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Message: [QUOTE="MSSportsGuy, post: 4475291, member: 6485"] I appreciate discussion given on the matter. I will chalk it up to my not fully wrapping my brain around the concept of the 20-21 decision as to why I was struggling to get the rationale behind why she would even need to apply for a waiver, let alone be denied one. I appreciate the feedback given in a respectful manner that made things clearer and agree by the letter of the law she shouldn't have been allowed to play an additional season. Anyone who has paid attention to my posts probably knows I'm not a fan of waivers at all. Even before COVID was a thing and the one year sit out rule was still in place, waivers seemed to be more becoming common and I wasn't a fan then either. The truth is none of us knows what documentation is included in any waiver application. I will never know why Jess Shepard got a waiver for immediate play, why Evina was denied one, and additionally why Jordan Danberry got another year after being a mid year transfer to MSU years back when I honestly never remember seeing that happen before. I will also never know why Dodson's waiver wasn't approved despite the rule. Danberry's case certainly didn't seem to fit with the rule book nor past precedent but it happened so why not that one? While technically correct Dodson shouldn't have been given another year, the NCAA is about as inconsistent as it gets when it comes to their rulings, punishments, decisions, and enforcement. Trying to make sense of what they do is an exercise in futilty and the organization doesn't really help itself by it's at times seemingly arbitary application of rules (and I am speaking broadly across all sports having followed college athletics closely for 30 years and not this one case). My personal opions are of course my own and I have plenty of them, of which there is an old and crude saying about opinions and what they really mean. My opinion remains she "should" have been given the year but she wasn't and it's not a hill anyone, even ND fans or coaches, should die on. I will again say I appreciate the feedback and banter. I appreciate this board and the nature of WBB boards so much more than SEC football ones that's why I keep sticking around. There aren't many places to discuss the game and the level of posts and courtesy here are first class. [/QUOTE]

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