1) Graduate from high school
2) Get 16 core course credits (basically 16 year-long courses or 32 semesters) from NCAA approved courses
3) Have a corresponding test score and GPA on the sliding scale (higher GPA means lower test score needed, and vice versa)

If you're missing core course credit, you can only get one credit after graduation (three if you have a learning disability). If you're short on the GPA/test score scale, you can still only use one class after graduation to increase your GPA. You can continue to take the SAT and ACT until you enroll in college.

So if they were off the mark by a little bit, prepping for a year might make sense. But if they're coming up very short (hard to believe because IU is still working on this), then you have to go the JUCO route. Enrolling at some other four-year school makes no sense because not only is the kid not eligible where he goes and can't get a scholarship, he has to sit a year as a transfer.

Also don't forget that IU could file for a waiver if the athlete is a little short of the requirements. I'm not going to speculate on what Bawa or Creek's home situations were like so I have no idea what mitigating factors they might have. But the turmoil at IU might make help because IU didn't have the time to advise these kids like they normally might have.

Finally, as far as scholarships go, if either doesn't get eligible, the NLI is null and void. The scholarships are freed up, so Crean would have more to use down the road, or if they were going to prep IU could re-sign them in November.

1) Graduate from high school
2) Get 16 core course credits (basically 16 year-long courses or 32 semesters) from NCAA approved courses
3) Have a corresponding test score and GPA on the sliding scale (higher GPA means lower test score needed, and vice versa)

If you're missing core course credit, you can only get one credit after graduation (three if you have a learning disability). If you're short on the GPA/test score scale, you can still only use one class after graduation to increase your GPA. You can continue to take the SAT and ACT until you enroll in college.

So if they were off the mark by a little bit, prepping for a year might make sense. But if they're coming up very short (hard to believe because IU is still working on this), then you have to go the JUCO route. Enrolling at some other four-year school makes no sense because not only is the kid not eligible where he goes and can't get a scholarship, he has to sit a year as a transfer.

Also don't forget that IU could file for a waiver if the athlete is a little short of the requirements. I'm not going to speculate on what Bawa or Creek's home situations were like so I have no idea what mitigating factors they might have. But the turmoil at IU might make help because IU didn't have the time to advise these kids like they normally might have.

Finally, as far as scholarships go, if either doesn't get eligible, the NLI is null and void. The scholarships are freed up, so Crean would have more to use down the road, or if they were going to prep IU could re-sign them in November.

The chances of both Teague and Irving at IU? Very small. I'm not sure it is even desirable, given that they both need the ball to be good. Also, two consecutive one and done point guards would not be conducive to program development.

http://www.indystar.com/article/20090807/SPORTS...

What are the odds of us getting Teague and Irving?

Anyway, I think it's a lot like Bill Polian and the Colts, we'd like to fill certain positions but ultimately we're going to take the best available player. We all get pissed off when they take another offensive player, but man look at the guys we've picked up in the first round. Plus with our offense we've reallly got any number of guys who can bring the ball up the floor and we already have J Rivers, V Jones, J Hulls, and Carlino on the way, all very capable of being the point.

I also like the “bird in the hand” philosophy – give me J Davis ASAP!

I also wonder if Teagues dad is displeased with where Marquis is leaning and continues to push it back, or maybe they were a little surprised that Fab Melo didn't choose Louisville…..