OT: 9th year TE at the U.

Submitted by fishgoblue1 on January 18th, 2024 at 2:42 PM

All I can say is wow.

https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/1748044825528828201?t=VYxF5aHTdM8J1Q8qZIrInA&s=19

 

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m1817

January 18th, 2024 at 7:49 PM ^

To put it in perspective, the Fall 2024 fourth year college seniors were in the 8th grade when he first started college.  The incoming college freshmen were in the 5th grade. Barack Obama was President.

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thatguycharlie

January 18th, 2024 at 3:55 PM ^

Pretty sure you are joking (maybe not), but this article says:

McCormick received a bachelor's degree in journalism with an emphasis in advertising and a master's degree in advertising and brand responsibility from Oregon, and is now doing "post-baccalaureate studies" at Miami.

So it doesn't look like it... I did a Google search to get some clarity and one result showed:

A postbaccalaureate program, or post-bacc program, is a degree or certificate program you can enroll in after college. These programs are typically designed to help you with the transition from undergrad to professional, graduate-level education. (source)

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Blue Durham

January 18th, 2024 at 2:48 PM ^

Get used to it.  With NIL/the players are employees, there is no rationale (legally, as far as I can see) to restrict their employment to an arbitrary (4 or 5) number of years at their place of employment.  Guys that can't make the NFL but can still continue to make meaningful contributions to teams will likely be able to earn more staying "in college" than working outside of it.  This will continue to expand.

 

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Blue Durham

January 18th, 2024 at 3:27 PM ^

It seems so, if you mean roots being late 1800's/very early 1900's.  As a result, powers like the Ivies, the University of Chicago and others ultimately walked away.  In 10-20 years, I suspect we will see another exodus.  Why should a university like Cal/Berkeley with no football tradition and hopes of success continue on?  It would be a huge money pit for them.  

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Blue Durham

January 18th, 2024 at 3:22 PM ^

They can't.  The colleges and universities are now directly involved in raising and managing the NIL funds.  While not being paid as employees, they are effectively employees.  Why should they have to "play school"???  I don't, and neither does anyone else that is paid to do something.

The Olympic/amateur model is dead, we're now just in the process of transitioning from one system to another.  In my opinion, sadly.  

With no contract like the NFL, the current system is now looking this like free agency on steroids.

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OSUMC Wolverine

January 18th, 2024 at 8:10 PM ^

Agree 100% on making them employees. Ive been on this soapbox for probably a decade. Make them employees, under contract, with non-compete agreements to prevent unlimited transferring. Throw in free tuition as a benefit and call it a day--they can be students as well if they choose. Many universities do that for FTEs anyway

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Blue Durham

January 18th, 2024 at 3:31 PM ^

The larger point is that a player used to get 1, and maybe 2 (under extreme circumstances) medical redshirts.  The NCAA is not stupid, and clearly they have been much more lenient in granting extra years of eligibility.  I suspect that is because, if legally challenged, their position has become more and more tenuous.  Particularly the past year or so.

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WestQuad

January 18th, 2024 at 2:50 PM ^

Miami is funny because with most schools the football team sort of enhances the reputation.  My understanding from South Florida people is that Miami is actually a pretty good school, but whenever I see their football team I think of Michael Irvin, the White House, LOTs of cocaine, Ed Ogeron doing LOTs of cocaine and the school paying for co-eds to get abortions.  That and Jerry Sandusky's defense at PSU dismantling Vinny Testeverde.  Even that association is gross.  

Glad the kid (man?) gets to pursue his dream of playing college football.

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OuldSod

January 18th, 2024 at 3:17 PM ^

Miami is a decent private school. It's nothing special but is the best place in South Florida for MBAs, LAW, some medicine and some other degrees. 

It's comps are Villanova and Tulane - good regional private schools that feed good jobs in their metropolitan areas, but there is no compelling reason to attend unless you plan on living and working in those areas after graduation. 

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bronxblue

January 18th, 2024 at 2:52 PM ^

I wish him a lot of luck but he's from the same class as Devin Asiasi, for positional reference.  He basically missed 3 straight years in the middle of his career.

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uferfan

January 18th, 2024 at 3:40 PM ^

Two wacky stats:

The President his freshman year of college was Barack Obama.

Since he has been in college, Pat Mahomes has thrown for 28,424 yards in the NFL- good for 65th all-time.

He old.

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