What The Hell Did We Waste a Redshirt Year on Bailey at RB?

[davidsmu94]

we need all those guys this year

[Corso]

Did Robinson play?
Don't remember seeing him.

[ALEX LIFESON]

he did.

[thefamousguy]

Freshman that played today, that could have redshirted.

Justin Smart
Youri Yenga
Ryan Leonard
Darrius Bell
De' Von Bailey
Aldrick Robinson

Yenga looks like he could be a pretty good player. He displayed some strength and quickness late in the game. I know it was techs second team but I saw some good things. Justin Smart needs a lot of work in terms of technique. He had no moves. The Tech linemen just led him right up the field, to the outside and away from the QB. Justin did display some speed and quickness by closing in from behind on a few plays.

[The XtC]

[quote="SWC2010"][quote="The XtC"][quote="JasonB"]Bailey played saftey at the end of the game.

Butler played RB at the end of the game.

It was a mistake by the announcer, both players are number 2 in the guide I got at the stadium.

FYI, redshirt isn't offically wasted until after like the third game of the season. So you can play some people in the first couple of games and not necessarily waste a redshirt.[/quote]
Redshirt is burned the moment you step on the field. If the player is injured and out for the season prior to playing 20% of the schedule, he can apply for a medical hardship. Hardship and redshirt are NOT the same thing, the often used term "medical redshirt" is a misnomer, it's not the same thing. Not all appeals are granted, you have to prove that the player had a medical condition that necessitated him missing the entire season, and he cannot practice or dress out for games the rest of the season.[/quote]

________

We argue about this each year--

the rules now allow for players to play in a limited number of snaps in non-conference games but still preserve their red-shirt.

Next question...[/quote]

True, we do argue about this each year, so my next question would be when was this rule passed, and when does it go into effect? I need your help here, because I've never heard this before. Instead, when I look through the NCAA website I keep running into this sentence: "The term "redshirt" is used to describe a student-athlete who does not participate in competition in a sport for an entire academic year."

When I paged through the NCAA Division 1 manual, this is the section that refers to seasons of competition:
14.2.3.1 [b]Minimum Amount of Competition.[/b] Any competition, regardless of time, during a season in an intercollegiate sport shall be counted as a season of competition in that sport, except as provided in Bylaws 14.2.3.1.1, 14.2.3.1.2 and 14.2.3.1.3. This provision is applicable to intercollegiate athletics competition conducted by a two-year or four-year collegiate institution at the varsity or subvarsity level. (Revised: 1/11/94, 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, 5/9/06).

and:

14.2.3.4 Intercollegiate Competition. A student-athlete is considered to have engaged in a season of intercollegiate competition when he or she competes in an athletics event involving any one of the conditions
characterizing intercollegiate competition (per Bylaw 14.02.6).

and those conditions are:

14.02.6 Intercollegiate Competition. Intercollegiate competition occurs when a student-athlete in either a two-year or a four-year collegiate institution: (Revised: 1/10/95)
(a) Represents the institution in [u]any[/u] contest against outside competition, regardless of how the competition is classified (e.g., scrimmage, exhibition or joint practice session with another institution’s team) or whether the
student is enrolled in a minimum full-time program of studies; (Revised: 1/10/91)
(b) Competes in the uniform of the institution or, during the academic year, uses any apparel (excluding apparel no longer used by the institution) received from the institution that includes institutional identification; (Revised: 1/16/93, 1/11/94, 1/9/06)

The noted exceptions refer to preseason and exhibition games, played outside the normal season. 3.1.1 covers scrimmages between junior colleges, 3.1.2 applies only to volleyball, soccer, field hockey and water polo, and 3.1.3 covers exhibition and pre-season games. No exception is made for non-conference games.

So, my final question is can you show me this new rule, anywhere in either the D1 manual, or the NCAA's website? Because I would like to read it and I cant find it. Thanks.

You can get your own copy of the D1 manual at:
http://www.ncaa.org/library/membership/ ... manual.pdf

[Dark Horse]

Freshman that played today, that could have redshirted.

Justin Smart
Youri Yenga
Ryan Leonard
Darrius Bell
De' Von Bailey
Aldrick Robinson

Bennett is NOT going to redshirt these guys with his job on the line@!

We've known these guys were in the mix (and Patrick Fleming, perhaps). This is no surprise.

[EastStang]

On the good side, I saw Yenga in on a few plays yesterday. He seems to be a player.

[SMUguy]

True, and Ryan Leonard looked much better than I thought he would.
Got four years of those two guys.