timtebro

January 25th, 2016 at 12:08 AM ^

"Harbaugh rhetorically asked us if we would be ready to jump right into winter conditioning if we were selected. I nodded vigorously, figuring that could definitely increase my chances."

Pure gold. (Or maize if you're rockydude)..



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sansan

January 25th, 2016 at 12:20 AM ^

I graduated in 2000. Did we have these back then too? Would've been fun to experience just for S&G's. Pure gold, maize, highlighter yellow, mustard, yellow...

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SBo

January 25th, 2016 at 1:13 AM ^

Okay I wanna get your opinions on my chances of making the team after a tryout: (Note: I'm a freshman in High school) 40 yd dash (floor timer): 4.82 40 yd dash (stop watch): 4.71 Broad Jump: 10'3" Long jump: 18'7" 100m dash: 11.91 Vertical: 29" These are all numbers from either outdoor track last year or football this year.

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Gucci Mane

January 25th, 2016 at 1:29 AM ^

Dude, we obviously can't accurately predict your chances, but if you are serious start working harder than everyone else starting tomorrow and don't stop till you graduate. If you do that you will likely have an option to play somewhere.

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This is Michigan

January 25th, 2016 at 1:11 AM ^

I'm fairly certain that the author does not have any football eligibility if he has been on campus for 4 years. Any athlete's or non athlete's eligibility time clock starts the minute they step foot on campus as a student.

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rockydude

January 25th, 2016 at 1:21 AM ^

He's right. The clock starts running as soon as they set foot on campus, and it ends at five years. Not only that, as best I can tell, it runs even if the sport isn't on your radar when you start school. As in, you enroll and don't have any intention of playing a sport, but in your third year, you decide to walk on to a nonrevenue sport with no potential for playing for money, your clock was still running.

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rockydude

January 25th, 2016 at 1:34 AM ^

I think so. Also, here's one to think on. You go to school three years and you have a sick relative. You stop school, take care of them and work to pay bills. You re-enroll in school. Are your five years up? It would seem like the rule says so, but I wonder . . . 

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This is Michigan

January 25th, 2016 at 1:45 AM ^

I don't know the exact rule. 4 years of eligibility in 5 continuous years is the general rule for athletes that have declared a redshirt season. Can a student gain a redshirt if they weren't participating in the team? I'm inclined to think they are unable to so.

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rockydude

January 25th, 2016 at 1:52 AM ^

You make a point there that I hadn't thought of - rules govern redshirts, and if you don't follow protocols, you probably don't get one. As in, you can't just not play your first year at school and say you were redshirting unless you complied with certain regs. Put in that light, you might not even get that fifth year even though you never played in school in your first four years. 

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jmblue

January 25th, 2016 at 8:45 AM ^

I'm fairly certain that the author does not have any football eligibility if he has been on campus for 4 years

He has one year remaining. For NCAA purposes, one of his first four seasons is considered a redshirt year, since he never played sports. He would be a fifth-year senior next year if he wanted to play sports.

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Michwolverinefreak

January 25th, 2016 at 3:55 AM ^

I'll give this a try after next year. Do I think I'll get in, after skipping football senior year and not exercising for the last two years?

If and only if I can bench 225 after a year of getting in shape. At roughly 210, I could be... um... A linebacker? A position I've never actually played...?

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Danwillhor

January 25th, 2016 at 8:45 AM ^

we were all champions "back then" or "if only" and that is what makes the joke so universally funny. It's really humbling to actually watch a 6-3 250lb 19 year old run a 4.6, bench their body weight 20x and jump out of the gym. When you were always the fastest kid in your school and a dude of that size beats you in a race it humbles you (ha). The same goes for a QB that rifles a ball 30 yards with a flick of the wrist, etc. I bet a real humility comes when you try out to be a walk-on and there are other dudes there that will never see the field crushing you. Every shit talking fan should be forced to try out once just to realize/remind how different they are after simply running a few laps or getting hit really hard.

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umichfutball

January 25th, 2016 at 10:28 AM ^

The tryout was a great experience, so if you're thinking of doing it just go. 24 years old and I could keep up with the kids fresh out of high school. And meeting Harbaugh and all the other coaches was pretty cool



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