re: Crews Degree

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You need to go back and read the requirements. Jersey retired needs all hof requirements plus a few more

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Wrong.

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The requirements can be adjusted. Ben McDonald. Chris Jackson. No degrees.

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True, and I could certainly be wrong but I’d bet he finishes his degree eventually, and being eligible for any type of recognition won’t have anything to do with it.

He just seems like a guy who finishes what he starts. Especially if he’s close and on the typical tract of graduating in 4 years. Though it may never give him any “concrete” value, the sense of accomplishment that comes with completing a degree and being able to use it as an example of finishing what you start (added to the NC, Golden Spikes, and all his other LSU baseball accolades) to his young fans and his future kids just seems like something he’d like to have. But I guess a lot depends on how close he is.

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How many numbers may never again be worn by future players in their respective sports at LSU?

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Shaq, Cannon, Maravich, Bertman, Pettit

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First time I see him on campus.....steps out of a brand new Nissan 240SX.

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Nissan was the “car of choice” for basketball players in the 80’s unless you drove a RR like John Williams. Jose Vargas drove a little Nissan believe it or not.

It was the equivalent to the “charger” at Bama.

But Daddy Dale never cheated.

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Shaq, Cannon, Maravich, Bertman, Pettit

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I was about to go all "well actually" but then I learned that for more recent retirees (McDonald, Furniss, Augustus, etc) athletes *can* actually wear their numbers still, at the coach's discretion.

Learn something new every day!

This might help:


BATON ROUGE, La. – Twelve members of LSU’s 2023 national championship baseball team were named Thursday to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

The honorees and their academic majors include first baseman/DH Cade Beloso (Certificate in Construction Management); pitcher Bryce Collins (History); centerfielder Dylan Crews (Sport Administration); pitcher Sam Dutton (Sport Administration); pitcher Garrett Edwards (Sport Administration); pitcher Ty Floyd (Sport Administration); pitcher Will Hellmers (General Business); infielder Jack Merrifield (Management); catcher Alex Milazzo (Sport Administration); pitcher Blake Money (Sport Administration); outfielder Josh Pearson (Sport Administration); and pitcher Grant Taylor (Finance).

LSU players have received SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition on 175 occasions since 2007.

Academic achievement has been a cornerstone of the LSU baseball program, as 114 student-athletes have earned degrees over the past 16 years.

LSU baseball 2023 team members who have earned their degrees include Beloso, Collins, Merrifield, catcher Hayden Travinski and second baseman Gavin Dugas.

Floyd, Milazzo and outfielder Brayden Jobert are scheduled to graduate this summer.

Any student-athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student-athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution’s NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll.

The following criteria is followed:

(1) A student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution.

(2) If a student-athlete attends summer school, his/her grade point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll.

(3) Student-athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e., letter winner), and non-scholarship student-athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons.

(4) Prior to being nominated, a student-athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of non-remedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution.

(5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.

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I was about to go all "well actually" but then I learned that for more recent retirees (McDonald, Furniss, Augustus, etc) athletes *can* actually wear their numbers still, at the coach's discretion.

Learn something new every day!

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I learned that today too. However, I doubt very seriously that a coach would ever allow it.

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I read this earlier today, which is why I started the thread about him making the Hall of Fame versus having his number retired

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I’m sure lots of things will come his way after LSU. It’s going to fun watching his run continue.

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Will be interesting to see if he finishes his degree

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Only if you don’t have a life.