It feels lile the appeal is a "hey, don't punish the kid for our mistake" appeal, and it sends a message that they fight for their athletes. But I just don't think that is a strong argument. If the NCAA lets this slide they will have to fight it every year, everywhere.
Storm brewing for Little Rock (and 174 lbs bracket)
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Regardless of outcome for the appeal, hopefully this is the “last” year for COVID impacts to years of eligibility (of course there’s always the double bird, splits dude to ruin my argument).
Which, to me, is the worst argument possible. Out of ANYONE, he should be the one that ABSOLUTELY knows what his eligibility is/was and why...
I don’t know but you may be correct. He wrestled the 2020-21 season but I thought it was the 2019-20 season that didn’t count because of COVID. In 2021-22 he sat behind Marinelli. He will have participated in 3 NCAA tournaments across 5 years.
2019-20 counted, it just didn’t have an NCAA tournament. 2020-21 was free, which is why Starocci is going for 5 now. He RS in 2019-20, then competed every year starting in 2020-21.
PK has 1 more year. 2020 NCAA that didn't happen those SR got screwed. 2021 NCAA was the free year
I remember 2020 well. We attended the B1G tourney together at Rutgers and everything was glorious. Then it all fell apart the following week as sporting events were cancelled…costing the Hawks a championship. Thing that I recall having the biggest impact on me was seeing the lines waiting for the men’s bathroom. Amazing how it slows things down when everyone washes their hands!
One would think you’re right but the ncaa is so toothless at this point I’m not sure they have the power to order a subway sandwich at their next company meeting.
I can't believe a conference is allowed to change what is supposed to be a standard rule across the board. They should be dq. Not a good look for David Taylor either.
Agreed. It’s crap. Why have the rules if you aren’t going to enforce them. All of the other wrestlers followed them.
Anybody that wrestled as a freshman in 2021 and has redshirted since still has another year, or two if you are like AJ and can claim an Olympic redshirt for an additional year. I"m sure at least a couple more have been injured in the past five years so they'd get the traditional hardship waiver. But we are one year away from being almost back in line with the previous "normal".
Seems like it will never end…we’re always one year away!
It also seems odd that none of the opposing coaches were aware of this either. You would think you would be pretty update your competition and someone would have caught it. I know their conference isnt like the b10 where all coaches are pretty familiar with each others programs/line ups but if any did any scouting or research on possilble champs they likely would have noticed this.
It’s just so simple, how could anyone screw this up? 😑
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It really is. You just don't count 2020-21 towards anything. Remove it, and still 5 years to complete 4 unless a waiver is granted. Pretty simple as long as you know how to count.
That said, I was certainly confused about it myself until a few months ago, when it was explained to me here. But I'm just a fat guy behind a computer screen slamming Dews and Doritos. It isn't my 40+ hour a week job.
Holy $hit. On FRL they noticed this and brought it up a couple days ago and now the kids not eligible. Wow. Hilarious if that show is what got him busted.
This is what happens when Vodka’s calls go unreturned.
Surely @IsThereVodkaInHeaven? hasn’t been forgotten! He was the greatest private compliance officer in the history of The Cesspool!
Because your “Yeah, but that’s different” was a typical Vodka response whenever someone called him out on his delusions. At least you were tongue in cheek, Vodka was a true believer.
Where is that guy? What ever happened to him?
Apparently got nuked for political stuff.
I truly hope he is ok. It is often hard to gauge how serious people are on here when repping a "persona". But, it sure seemed to me, that he became VERY unstable at the end. This is especially true if he was also the short-ran poster that went scorched earth dropping every negative news outlet piece on Trump shortly after his main account disappeared..
I actually enjoyed a lot of his posts, but it seemed he was WAAAAY too vested in some of the topics discussed...
I actually enjoyed a lot of his posts, but it seemed he was WAAAAY too vested in some of the topics discussed...
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Anyone hear an update on Brennan’s eligibility?
hope he gets in i have him winning my bracket
WTF? Are you guys trying to beetlejuice that annoying sob back on here or what? Just let him focus on whatever his latest conspiracy is in peace, and far away from here.
He wasn’t on my ignore list so he couldn’t have been that bad…right?
I was just curious brother. Not trying to bring anyone back. LOL! 😂 😂
That's how I describe you in my head
It is still a rule. The other examples (redshirts. Med redshirts, olympic rs, covid yr) guys played by the rules.
And how many other wrestlers would have returned this year if they knew the rule wouldn't be enforced?
Really? I throw out hints all the time. Hell, I basically told every PSU fan out there that I am baiting them. If you think I am remotely as vested in ANY argument as Vodka was, you really haven't understood anything I have ever posted on here...
Edited to add: Here's the difference. I have FUN with the back and forth and actually enjoy some of the most ardent dissenting opinions. Most of the time, they put a big smile on my face. Meanwhile, I got the impression that Vodka took everything to heart and was constantly super offended on here.
This is FUN for me and I promise I take it WAY less seriously than nearly all that disagree with me on here!
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