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Iowa dodgeball?
The Iowa board is extremely angry that PSU is "cheating" with Henckel and Cole going on religious missions.
I mean... come on. Unless they're taking the actual 2 year Mormon mission - this is pretty crazy.
Not cheating, but redshirting in God's name is wild.
After their missions they can enlist and continue to defer eligibility while on active duty. Come back as 28 years olds and still have years of eligibility. Chess...not checkers.
To be clear, I too am cynical, but…if there were an actual non Mormon mission I am not sure why it should be any different.
ps - watch out for notre dame.
Because that doesn't exist. There's a reason the Mormon missions were the only exception for the NCAA - they're real work and its 2 years.
Call me completely skeptical that 2 guys who would lose a 2nd year are suddenly taking a "mission." We'll see if these guys end up out of state, out of country and actually on a mission. Crazy times.
Oh really?
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and consistent with some of these it doesn’t have to be ex us. (Indeed I chat with many Mormon mission kids here in the Shenandoah)
lots of non athletes do stuff like this. Like you I am at least somewhat cynical as to athletes (though at least here there is some track record of “religiosity” that others have bitched about that provides at least a fig leaf worth of plausibility), but let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water.
Anyone who didn’t see the Religious Mission exception as a massive loophole wasn’t paying attention. Next will be a military redshirt with the idea/unspoken agreement that you’d only be peeling potatoes or staffing a desk for a few years
I just mean that prior to the new rules - the NCAA only granted missions exemptions to Mormon Missions. Likely because it was a mandatory 2 year mission.Oh really?
Long Term Service — St. Mary's Catholic Center
Participate in long-term service opportunities at St. Mary's Catholic Center, offering international and domestic programs for Texas A&M, Blinn, and RELLIS students to engage in meaningful service.
and consistent with some of these it doesn’t have to be ex us.
lots of non athletes do stuff like this. Like you I am at least somewhat cynical as to athletes (though at least here there is some track record of “religiosity” that others have bitched about that provides at least a fig leaf worth of plausibility), but let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water.
I guess they technically shouldn't be discriminating against any other religions, but like you said, i'm just a cynical sonofabtch.
Good luck getting your recruiter to actually follow through with that!
All of a sudden you’re staring across the North Korea DMV at an outpost and huddling around a stove to combat the cold winds out of Manchuria - damn you Cael!
RP or chaplain assistant, in the Navy.
We had a club when I was on the Truman, would roll mats out in the hangar bay while underway. Had a JO who started for Navy at 165, had another guy who wrestled at Purdue for 2 years before dropping out and enlisting. One of the chaplains wrestled at a DII school in Wisconsin.
I was only half joking in my original comment, I would bet tires have atleast been kicked lol.
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Not true by rule. I do not know if it was practically true, but no one does because they never publicized denominations for religious missions.
Depends on how good you are. I don't know about the current rules, but check out Lloyd Keaser's military career while he was serving in the Navy after graduating from Annapolis.
Oh I just contributed...it's not really even fun anymore, it all goes over their head and vhs ends up having to translate for them.
Well I guess the medically injured, non religious student athletes and just your basic red shirt get the short end stick in 5 for 5. I think this may be challenge by the aclu. Religious discrimination works both ways. Good for cael to start this in motion.ps I don't think Cael likes the new rule changes. Also I'm all for missions as long everyone gets eligibility for their particular needs.
It's always been that way athletes still got a RS and medical RS after missions. Dusty Hone started college then did a mission. He was done at Oklahoma st 9 years after he graduated HS. He took a RS , 2 year mission and 2 medicals.
The difference is that's missions are the only acceptable " red shirt "and others lose the first red shirt, and all medical red shirts.5 for 5 is just hard for coaches to manage a roster.
The NCAA doesn't recognize a specific church for missionary work, just that the mission is full time and that there is no sports participation during the mission.
Everyone read this again. I don't want to see posts later on questioning why there's a wrestling mat in the middle of the jungles of Ghana. I thank you ahead of time..
That's not true. There are a number of Christian ministries available for college athletes recognized by the NCAA, it simply does not stop their clock.
I commend everybody that hasn’t offered their missionary position here.
That’s my point. That the 2 year Mormon mission stopped the clock. But now apparently, hey, free-for-all.
It will be very interesting to see if this actually does happen.
Over/under 1.5 months a mission leader can tolerate his likely behavior?
Biggest takeaway from today's events: I need to rewatch Righteous Gemstones.
Biggest takeaway from today's events: I need to rewatch Righteous Gemstones.
Baby Billy is the greatest supporting character of all time.
"Yes, btch, I heard you. I'm pretending like I didn't."
Two can play that game and someone is playing it better. Told Tom to announce Karl Voinovich and some other guy(I don’t know the 2nd string guy’s names)are going on missions. With the guys I have coming in and an extra year of these two guys it’ll be the end for you guys. WRESTLETOWN!!!!
Morons.
2 non starters this year gone and presumably far far away from the best room in the world that helps them get better. Likewise PSU just lost some key depth in car of injury.
I would think there is little doubt they will come back with their work cut out for them to get back to where they were, let alone even better.
Let's have Aaron Brooks prove me wrong as the first test case.
Cael certainly teaches that life is much bigger than wrestling alone. There is a lot of good work these two can do while away. Maybe their mission will take them past Iowa where spreading a little more gratitude and joy is sorely needed.
Because Brooks has been so far away
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