Why doesn't ND's Jessica Shepard have to sit out a year?

[HoopsFan21]

Sure would have been nice to have Z not sit out a year, could have used her last season in a few games, one in particular I'm thinking about. Alas we're just a little old mid-major school and not some big time P5 school like ND where the rules don't apply.

 

[Orangutan]

Whatever the justification for Shepard’s immediate eligibility, it doesn’t really matter. Shepard is not a game changer, and as others point out, Gabby’s lock down defense in Lincoln last season held her to an abysmal 1-13 shooting.

It matters insofar as she is much better than Koko Nelson.

 

[Kaizen]

Not to get bogged down in the munitia but Shepard was the SECOND transfer in the McGraw @ ND era. Lili Thompson was the first.

Muffet: Lili graduated already so it doesn't count.

 

[Carnac]

Clearly the reason Shepard was allowed to play right away was bias. The NCAA noticed the Orangutan threatened to shave. After that it was a no brainer.

In all honesty who cares? What is, is. What ain't, ain't. Trying to figure out the logic behind much of was the NCAA does is a futile as understanding the very reasons why so many transfer in the first place. As one By-er once said, it's all akin to reading tea leaves.

Jordy, after reading your narrative about Oragutan threatening to shave, I had a brief visual of the finished product, and it scared me to death. please, no more mentions of Orangutan shaving, the shock would be too much.

 

[JordyG]

Jordy, after reading your narrative about Oragutan threatening to shave, I had a brief visual of the finished product, and it scared me to death. please, no more mentions of Orangutan shaving, the shock would be too much.

Look into my eye.