedia » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:51 pm

Pony_Fan wrote:
friarwolf wrote:Stick a fork in him.........

So much for that recruiting class, huh? I guess we should hush regarding how tough it is to get into the dear old alma mater. 2 of 3 couldn't or wouldn't get it done in the class room.


Yea, nice.... Morris and Fall not playing...


Hey - Maybe Max's boy will turn out to be the best remaining player in that class.... how sad...
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Postby friarwolf » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:15 am

Hell, at this rate, Max's grandson may be a starter......Hope he can still shoot the 3 - from about midcourt..................
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Postby Pony_Fan » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:07 pm

we are going to suck next year...no doubt about that
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Postby jtstang » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:30 pm

friarwolf wrote:Hell, at this rate, Max's grandson may be a starter......Hope he can still shoot the 3 - from about midcourt..................

Amidst a chorus of boos....
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Postby SMU Football Blog » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:20 pm

Official:

SMU center must sit out first semester

Record-setting shot blocker Fall academically ineligible

04:15 PM CDT on Thursday, August 3, 2006

By CALVIN WATKINS / The Dallas Morning News

The SMU men’s basketball team will be without a major contributor for the start of the 2006-07 season for the second consecutive year. Starting sophomore center Bamba Fall is academically ineligible for the first semester.

Fall, who set a school record for blocks in a season in 2005-06, was unavailable for comment.

Fall will probably miss anywhere from seven to 10 games, depending on the number of games played during the semester.

Coach Matt Doherty said Fall is recovering nicely academically and is on target for a return in the second semester.

“We’ve seen tremendous growth,” Doherty said.

Last season, leading scorer Bryan Hopkins missed the first seven games because of academics. He later returned for the second semester and led the team in scoring again.


So good new and bad news. Looks like he can recover.
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Postby gostangs » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:32 pm

It could be worse - we could have these issues and have tubbs at the stern of our ship.
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