Re: Interesting Use of the New Redshirt Rule by Remus Bulmer
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Sycamore62
Im all for him doing what's best for him. I dont care if players abuse this rule. The NCAA and these schools and their employees are the ones who make out big. 6-7 figure salaries for government work, TV contracts, being treated like royalty, a billion dollar budget all on the backs of players that get a stipend and a diploma for "free" that a majority of them could have got free anyway that most people think of as worthless in the first place. Good for this player. If SHSU really needed him on the team they would have played him more.
+1 to your wise words. We @ PV got wind of this a few ago. ;) I agree w/ Remus and would've advised him to do likewise. Didn't SHSU just move a former DB over to the RB position this past summer? I think the writing on the wall was very clear. Seems like he was under-utilized in that former pass-happy scheme that came to fruition after his soph year?
SHSU doesn't own Remus so he's free to do all that the is legal and right under the ncaa's guidelines that suits his best interests individually. Wish him well, where ever he lands.
Re: Interesting Use of the New Redshirt Rule by Remus Bulmer
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Sycamore62
why should he have to stay. the school doesnt own him. if he was just a student working at Applebees and TGIFridays near another school was a better job then nobody would be talking about this. The team clearly doesnt need him that bad and he wants to go somewhere where a team does want him that bad.
Some are treating a young man's individual rights like it's some type of life-long marriage when he inks on the dotted line for a school. xlolx One cannot force someone to stay at a place where they do not want to be. Their heart and mind aren't in it so their overall performance will falter as well, imho. Obviously he's not dumb w/ his 3.2gpa and early graduation.
Re: Interesting Use of the New Redshirt Rule by Remus Bulmer
PLUS, I remember in EVERY visit I took to every school that they emphasized that scholarships were 1 year and renewable. I know there are longer term scholarships now but still, they wanted to make sure you knew that it could be pulled if you didnt perform.
Re: Interesting Use of the New Redshirt Rule by Remus Bulmer
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katss07
He should stay because he’s already played 3 games and shouldn’t just quit on the coaches and his teammates (the ones he is expected to LEAD). I think its a weak move. Hope Jackson goes off this week and the Kats win big.
If he is unhappy, he can bust his ass and work. Playing CFB isn’t a right, its a privilege. Earn time, don’t quit!
He gained 2,000 yards previously and was named a team captain? Neither of those things happen in a vacuum. If he was named team captain, then that's clearly a nod to his work ethic and commitment. If, after that and 2,000 yards, they're playing somebody else, then the handwrting is on the wall.
Sometimes politics gets involved in coaching decisions. Maybe the kid didn't like the politics, but - for whatever reason - he's decided that his future is better served, elsewhere.
You can't fault him for wanting to play or for not wanting to sit the bench.
Positions are earned in the spring and in August. Once the season's started, you're not going to work your way up the depth chart based on how you practice. You have to hope that somebody gets hurt or plays badly so you'll get another shot. That's not exactly a great place to be, mentally.
A competitive guy, who's a team captain, who realizes that he's in a conflict of interest with the team should be expected to make an intelligent, mature decision that benefits everybody involved.
It sounds to me like your guy did that....
Re: Interesting Use of the New Redshirt Rule by Remus Bulmer
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Redbird 4th & short
You're right ... and I guess it also reminds me of the first time I realized my kids could just press some "do over" button on their PS3 game if it wasn't going well. I was like .. "did you just quit some war game because it wasn't going well" ? He said very matter of factly, "no Dad, I get unlimited lives and I just go back to this point and start over. That's just the way it works". To which I said, "not really".
He did the whole off-season, he played 4 games .. and now he gets to hit that f-ing "do over" button like it never even happened. I just don't get it.
If you are involved at all with youth sports these days you should not be surprised by this at all, it's just an extension of the current culture. "Not starting or getting enough playing time, it's not your fault Little Johnny, it's the stupid coach's fault for not recognizing the incredible talent you have. Don't worry, we'll find you another team that recognizes your talent." Rinse and repeat the following year.
Re: Interesting Use of the New Redshirt Rule by Remus Bulmer
I posted that but also recognize this kid made the right decision for himself and it sounds like the coaching staff was understanding of his decision.
Someone posted earlier that schools don't own these kids. Couple that with 1 year renewable scholarships, and yeah, players should have the right to transfer. If scholarships were a 4 year guarantee and you have a signed contract then that is something that becomes bargained and agreed upon and restrictions on player movement should be part of the deal.
Re: Interesting Use of the New Redshirt Rule by Remus Bulmer
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Panther88
Some are treating a young man's individual rights like it's some type of life-long marriage when he inks on the dotted line for a school. xlolx One cannot force someone to stay at a place where they do not want to be. Their heart and mind aren't in it so their overall performance will falter as well, imho. Obviously he's not dumb w/ his 3.2gpa and early graduation.
Moving on and transferring is fine, student-athletes do it all the time. They always have and they always will. Quitting midseason is what rubs me the wrong way. Especially when he's a team captain.
Re: Interesting Use of the New Redshirt Rule by Remus Bulmer
Imagine how young men feel when coaches/coaching staff changes occur after they are recruited to a university. Are coaches/staff relegated to the same type "ownership" some are implying? Herman recruited someone I know (Oliver, soon to be round#1 nfl draftee) to uofh and then left uofh immediately after his soph yr. Should Herman be held to the same standard once he decided to leave uofh for ut-austin? Should Oliver felt some type of way and decided to leave uofh and sit 1 year @ ut-austin just so he could follow Herman and staff?
It's a business decision and should never be personal, unless they attend our PVAMU. It's very personal for us. :D
Re: Interesting Use of the New Redshirt Rule by Remus Bulmer
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Professor Chaos
Moving on and transferring is fine, student-athletes do it all the time. They always have and they always will. Quitting midseason is what rubs me the wrong way. Especially when he's a team captain.
What did he do wrong? No ncaa infraction(s). No bad blood between himself and coaching staff. He graduates in a few months w/ a good gpa. Coaching staff and he agreed to his decision so exactly what is the problem? It's his decision not an "our," "yours," or "mine" decision lol.
Re: Interesting Use of the New Redshirt Rule by Remus Bulmer
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Professor Chaos
Moving on and transferring is fine, student-athletes do it all the time. They always have and they always will. Quitting midseason is what rubs me the wrong way. Especially when he's a team captain.
Imagine if a coach checked out on your team the first round of the playoffs because he had a better offer....xcoffeex xlolxxlolx