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omghulkhands said:
Their spicy ketchup is awesome. Other than that, I don’t really get the hype.
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The hype is from people from Texas when it was a thing in the 80’s and 90’s. It was very good. But that market has been saturated now with places like Five Guys, In and Out, and Shake Shack that have emerged or expanded since the 2000’s.

I was born in Dallas- it was much better than McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King, especially when it was just west of the Mississippi. I will still eat it for nostalgia, but it’s just another hamburger place now.
 
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VolGee4 said:
The hype is from people from Texas when it was a thing in the 80’s and 90’s. It was very good. But that market has been saturated now with places like Five Guys, In and Out, and Shake Shack that have emerged or expanded since the 2000’s.

I was born in Dallas- it was much better than McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King, especially when it was just west of the Mississippi. I will still eat it for nostalgia, but it’s just another hamburger place now.
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It reminds me of a Sonic burger. Not terrible, but not great.

If I’m getting a burger in Nashville, Red Headed Strager’s green chili burger is my favorite. Hugh Baby’s, Dreamburger, Cledis, Riverside Grill Shack, Gabby’s….all fantastic. No reason to go to Whataburger.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Not true, at least based on what other international guys similar have gotten recently.
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Really? What examples are there of other guys like that? And how do they arbitrarily determine how many years a guy gets?

If a kid has never played in college, he should get 4 years. Nothing else matters, and if it does, he shouldn't get any eligibility.

Not saying I don't believe you because something that dumb is so on-brand for the NCAA.
 
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Chaz-Vol said:
Everyone's favorite insider Tony B said in his blog Burg may only get 1 year FWIW
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Man, just unreal. I apologize to @tev.sm for speaking out of turn with such confidence in response to the question. I thought for sure it was correct. Again, it's so dumb and arbitrary from the NCAA. You're either eligible or you're not. Leave it to that bunch to overcomplicate things.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Really? What examples are there of other guys like that? And how do they arbitrarily determine how many years a guy gets?

If a kid has never played in college, he should get 4 years. Nothing else matters, and if it does, he shouldn't get any eligibility.

Not saying I don't believe you because something that dumb is so on-brand for the NCAA.
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I honestly don’t know how they’re determining it, if it’s age, or professional years played, or totally arbitrary…not sure if there’s a rhyme or reason, but they’re doing it.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Man, just unreal. I apologize to @tev.sm for speaking out of turn with such confidence in response to the question. I thought for sure it was correct. Again, it's so dumb and arbitrary from the NCAA. You're either eligible or you're not. Leave it to that bunch to overcomplicate things.
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I don’t disagree with your general idea that if you’re eligible then that should be it, but at the same time idk that having 28/29 year olds going against 18 year olds is also the answer.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I don’t disagree with your general idea that if you’re eligible then that should be it, but at the same time idk that having 28/29 year olds going against 18 year olds is also the answer.
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But there is no limit on guys with no professional basketball experience with regards to their eligibility. If I had never enrolled in college and started my eligibility clock, and then decided to enroll at age 28, I'd have had 4 years of eligibility.

In fact, there are no restrictions on guys with professional sports experience playing another sport, apparently. Kelly Washington was a professional baseball player and to my knowledge had no eligibility restriction when he left baseball to pursue football at Tennessee as a 22 year old freshman. Several other examples of guys like that.

So it seems that the driving issue is his time spent as a professional basketball player attempting to forge a college career. But how does Zvonimir Ivisic not have restrictions? He played 4 years of professional basketball in Europe as a teenager. The only difference is he enrolled at UK at 19 years old instead of 22 (almost 23) like Berg.

It just seems like another arbitrary piece of legislation that the NCAA will continue to unevenly govern and apply.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Man, just unreal. I apologize to @tev.sm for speaking out of turn with such confidence in response to the question. I thought for sure it was correct. Again, it's so dumb and arbitrary from the NCAA. You're either eligible or you're not. Leave it to that bunch to overcomplicate things.
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No problem, completely understandable. Agreed that the NCAA doesn't make things necessarily straightforward for these cases in my opinion.
 
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I'm fine with them being "unfair" on this, I don't want to see 27 year olds playing college basketball. I'd also be fine with all of the old Euro players being banned from enrolling. I don't have any interest in watching the G League in college uniforms.
 
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cncchris33 said:
But there is no limit on guys with no professional basketball experience with regards to their eligibility. If I had never enrolled in college and started my eligibility clock, and then decided to enroll at age 28, I'd have had 4 years of eligibility.

In fact, there are no restrictions on guys with professional sports experience playing another sport, apparently. Kelly Washington was a professional baseball player and to my knowledge had no eligibility restriction when he left baseball to pursue football at Tennessee as a 22 year old freshman. Several other examples of guys like that.

So it seems that the driving issue is his time spent as a professional basketball player attempting to forge a college career. But how does Zvonimir Ivisic not have restrictions? He played 4 years of professional basketball in Europe as a teenager. The only difference is he enrolled at UK at 19 years old instead of 22 (almost 23) like Berg.

It just seems like another arbitrary piece of legislation that the NCAA will continue to unevenly govern and apply.
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Like I said, I get it and don’t necessarily agree, my guess is they’re trying to be somewhat fair to both sides, but that’s not really going to be possible. They don’t want a 30 year old who’s been playing professionally for 15 years coming here as a freshman and going against 18 year olds, I get it, but where/how do you draw the line? I’m sure it’s going to be the next hot topic, not sure what the rule should be, just know how it’s currently being done.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
It reminds me of a Sonic burger. Not terrible, but not great.

If I’m getting a burger in Nashville, Red Headed Strager’s green chili burger is my favorite. Hugh Baby’s, Dreamburger, Cledis, Riverside Grill Shack, Gabby’s….all fantastic. No reason to go to Whataburger.
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I’m not in Nashville, but I don’t put Whataburger in the same category as a local joint. I wouldn’t choose it if I wanted a good local hamburger spot.

Whataburger was a step up from the fast food options in its Texas days. As with most things, expansion diminishes the product, and my understanding is PE owns it now.
 
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Chaz-Vol said:
Everyone's favorite insider Tony B said in his blog Burg may only get 1 year FWIW
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We ran the story yesterday regarding the fact that Tennessee is awaiting the NCAA's ruling on how much NCAA eligibility this 23 year old might have. A source at UT in hoops that read the blog yesterday tipped me off that internally Tennessee is actually preparing for a worst case scenario where Berg would only have one year of eligibility. It has something to do with his age and level of professional experience. As with all things NCAA ... it sounds complicated. If Berg only gets one year I'd expect Tennessee to sign him anyway. Could be a solution at shooting guard.
 
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Derek Reese's jumpshot said:
I'm fine with them being "unfair" on this, I don't want to see 27 year olds playing college basketball. I'd also be fine with all of the old Euro players being banned from enrolling. I don't have any interest in watching the G League in college uniforms.
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I dont necessarily want to see it, either, but to me, that makes a black and white approach all that more attractive....if you've played professional basketball, you aren't eligible to play in the NCAA. Plain and simple and eliminates any gray area, nuance, or ambiguity.
 
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