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Kassoum Yakwe

CyTwins said:
Wasn't Mannix Diallo's AAU coach at some point too?
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Think I read that Mannix was on the U16 team and Diallo was on the U17 while they were all together. Crazy stuff man, I guess I need to focus on Cheick being the main target but seems like they want to be together and that's not going to happen at ISU next year unless compliance works some serious Hilton magic
 
We could always petition the NCAA for a waiver. We have pretty good track record with those, right?

Right?
 
Psiclone said:
Interesting question. I am guessing that he would be allowed to walk on and pay his own way, much as McKay and Burton have done. If a scholarship is not involved, the NCAA can't keep a player from going to any school he wishes, though I don't know about the walk on status. Also, does a year of playing as a walk on affect a player's 4 year eligibility?
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I would think this might be an acceptable loophole to get him on the team. Sure, it costs some money out of Yakwe's pocket, but a prep school isn't exactly cheap, either.
 
This is different than our previous transfer who pays a half season. No chance he is red shirting and walk on. With all his other offers.
 
allfourcy said:
He still came here for a visit because he says he's still 50-50 on what he's going to do. My guess, he is very interested in us, but also playing with friend Diallo, and now that has a deterrant depending on where Diallo choses to go. Interesting.
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It Doesn't kill us but doesn't make us a slam dunk decision either. If anyone it helps St. Johns. I still think we get them both.
 
kcclones said:
This is different than our previous transfer who pays a half season. No chance he is red shirting and walk on. With all his other offers.
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Why not? He already said he is considering a prep school. So why wouldn't he also consider a walk-on redshirt year, especially if Diallo comes here?
 
Always cracks me up when people think a top 100 recruit would walk on. Go sell your bridge to KU fans, because no one here is buying. And it never fails, someone always brings it up in every recruiting thread.
 
Psiclone said:
Interesting question. I am guessing that he would be allowed to walk on and pay his own way, much as McKay and Burton have done. If a scholarship is not involved, the NCAA can't keep a player from going to any school he wishes, though I don't know about the walk on status. Also, does a year of playing as a walk on affect a player's 4 year eligibility?
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NCAA eligibility isn't changed whether you are on scholarship or not.

They absolutely can not get him in 2015.

And if course being a walkon for a year uses a year of eligibility, unless you redshirt.
 
Rhoadhoused said:
Also a ton of blue bloods would give him a scholly and gladly redshirt him.

ISU is the specific school he can't do that at.


What is everyone smoking?
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I think it's ~50/50 chance of him going to further develop at Brewster(or like institution) as it is him going to a college and redshirting. My worry is a school like Indiana will offer him a chance to play off the bench right away. Our one chance is if he decides it is better for his development as a player to go prep and ISU.
 
Am I the only one that interprets this as, he can redshirt in 2015? If he goes the college route, redshirts, that wouldn't affect ISU ability to take him. Meaning ISU has the ability to take him.

Somebody needs to tweet hines and get a clarification to that confusing sentence.

Yakwe also indicated he may want to redshirt if he decides to go the college route, which wouldn’t affect ISU’s ability to take him in 2015​
 
Fred has a plan. No doubt. Someone is getting promoted or something. Or there is a loophole. We are not recruiting a kid that cant play here.
 
1Nation said:
Am I the only one that interprets this as, he can redshirt in 2015? If he goes the college route, redshirts, that wouldn't affect ISU ability to take him. Meaning ISU has the ability to take him.

Somebody needs to tweet hines and get a clarification to that confusing sentence.

Yakwe also indicated he may want to redshirt if he decides to go the college route, which wouldn’t affect ISU’s ability to take him in 2015​
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Knownothing said:
Fred has a plan. No doubt. Someone is getting promoted or something. Or there is a loophole. We are not recruiting a kid that cant play here.
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Come on guys. In the article it specifically states we can not take him in 2015 no matter if we fire the old AAU coach, promote him, redshirt Yakwe, have him walk on, drink unicorn blood, ect.

Of course I think it's pretty likely that he stays in the '16 class, like the article says. He said it's 50/50 himself. We are recruiting him for '16. If he reclassifies it's over because we are still in that 2 year window. If he waits till '16 he is outside of the window.
 
Rhoadhoused said:
Come on guys. In the article it specifically states we can not take him in 2015 no matter if we fire the old AAU coach, promote him, redshirt Yakwe, drink unicorn blood, ect.

Of course I think it's pretty likely that he stays in the '16 class, like the article says. He said it's 50/50 himself. We are recruiting him for '16. If he reclassifies it's over because we are still in that 2 year window. If he waits till '16 he is outside of the window.
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Ok, ok, ok. But wait....hear me out. What if he redshirts? What then smart guy?
 
Rhoadhoused said:
What if we can replace half of his organs with robotic parts? Thus he is an android which is not under the control of the NCAA! Can he come to ISU in '15 then?
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A robot under no control of the NCAA? He joins us Saturday against TCU.
 
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