Interesting response regarding International hoopster by Stricklin

[missouridawg]

in Daily Journal Blog...

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Q: Now that basketball player John Riek is gone, could there still be a chance of a European guy joining the team even if he had to sit out some games?</p>

A: There is now a scholarship available, although at this point any new player could only sign a financial aid agreement with MSU. According to NCAA bylaw 14.5.1.5, a foreign transfer has to sit out a year just like any other transfer, unless he is a "bone fide exchange student" who's sponsored by his nation's government, the U.S. Department of State, Rotary International, the Ford Foundation, the Institute of International Education, or some other similar organization.</p>
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Is MSU's goal to get him as an exchange student so he can play this year?
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[lutedog]

I may have read it wrong, but I don't think that answer is attributed to Stricklin. That is simply Locke answering a reader's question, and there is a good chance that he has no idea what he is talking about.

 

[thatlonghairedguy]

but maybe that was just Locke proving why he should stick to covering Ripley's JV Girls games.