Why is Patrick not playing tonight?
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If Dolph said that, Connor definitely is playing then.
I really hope this isn’t cancer related....
I hope not either. I'm guessing if something that drastic it would have been leaked by now.
wishing Patrick the best---health is a lot more important than b-ball.
I will complain about Fran about his coaching/recruiting....but man...I can't even imagine going through this as a parent.
Here is hoping for good news for the important issues at hand.
I said all along Patrick needs a year to just get healthy. Cancer and the treatment take a toll on your body. Let him get bigger and faster. I have seen what happens when a person goes through those treatments and it ain’t pretty.
good thing Patrick’s young and he can bounce back. Just give him a year to grow, no need to play him early. Redshirting is not a bad thing.
good thing Patrick’s young and he can bounce back. Just give him a year to grow, no need to play him early. Redshirting is not a bad thing.
Hayden you just might be right on this one. Tough to stay focused when you're thinking about the possible return of your child's cancer for the coach too.
Gazette headline this morning says Patrick will redshirt. Nothing in the story indicates that is the case.
He should just redshirt and let him have a year to grow. His body’s been through a gauntlet and needs to rest. Also a year off will allow him to hit the weight room.
I get it Iowa’s depth isn’t great right now, but I think personal health should trump the needs of the team.
Totally agree with your statement; however, Patrick already regraded in high school, which makes him a year older than other freshman. If he has professional aspirations then the redshirt kind of hurts because of age.
I think technically it's called a medical hardship, but you are correct. A lot of people make that mistake. Football has changed the rule so you can redshirt after playing (up to 4 games) but I don't think basketball has changed. If you get into a game, you've used the year's eligibility.
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Someone always does.
This. Talked to Patrick for awhile in the concourse at the United Center last year. Helluva nice kid
Patrick is almost 20 year old freshman. I have personally known 2 D1 players who regraded in high school- purposely repeating a grade.
If he is having health issues, wouldn't that be the basis for justifying a redshirt? He's played a grand total of 27 minutes this year. I know that the NCAA has become unpredictable, but surely, given Patrick's past, they would look kindly on the kid getting a medical redshirt under these conditions.
Patrick is 19. He turns 20 on March 20, 2020, or basically, after this season. Connor is 21 already - fun fact he's older than Luka Doncic!
He had thyroid cancer correct? I'm guessing if they partially or completely removed his thyroid he is taking hormone replacement meds which could need adjusting in someone young and athletic. I had mine removed.
From NCAA site
"A redshirt does not play in any college games or scrimmage in a given sport for an entire academic year, even though that student is otherwise eligible. If you do not play in a sport the entire academic year, you have not used a season of competition. However, if you play in even one second of a game as a college student-athlete, you are not a redshirt."
12.8.3.1.6 Exception—Football. [FBS/FCS] In football, a student-athlete representing a Division I
institution may compete in up to four contests in a season without using a season of competition. (Adopted:
8/8/18 effective 8/1/18 for competition that occurs on or after 8/1/18, Revised: 6/12/19)
I had not read this thread until now but did so because someone in another thread stated that Patrick now will redshirt. I get that in basketball if you step on the court then you can't count the year as a redshirt. It looks as if a medical redshirt might apply but they would have to go through the process. This all looks up in the air to me pending further developments.
Having said that I don't get why Fran played Patrick at all other than him wanting Pat to play a role this year backing up Weiskamp. One way or the other Patrick needed a year to bulk up and get his body in shape to play Big Ten ball. Hope for Patrick's sake that he gets the redshirt year to clear up his medical issues and prepare. From my vantage point his dad made this a more complicated situation than needed.
Having said that I don't get why Fran played Patrick at all other than him wanting Pat to play a role this year backing up Weiskamp. One way or the other Patrick needed a year to bulk up and get his body in shape to play Big Ten ball. Hope for Patrick's sake that he gets the redshirt year to clear up his medical issues and prepare. From my vantage point his dad made this a more complicated situation than needed.
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