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Chief00 said:
Seniors don't have to declare.
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Seniors also do not have remaining eligibility. The NCAA does not abide by a student athlete's academic "age." An academic senior with eligibility is referred to as a redshirt junior athletically.

Upon graduation, the redshirt junior has 3 choices:
1) forego any remaining eligibility and declare for a professional draft.
2) use the year with his current team.
3) transfer and play immediately for another program.

It's not my rule, but it is the rule.

By the way, if CBS lists any UConn kickoff as 11:11 this year, I'd advise you to check back closer to game day. It's probably only a place marker.
 
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PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for the draft, players must have been out of high school for at least three years and must have used up their college eligibility before the start of the next college football season. Underclassmen and players who have graduated before using all their college eligibility may request the league’s approval to enter the draft early.

The Rules of the Draft | NFL Football Operations
 
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WingU-Conn said:
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for the draft, players must have been out of high school for at least three years and must have used up their college eligibility before the start of the next college football season. Underclassmen and players who have graduated before using all their college eligibility may request the league’s approval to enter the draft early.

The Rules of the Draft | NFL Football Operations
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Yes - that's basically what I said about underclassmem vs grad eligible transfers
 
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WingU-Conn said:
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for the draft, players must have been out of high school for at least three years and must have used up their college eligibility before the start of the next college football season. Underclassmen and players who have graduated before using all their college eligibility may request the league’s approval to enter the draft early.

The Rules of the Draft | NFL Football Operations
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From the same link...

"Players are draft-eligible only in the year after the end of their college eligibility."
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
LOL you are so helplessly lost.

Here's a shovel. Keep digging you'll eventually find gold.
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You or your buddy call them redshirt juniors - the bottom-line they have graduated like a senior and if they have that 5th year eligible they can transfer without sitting out. You never met an irrelevant silly tangent you are not a sucker for. It is tedious and it shows a lack of intellect, quite frankly.
 
WingU-Conn said:
How does someone ruin the board AND have 3500 more likes than posts? Living the dream.
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And they are probably from the same few people who reciprocate each other - totally meaningless - but that's your idea of fame - go for it!
 
Jimmy, I'll let you continue from here. I don't see how I can be any more clear.
 
Chief00 said:
You or your buddy call them redshirt juniors - the bottom-line they have graduated like a senior and if they have that 5th year eligible they can transfer without sitting out. You never met an irrelevant silly tangent you are not a sucker for. It is tedious and it shows a lack of intellect, quite frankly.
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And they can go back to college to play their last season if they try out for an NFL team and aren't signed, right?
 
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Chief00 said:
You or your buddy call them redshirt juniors - the bottom-line they have graduated like a senior and if they have that 5th year eligible they can transfer without sitting out. You never met an irrelevant silly tangent you are not a sucker for. It is tedious and it shows a lack of intellect, quite frankly.
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I really hope to Christ this is all one big act and you're really the attention whore we all think you are.

Otherwise, you've got some serious mental health issues.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
And they can go back to college to play their last season if they try out for an NFL team and aren't signed, right?
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If they sign a free agent contract - they are a pro and no longer eligible for college
 
Why does every thread you are involved in end in personal attacks by you when your arguments invariably blow-up? It's a pattern.
 
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Husky25 said:
Seniors also do not have remaining eligibility. The NCAA does not abide by a student athlete's academic "age." An academic senior with eligibility is referred to as a redshirt junior athletically.

Upon graduation, the redshirt junior has 3 choices:
1) forego any remaining eligibility and declare for a professional draft.
2) use the year with his current team.
3) transfer and play immediately for another program.

It's not my rule, but it is the rule.

By the way, if CBS lists any UConn kickoff as 11:11 this year, I'd advise you to check back closer to game day. It's probably only a place marker.
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Are they called redshirt juniors if they never redshirted? I think not but it's semantics - they would be eligible for the grad year.
 
The only miss was a running back, but otherwise, this was as good as could be expected with only a month to recruit.

HCRE did say he would like a fifth-year transfer for a wide receiver but he was happy with the class, as I am.
 
Chief00 said:
Are they called redshirt juniors if they never redshirted? I think not but it's semantics - they would be eligible for the grad year.
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This is not a difficult concept.

Each student athlete gets five academic years in which to exhaust 4 years of NCAA eligibility. A player in their 4th year of NCAA eligibility who does not redshirt is called a true senior. Following a true senior season, they have exhausted their NCAA eligibility. They do not get a "grad year."

Still with me?

Now, should a player graduate academically early (i.e. Emeka Okafor), but still have NCAA eligibility, they have the 3 choices listed above (four actually, but I'll keep it simple, in consideration for my audience.). Regardless, none of them include re-entering college after the draft.

This is the last time I will address this here, however I reserve my right to ridicule, mock, and scorn on each later occasion that I see fit (and make no mistake, I will take full advantage of that right), as should anyone else.
 
Chief00 said:
I will keep this high level and relatively brief.
My take:
- We got our starting QB in the JUCO
- Chief is pleased with the size, feet and potential of our OL recruits
- The Univ of SC running back enables us to redshirt other guys. If he is truly 4.3 / that's faster than any running back we have had. That's scary speed if your a DC like Diaco
- Looks like we got some talent and future depth in our defensive backfield
- Added some speed at wide receiver
- Added some return guys - pretty sure we will start returning punts again.
- Signed lots of MD guys - I believe most were Diaco recruits - but Randy kept them - and perhaps that will be another recruiting territory for us.
- I like the depth we added at QB - we will have the guys from MA and FL redshirting most likely - never had that amount of talent redshirting before at QB - if guys don't change position or have to play.
- I am not inferring anything bad about our recruits but getting away from Diaco's culture recruiting is a good thing. We needed to increase speed and athleticism - last year did not pass the eye test on the field; even the casual fan would agree - I think.
- Lots of work to do recruiting DL and LB for 2018. We need to add 6 or 7 guys there.

- Overall Grade - B-

We did well considering the short duration the new staff had to work in. Expecting more next year.
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I like it better when you pretend to know basketball better than Calhoun
 
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