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Do we think Niko saved enough NIL money to be competitive for Dawson should he receive another year of eligibility?
 

Gopher-in-Keno said:
Do we think Niko saved enough NIL money to be competitive for Dawson should he receive another year of eligibility?
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Yes. And the # of teams with $$ isn't huge. He should at least get $1 million or so, but it would seem we have that available.
 

As a fan, I'd really like to see the college eligibility rules restored back to five (5) years regardless of injuries and/or the use of a RS season.

With that said, adding Dawson to our current roster would exponentially grow our enthusiasm and expectations for the upcoming season. It's been way too long of a wait to feel that way again about this program.
 


Slim Tubby said:
As a fan, I'd really like to see the college eligibility rules restored back to five (5) years regardless of injuries and/or the use of a RS season.

With that said, adding Dawson to our current roster would exponentially grow our enthusiasm and expectations for the upcoming season. It's been way too long of a wait to feel that way again about this program.
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I agree, would love to see some sanity and consistency back in the area of eligibility at the very least in this chaotic environment.

That said....Dawson 100% fits a need on this roster and would make the 25-26 version of the Gophers instantly better.

That said part 2.....wasn't his case already ruled on and denied?
 


howeda7 said:
I haven't seen anything about it one way or another.
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"The NCAA has denied his request and his appeal," Garcia's attorney, Darren Heitner, told Gophers On SI. "We are now exhausting efforts directly with the NCAA before potentially escalating this matter to litigation."

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NCAA denies Dawson Garcia's request for one more year; legal action possible

An attorney representing Minnesota Gophers star forward Dawson Garcia is considering legal action against the NCAA in an effort to grant Garcia with one more ye
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Unregistered User said:
"The NCAA has denied his request and his appeal," Garcia's attorney, Darren Heitner, told Gophers On SI. "We are now exhausting efforts directly with the NCAA before potentially escalating this matter to litigation."

www.si.com

NCAA denies Dawson Garcia's request for one more year; legal action possible

An attorney representing Minnesota Gophers star forward Dawson Garcia is considering legal action against the NCAA in an effort to grant Garcia with one more ye
www.si.com www.si.com
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Forgot about this. But given they just gave a waiver to a guy who "only played 11 games" in one season, his attorney has a good point about having no standards for when they grant waivers. Garcia played 16 in his year at UNC. I guess the magic # is between 12 and 15?
 



howeda7 said:
Forgot about this. But given they just gave a waiver to a guy who "only played 11 games" in one season, his attorney has a good point about having no standards for when they grant waivers. Garcia played 16 in his year at UNC. I guess the magic # is between 12 and 15?
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Would certainly seem like this would probably help Garcia's case but who knows. 16 is over 50% of the regular season so they could use that as their mythical cutoff line I guess.

Seems like there is little to no news in terms of what Garcia is doing so no clue if he is even still actively pursuing another year or if he took his shot and has now decided to just move on.

Feels like his college days are over but in this current landscape anything is possible.
 








JZABR said:
The soulless version
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Dang, you stole my angle.

Well played sir. I was thinking, they’ll use him to sit courtside across from the opponent, and just smile - for 2 and a half hours.
 




Scottsdale Gopher said:
Would appear to be more of a body than anything else, which is understandable in June. But kudos to him for going from JUCO to mid-major, to high major. Likely a hard working player.
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Looks like another body to bang for a few minutes if called on. Only being 228 pounds at 6'9 is concerning, especially if they want him to play in the low post. For reference Vaihola is 260 at 6'8 and Turner is 265 at 6'10.

If they land this kid, good for him, but I'd think its a practice/deep rotation body
 


Seems like every year they start with an injury concern. Tyler Cochran missed all last year, Garcia missed time the year before. Parker Fox…….
 

Bobek said:
Seems like every year they start with an injury concern. Tyler Cochran missed all last year, Garcia missed time the year before. Parker Fox…….
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True and it is frustrating but I would also bet it isn't something unique to us as I am sure lots of teams have lingering and pre-season injuries to deal with on a yearly basis.
 








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