Jay Rome To Join Hoop Dawgs.
by MaconDawg on Oct 12, 2011 11:30 AM EDT
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PrintSB Nation college hoops contributor Kris Willis reports that Bulldog tight end Jay Rome intends to join Mark Fox's Hoop Dawgs after football season concludes.
The freshman from Valdosta is currently redshirting, which is less a commentary on his talent (which is palpable) than on the talent and experience of the guys ahead of him on the depth chart: Orson Charles, Aron White and Arthur Lynch. Really Mike Bobo and John Lilly can only play so many tight ends at any given time. With all the work involved, it's not hard to imagine that a guy in Rome's shoes could be getting a little bored and wants the chance to compete in actual intercollegiate athletic contests.
And the son of Clemson basketball legend Stan Rome was an excellent forward for Valdosta High, most notably during a 33 point effort in the state playoffs against powerhouse Norcross. At 6'6' and 240 pounds, Rome is plenty big enough to play small forward in the SEC. However, having seen him on both the gridiron and in the gym, I can state without doubt that Jay Rome may be a future NFL tight end but is not likely to be a future NBA forward. He's just not quick enough, nor does he have the necessary ball skills. He's a phenomenal athlete, just not a phenomenal basketball player.
That being said, Mark Fox's squad will certainly benefit from the added depth Rome and fellow freshman Nick Marshall will provide. If nothing else, they'll provide an opportunity for the Georgia basketball team to practice against more SEC-quality athletes. Until later . . .
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Glad to hear it
if nothing else, it’s a very talented athlete on Fox’s roster that doesn’t cost b-ball a scholarship
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by Dawg in Beaumont on Oct 12, 2011 12:09 PM EDT reply actions
Yup. This is how all the savvy basketball schools are handling things.
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Women's Volleyball and Soccer are moving up. Basketball has improved and hopefully we see more wins this year.
I dont want to jinx football by talking to positive about it, but we are heading in a much better direction. The golf teams are fairing well, the tennis teams are doing well. Swimming and diving are almost always a go too. The softball team was on a roll and kind of busted, but they will be back. About the only question marks would be gymnastics and baseball. Oh, and we’re really good at horses. We even won a fishing championship a few years ago.
In other words – UGA is a sports school.
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by tankertoad on Oct 12, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
How does this affect his football eligibility?
I am ignorant on how playing two sports, when red shirted for one of them, affects the total number of years a player is eligible for the other sport.
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Interesting...
I’ve never thought of this before.
I’m curious, too.
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
I thought about that, too, but I don't know the answer, either.
MaconDawg? Mr. Sanchez? Bueller? Bueller?
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I'm frankly not sure.
I remember Duke basketball player Greg Paulus being able to play 4 years at Duke then play a year of football at Syracuse (at least they called it football . . .) but I’m not sure how that works in this situation. My gut tells me that he would still have 4 years of football left. And of course, there’s no guarantee that he sees action in basketball either, though at some point I imagine we’ll need another small forward. Of course, we could have the same issue in reverse with Nick Marshall, who has in fact played consistently in football (and thus will not redshirt) but will play guard on the basketball team. Let me see what I can find out.
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Although I can't pinpoint the rule - surely you can't do like 4 years on one sport and then 4 in another.
I bet it’s 4 or 5 years regardless of what sport you are on – once you hack a clock, I bet it starts then and there.
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
Yeah there's definitely a "5 years to play 4" clock overall.
I just don’t know if it’s per sport or for every sport.
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Maybe it's a true 5 to play 4
And he uses up his four years of basketball eligibility his true senior year but uses up his four years of football his redshirt senior year? That’s the only way the Greg Paulus situation would make sense to me.
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This is how I think it works.
It’s just been so long since we’ve had to worry about it that I don’t know. I suppose the last UGA athlete to play significant roles in football and basketball was Fred Gibson. And since he certainly didn’t redshirt his freshman season (thankfully) the issue never came up. I will find out though.
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Let's just hope
After winning multiple championships on the court and the field, Rome, a 3-time All American TE, reluctantly decides to leave after his redshirt junior year to enter the NFL Draft, where he’s selected in the Top-10…
Thus, sadly, we’d never know what would have happened in his redshirt senior year or if he’d even be allowed to play, but we could all use our various SI championship commemorative issues as tissues as we lament his departure and think fondly of his UGA career.
Too much?
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per sport
Seriously guys, you think Mark Richt would waste a year like this, letting him play basketball and ruining the redshirt?
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by Mr. Sanchez on Oct 12, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
no effect at all
it doesn’t make a difference. You have 5 to play 4 in each, as Macon mentions with Paulus, and I wanna say Larry Brown had an extra year in football after finishing his hoops career here.
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by Mr. Sanchez on Oct 12, 2011 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
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