Middle Schoolers redshirting? Thanks NIL 🤦🏻‍♂️

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midcal said:
Let’s be honest. Most of them still only have an eighth grade education when they leave college anyway.
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You ain't wrong. But bear with me here. ALL of them have a God given talent. Same as the rest of us. "We ain't here to play school." They ain't wrong. We ALL have been blessed with our individual talents. They do a better job at taking advantage of their talents than the rest of us. The fact that they have a path to take advantage of their God given talent should be commended on a daily basis. We as fans provide that path.
 
OldDevilDawg said:
You ain't wrong. But bear with me here. ALL of them have a God given talent. Same as the rest of us. "We ain't here to play school." They ain't wrong. We ALL have been blessed with our individual talents. They do a better job at taking advantage of their talents than the rest of us. The fact that they have a path to take advantage of their God given talent should be commended on a daily basis. We as fans provide that path.
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I don’t disagree. It seems like cheating, but honestly, two years of eighth grade would probably benefit most of them in their physical and mental development in preparation for high school and college. But it probably wouldn’t end there. We’ll eventually end up with kids in their third or fourth year of eighth grade.
 
midcal said:
I don’t disagree. It seems like cheating, but honestly, two years of eighth grade would probably benefit most of them in their physical and mental development in preparation for high school and college. But it probably wouldn’t end there. We’ll eventually end up with kids in their third or fourth year of eighth grade.
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Then they'll be 30 in College. By the time they get to the NFL, they'll be over the hill. That causes the death of the NFL. Shit will work itself out. Trust me.
 
OldDevilDawg said:
Then they'll be 30 in College. By the time they get to the NFL, they'll be over the hill. That causes the death of the NFL. Shit will work itself out. Trust me.
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Yeah, obviously they can’t milk it for too long, but BYU puts plenty of players in the NFL that are 2-3 years older than typical college grads, and many of them have lasting NFL careers.
 
midcal said:
Yeah, obviously they can’t milk it for too long, but BYU puts plenty of players in the NFL that are 2-3 years older than typical college grads, and many of them have lasting NFL careers.
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Now let's pretend that those guys spend 4 years extra in HS, then they go on their "mission" for 2 years. They are 30 years old before they can declare for the draft. 4 years into an NFL career and they are already washed up. Their value is gone as soon as they get to the league. It will cause a backlash from the NFL.
 
OldDevilDawg said:
Now let's pretend that those guys spend 4 years extra in HS, then they go on their "mission" for 2 years. They are 30 years old before they can declare for the draft. 4 years into an NFL career and they are already washed up. Their value is gone as soon as they get to the league. It will cause a backlash from the NFL.
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I’m not suggesting someone would spend three years in 8th grade and then extend their college career because of their mission, just that plenty of people who begin their NFL career at 24 or 25 as opposed to 21 or 22 go on to have lengthy careers.
 
midcal said:
I’m not suggesting someone would spend three years in 8th grade and then extend their college career because of their mission, just that plenty of people who begin their NFL career at 24 or 25 as opposed to 21 or 22 go on to have lengthy careers.
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I'm just saying that if they can start extending their career indefinitely in 8th grade, they might be a 25-26 year old college freshman.
 
OldDevilDawg said:
I'm just saying that if they can start extending their career indefinitely in 8th grade, they might be a 25-26 year old college freshman.
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To That extreme, yeah, they’re wasting their prime years. But hey, only a small percentage of college players ever sniff the NFL. And as much money as they can make in college now, why not wait til you’re at your physical peak? Selling insurance can wait a few years.
 
Copejunkie said:
Im assuming that most states have some kind of age limit to compete in highschool sports.
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Didn't think about that part so I looked it up.

In Georgia High School Football,

1.30 - AGE
To be eligible to participate in interscholastic activities, a student must not have reached his 19th birthday prior to
May 1st, preceding his year of participation.

So, if a Morman kid turns 19 on May 1st in Georgia, he is eligible to play in the upcoming season. He graduates at the end of the following school year around his 20th birthday. He then goes on his 2 year "mission" and turns 22 prior to his freshman season. He finishes his 4th season at the age of 26.
 
midcal said:
Yeah, obviously they can’t milk it for too long, but BYU puts plenty of players in the NFL that are 2-3 years older than typical college grads, and many of them have lasting NFL careers.
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If I recall correctly, BYU required that all their full ride scholarship students and athletics have to serve 2 years of religious missionary after graduation before they can pursue their real life professions/careers....and most of their 2 years assignments are in some shithole towns in the nation and/or shithole countries abroad.

Perhaps, that's why they're much more mature, disciplined with strong work ethic.
 
OldDevilDawg said:
Didn't think about that part so I looked it up.

In Georgia High School Football,

1.30 - AGE
To be eligible to participate in interscholastic activities, a student must not have reached his 19th birthday prior to
May 1st, preceding his year of participation.

So, if a Morman kid turns 19 on May 1st in Georgia, he is eligible to play in the upcoming season. He graduates at the end of the following school year around his 20th birthday. He then goes on his 2 year "mission" and turns 22 prior to his freshman season. He finishes his 4th season at the age of 26.
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I believe Iowa has a similar position, and I'm going to bet most states do.
 
Just waiting to see if colleges at all divisions/NAIA/Juco will tell athletes they will only recruit from travel teams. That will kill school based athletics quickly if they ever did or make it PE enhanced teams. Part of me wishes we'd just go European model but also a part of me that hopes we don't.

Edit: we know NCAA D1 isn't really recruiting HS kids unless elite. How soon will the lower levels be the same? I know the 5 year rule is going to be a major factor.
 
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