2026-2027 Roster discussion thread

[TrueblueCATfan]

I guess today is the day one way or another.

yep...It's who ever offers the most money..Im starting to get turned off with College basketball

[KentuckyWild2020]

I guess today is the day one way or another.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Goodman is saying it’s KU.

Just dont understand why he would go to a Adidas school

[bucsrule8872]

I posted in his recruiting thread, but apparently Stokes is announcing today (Tuesday) at 6:30PM on ESPN according to Matt Norlander and also posted on Sea of Blue.

Goodman is saying it’s KU.

[Pete Hogwallop]

I posted in his recruiting thread, but apparently Stokes is announcing today (Tuesday) at 6:30PM on ESPN according to Matt Norlander and also posted on Sea of Blue.

[bthaunert]

The rule has always been 4 years of eligibility . Sure, they can redshirt and have a fifth year....but only FOUR years of eligibility! From the sound of it they're changing the rules to allow a FIFTH YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY! Not for any other reason than to change the rule to allow 5 years of eligibility! That's why I said it was asinine.

Now, if I've misunderstood that and that's not the case, then so be it. Somebody please enlighten me and inform me that I am wrong.

My take on this is they don't want to deal with any of the medical redshirts and normal redshirts and the appeals, and people taking them to court, etc. so they just came out and said, you get 5 years. No more redshirts, no more medical redshirts, none of that.

The 4 years of eligibility thing, while technically true, didn't include 4 years of varsity eligibility until the early 70's. Prior to that (outside of the war years in the late 40's/early 50's), they only had 3 years of varsity eligibility. I imagine some of the same arguments around records existed then that people are talking about now with a 5th year.

As for the 5th year, college football has about a 3rd of it's players that are 5th year seniors bc they redshirt and talked about exactly that way...they will all be considered 5th year seniors, just like they are now.

[UKHoops01]

Agree, there is a reason Pope is visiting a player that might reclass to this year that is a wing. Ryan Hampton today. Top 10 2027 6-6 wing.

Somebody recently was talking about this as perhaps a package deal....where if Hampton reclassified and came Stokes would come as well. Perhaps Stokes may be trying to be LeBron James ("The Decision") and get his desired teammates around him? Maybe that's why Pope waited so long on Donnie Freeman? Maybe that's why this is dragging out so long? At this point, who knows...but there is a little too much drama for my taste.

[Trueblujr]

Muurinen appears to be headed to Arky from what I've been reading. Stokes, who knows? My money's on Oregon.

Muurinen to Arkansas. Blech.

[Pobilly]

Agree, there is a reason Pope is visiting a player that might reclass to this year that is a wing. Ryan Hampton today. Top 10 2027 6-6 wing.

[Cawood86]

I expect no good news on either

[Matt Dillon]

Muurinen appears to be headed to Arky from what I've been reading. Stokes, who knows? My money's on Oregon.

[KentuckyWild2020]

Stokes and Muurinen,Pope would walk on water. .

[Trueblujr]

The rule has always been 4 years of eligibility . Sure, they can redshirt and have a fifth year....but only FOUR years of eligibility! From the sound of it they're changing the rules to allow a FIFTH YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY! Not for any other reason than to change the rule to allow 5 years of eligibility! That's why I said it was asinine.

Now, if I've misunderstood that and that's not the case, then so be it. Somebody please enlighten me and inform me that I am wrong.

No, you are correct, but it’s also age based. It’s five years from your HS graduation or Age 19, or something to that affect. But it’s not always been four years of eligibility. It used to be three as I stated earlier. Freshmen used to not be allowed to play. They had Freshman teams.

[UKHoops01]

I don’t think it’s asinine. If a kid redshirts then plays four years, he’s a fifth year senior. No issue referring to anyone as that. It’s what they’ve been using the past few years since the COVID stuff. The Covid year was basically an exhibition year. Plenty of records have been broken with guys getting sixth and sometimes seventh years. Could fifth year guys break records that were set in four years? It happens all the time now. Back in the day of Issel and Maravich, freshman couldn’t play. Their records were achieved in three seasons and still stand today. It happens. Things change. Nobody wants to redshirt, give guys five to play five. If not change the darn redshirt rules to mirror footballs. Give guys 9-10 games to still maintain it. It would have been nice to see what Hawthorne brings to the table. Where the issue may arise, will be how many kids who redshirted sue to get their sixth year.

The rule has always been 4 years of eligibility . Sure, they can redshirt and have a fifth year....but only FOUR years of eligibility! From the sound of it they're changing the rules to allow a FIFTH YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY! Not for any other reason than to change the rule to allow 5 years of eligibility! That's why I said it was asinine.

Now, if I've misunderstood that and that's not the case, then so be it. Somebody please enlighten me and inform me that I am wrong.

[Trueblujr]

I find the "5 year rule" to be one of the more asinine and ridiculous decisions the NCAA has ever made..... and they've made several.

An extra year because of Covid made sense, because everything was screwed up for a year (or two). There was basically a lost year....so making an accommodation for that made sense. But to permanently change it just to change it??? What's the new term going to be...."5th year senior"? We've got freshman, sophomore, junior and senior covered....now we've got a new term that covers someone who previously has been out of eligibility but because we're changing everything to make it completely different and unrecognizable as we destroy history, this will be the new thing going forward??? Great....so now records that were achieved in 4 years will be meaningless. I doubt they'll put asterisks next to all the records that it took players an extra year to break. Imagine holding a record and having it broken by someone who was given an extra year to break it. Now I don't know about you, but I'd be kinda pissed. It just seems like the NCAA doing what it always does...fly by the seat of their pants and make stuff up as they go . And as always, I'm sure it has to do with money....not right or wrong.

I don’t think it’s asinine. If a kid redshirts then plays four years, he’s a fifth year senior. No issue referring to anyone as that. It’s what they’ve been using the past few years since the COVID stuff. The Covid year was basically an exhibition year. Plenty of records have been broken with guys getting sixth and sometimes seventh years. Could fifth year guys break records that were set in four years? It happens all the time now. Back in the day of Issel and Maravich, freshman couldn’t play. Their records were achieved in three seasons and still stand today. It happens. Things change. Nobody wants to redshirt, give guys five to play five. If not change the darn redshirt rules to mirror footballs. Give guys 9-10 games to still maintain it. It would have been nice to see what Hawthorne brings to the table. Where the issue may arise, will be how many kids who redshirted sue to get their sixth year.