Blaise Mbargorba eligibility

[texasmustang10]

Is he ineligible this semester? Saw something on Rivals but I don't have an account.

[PoconoPony]

Blaise is in school and is apparently optimistic that his high school transcripts will make it through the NCAA clearing house. At this time he has not been cleared.

[LA_Mustang]

Anything new on Blaise?

[max the wonder dog]

3 recruiting services say he had an offer from Vandy and 1 of the 3 says he had an offer from Northwestern, so I'm guessing he can handle the academics.

Does anyone know if he doesn't qualify for the fall semester can he play in the Spring if he makes his grades in the fall, or does he have to wait until 2013-2014?

[PoconoPony]

3 recruiting services say he had an offer from Vandy and 1 of the 3 says he had an offer from Northwestern, so I'm guessing he can handle the academics.

Does anyone know if he doesn't qualify for the fall semester can he play in the Spring if he makes his grades in the fall, or does he have to wait until 2013-2014?

My understand is that this is a transcripts issue and not a grades issue.

[hoopmanx]

its an age issue. NCAA is saying he should have graduated high school in '10, which means they considered his junior year his post-grad year, and his senior year, his first year of college. In essence, they say he's too old for his class and want to make him sit the year, and lose a year eligibility. Its a witch-hunt, completely ridiculous, and is a brand new rule this past summer. The NCAA saying any african kid had good enough transcripts immediately off the plane, to get cleared for college ball, is laughable.

[TidePony]

Can we appeal this?

[Rebel10]

Can we appeal this?

I don;t think a final ruling has been made.

[PonyPride]

Now it has. I was told today that he has been cleared and is eligible to play.

[Billy Joe]

Great news!

[Mustangs_Maroons]

Fantastic news.

[Terry Webster]

Can Blaise's last name is pronounced? I live in Kentucky and we can't pronounce anything good.

[ponyboy]

I believe you just drop the M. So "bar gor buh"

[Junior]

Can Blaise's last name is pronounced? I live in Kentucky and we can't pronounce anything good.

By the look of your first sentence, you aren't too big on grammar either.

[gostangs]

this news is worth about 4 wins at least this next year. you have to have multiple bigs to throw around.