Yea, this season is officially cooked.
Rip the bandaids off everyone and see who our building blocks for next season are.
We’ll see who remains come portal time.
In this era, what's the point of a redshirt? The players are going to have no loyalty to the program, why should the program have any loyalty / long term investment to the players? If Kuany can provide positive minutes, he should play. If he isn't ready to play, that's a different story. However, we shouldn't be redshirting him just to save a year of eligibility at this point.
The NCAA is kicking around going to a five-year eligibility model. If that means play all you want in five years, no more redshirts (medical redshirts still a thing and would grant a sixth year), I don't hate the idea, and it would help in a situation like this where maybe Kuany is ready now. Until then, I wouldn't burn Kuany even if he could help now, unless HE wanted it (kinda like Peyton Guice did for the women's team a few years ago). I still think you gotta do right by the kid, especially for a guy who came to the team as a freshman.
Put up or shut up time for Nicol, perhaps.
It won’t happen, but you play Kuany to see what you have going into next season. As it stands, we have all unknowns with Hadaway’s injury now when it comes to an interior presence.
The only silver lining is getting a closer look at Evans.
As it relates to Nicol — that kid is as good as gone. I don’t even put it on him, he just isn’t good enough and probably shouldn’t have been here in the first place.
Time to start thinking about next year's roster and who returns and who doesn't. Based on what we've seen so for, this is my guess:
Clayton-(Gone-graduates)
Searls-(Gone-graduates)
Mitchell-(Gone-graduates)
AJ Brown (Gone/Portal-not as hopeful now that he sticks around for one more)
Nicol-(Gone/Portal-if you can't get minutes on this team and with the wings coming in next year...I don't see how Boals can have him come back)
James-(Gone/Portal-A lot will depend on how he finishes the season after his leave....but right now...hard to think he's coming back)
Evans-(Gone/Portal-But if he actually plays moving forward the rest of the season he can go into the maybe category)
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Elliott-(Returns)
Hadaway-(Returns)
Sheldon-(Returns)
Kuany-(Returns)
Burris-(Returns)
Estis-(Returns)
Chase Boals (Returns)
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PAV-(Maybe/Portal-putting up good numbers....can see him leaving)
Let's hope I'm dead wrong. After Elliott and Hadaway....that leaves Sheldon who has completely lost his shot...and the unproven......redshirt freshman Kuany....redshirt freshman Burris....and two walk-ons that won't play.
Last Edited: 1/24/2025 12:12:17 PM by FearLeon