Is Sedrick Johnson still available?

Cyclone42 · 01-16-2010, 09:27 PM

Probably not going to happen, but I'm just wondering about the possibilities. Let's say a college football team has a player who can play both football and basketball, and the basketball team gets really shorthanded. Could the basketball coach call on that football player to fill in, on short notice?

**Final42b** · 01-16-2010, 09:28 PM

that would be cool

**Tre4ISU** · 01-16-2010, 09:31 PM

He could but at this point his time would be better spent trying to become our best possession receiver. Marquis will leave a gaping hole there next year and he really needs to be the guy.

**Clonehomer** · 01-16-2010, 09:42 PM

Since he is on full scholarship in football, would he be able to play another sport without it counting? Otherwise, what would keep a bad football school from telling their football coach that he has to give a recruit a football scholarship?

**ISUPoker** · 01-16-2010, 09:46 PM

I don't know if I want a guy who hasn't played organized basketball in 2+ years jump right into Big 12 play. Nice idea, but will never happen.

The scholarship would count towards football.

**jsmith86** · 01-16-2010, 09:52 PM

Do we really want to chance losing a football player to an injury from playing basketball? What if he is the player next year that could make the difference between going to a bowl game or just going home? I guess my question really is, assuming that him playing basketball will get us to the big dance (but that being basketball, there is a high probability of him getting hurt during the season, possibly causing him to miss football next year), would you rather make the NCAA's or a bowl game?

**Kitkat** · 01-16-2010, 10:04 PM

I remember when Stevie Johnson's basketball eligibility ran out and he played football in the fall. Did okay too--I think he played safety. He was a great talent.

**burn587** · 01-16-2010, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by Kitkat

I remember when Stevie Johnson's basketball eligibility ran out and he played football in the fall. Did okay too--I think he played safety. He was a great talent.

Outside Linebacker. He ended up being really good by the end of the year, in fact I think he led the team in tackles in the first insight bowl.

**CycloneErik** · 01-16-2010, 10:22 PM

This is an interesting idea, even if he could just fill in defensively for a few minutes.

**JCREEK** · 01-16-2010, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by yaman3

He could but at this point his time would be better spent trying to become our best possession receiver. Marquis will leave a gaping hole there next year and he really needs to be the guy.

Marguis has a good chance to get the hardship year plus Ncaa owes us one after LUCCA jobing....

**uro cy** · 01-16-2010, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by JCREEK

Marguis has a good chance to get the hardship year plus Ncaa owes us one after LUCCA jobing....

And we thought they owed us one over the Bruton jobbing too....BOHICA!!!!!

**RivClone23** · 01-17-2010, 02:57 AM

Originally Posted by JCREEK

Marguis has a good chance to get the hardship year plus Ncaa owes us one after LUCCA jobing....

Pretty sure he was talking about Hamilton, not Gilstrap

**Rick** · 01-17-2010, 07:12 AM

If I remember correctly Andy Stensrud schollie went against us in BB not FB when he played both sports. I think BB scholarships are counted first.

**ketelmeister** · 01-17-2010, 07:36 AM

we have enough basketball players...it only takes five and we have eight on scholarship and walkons. Having less can be more. It pulls a team together so the players know THEY have to do the job.

**hoosman** · 01-17-2010, 09:12 AM

We don't have enough players. We've lost Pomlee, Vanderbeeken, Boozer, and Colvin (so far) and the season is half over. Now we're playing rugby rules in the Big 12. We'll probably see 1 or 2 more injuries. We almost lost Staiger last night. Gilstrap and Boozer were hurt against Texas. Adding another body is not a bad idea. Even if SJ did have a sprain - it would not keep him out for football. Otherwise, we may need Dorr or a freshman to step up. I don't know if Dendy and Hamilton have enough stamina to increase their minutes. When the team gets tired, they really lose effectiveness - that's when they stand around on offense and we either turn it over or we shoot a low percentage shot. High energy basketball is what makes this team pretty good. If we slow things down, we will repeat the last few seasons.