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Playing two sports in college
Posted on 6/7/12 at 6:42 am
Posted on 6/7/12 at 6:42 am
With Ricky Seals-Jones decommiting from Texas because they would not let him play both basketball and football the nations top wide receiver prospect at 6'5 is considering LSU where coach Miles and Coach Jones have no problem with it.
What say the Rant, ok or not ok with one of our top football stars playing basketball too
What say the Rant, ok or not ok with one of our top football stars playing basketball too
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Posted on 6/7/12 at 6:57 am to AZTiger7072
When he's young he'll do both.
As a junior/senior he may have to pick one but maybe not
As a junior/senior he may have to pick one but maybe not
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:09 am to AZTiger7072
my question would be...what does he do in November when the two overlap?
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:13 am to mylsuhat
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When he's young he'll do both.
As a junior/senior he may have to pick one but maybe not
Exactly. Once he figures out which sport is going to pay him he'll focus on that. Give him what he wants now to get him here.
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:14 am to AZTiger7072
Let em have it
This post was edited on 6/7/12 at 7:16 am
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:25 am to AZTiger7072
Tough for guys to play those two sports in college. It's been done a few times, but failed more often. I'd love for LSU to lock down RSJ. He's a bigtime player.
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:27 am to AZTiger7072
worked out ok for Chad Jones as a recent example.
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:33 am to AZTiger7072
Yeah why not???
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:34 am to LSUTygerFan
He'll do football till football is done then pick up with basketball team
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:34 am to C
That was for football and baseball though.
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:37 am to c on z
Yeah, there have been several football/baseball, football/track, and even a couple of baseball/basketball cases (Ben McDonald & Lyle Mouton), but football/basketball is Charlie Ward type of shite.
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:37 am to b-rab2
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He'll do football till football is done then pick up with basketball team
would this depend on which sport he gets the scholarship for? I'm assuming it would be football but, seems like basketball has a few to give.
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:44 am to LSUTygerFan
NCAA rule is that if an athlete plays two sports and one of them is football then he scholarship has to be in football
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:45 am to LSUTygerFan
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my question would be...what does he do in November when the two overlap
easy. Do what Julius Peppers Did at UNC. He joined the basketball team after football was over with. I'm pretty sure this is the norm. I don't remember an athlete doing both at the same time. Everybody knows College Basketball doesn't 'really' begin until Feb/March anyway, so he would be fine
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:49 am to The Mick
I love the link being from New Orleans and I agree let this guy play both sports to get quality players to LSU. Remember Chad Jones? 
Posted on 6/7/12 at 7:59 am to FightinTigers1
He will play football untill it is over then move over to basketball. During the time off after the SEC championship and before the National championship ( or whatever bowl we would go to) He may have time to attend some basketball practices, but overall, he would not be playing untill early January after the bowl game. He would miss the first half of the season, but would be available come SEC play.
Posted on 6/7/12 at 8:01 am to mylsuhat
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NCAA rule is that if an athlete plays two sports and one of them is football then he scholarship has to be in football
nice to know.good deal eitehr way i guess....the basketball team can use all the help they can get.
Posted on 6/7/12 at 8:41 am to LSUTygerFan
Our coaches should be supportive of this and let them choose their paths once they get on campus. An athelete talented enough to play two D1 sports should at least be given that opportunity. Michael Clayton and Marcus Spears were both on the basketball roster in 2001. We all know how that story ends.
Posted on 6/7/12 at 8:44 am to LSUTygerFan
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my question would be...what does he do in November when the two overlap?
Tony Gonzalez at Cal and Julius Peppers at UNC joined the basketball team following football season.
Posted on 6/7/12 at 8:55 am to hehateme2285
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my question would be...what does he do in November when the two overlap?
Tony Gonzalez at Cal and Julius Peppers at UNC joined the basketball team following football season.
Oh it can be done. Just difficult because those 2 sports overlap so much. Just like trying to play basketball and baseball at same time too.
That said....hope we get him!
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