Sorta OT: Ex Michigan QB Alan Bowman gets 7th year of eligibility

Submitted by dickdastardly on January 4th, 2024 at 5:56 PM

Think of the great stories he'll be able to tell his grand kids about being in college for 7 years! Even more awesome if he can earn his PhD as well.

OK State QB Alan Bowman has been granted an additional year of eligibility by the NCAA. Bowman who began at Texas Tech and got a master's degree from Michigan’s Ross School of Business, will be in his 7th season. Brilliant dude: https://t.co/iIua25snMhhttps://t.co/iIua25snMh

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Z

January 4th, 2024 at 6:37 PM ^

In my 20+ yr accounting career I needed to gain an intimate understanding of what it takes to be successful in a lot of different business roles.  In supply chain: you can't be successful.  You ordered too few, we lost out on sales!  You ordered too many, that's just cash sitting in the warehouse collecting dust!  Oh, quantity is dialed in... how are you sourcing it?  They charge less, we're paying too much!  Our quality metrics are brutal, why did you use such a cheap supplier!

Corporate scapegoats.  I would never advise anyone to choose that field for their career.

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Maizinator

January 4th, 2024 at 6:04 PM ^

I believe Tuttle is trying to get an additional (medical) year (per On3 a week or so ago).  Would be nice to have him in the QB room regardless of what JJ does.

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Castroviejo

January 4th, 2024 at 7:12 PM ^

At least he has a Master’s degree.  Stetson Bennett went to Georgia for 6 years and didn’t even get a bachelors.  No skool for that Georgia hero….

PS. I kid you not…he did not graduate

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soniktoothe

January 4th, 2024 at 7:59 PM ^

More than once I have wondered, "Could I just go back to school and take out student loans until the day I die?"14 doctorates and $25M in debt just to die in a boating accident in the Maldives. 

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joegeo

January 5th, 2024 at 6:11 AM ^

Article is a good read. This struck me about his transfer to Michigan from an air-raid to an under center offense. Shows why we need to be patient with young qbs:

“Now, you’re telling me that there’s four different footworks for inside zone? I had two left feet. I was worried about which foot to step with first much less trying to complete a pass. I was so lost in learning. I’m talking to some of my buddies and said, ‘It now makes sense why Pat Mahomes had to take a year in the NFLto develop. Going from an Air Raid offense and just being able to rattle off a play call with a check into it and being able to call two plays at once, being able to check protection at the line, being able to switch receivers, bring in a tight end to max protect against Cover 0, reverse out from under center, deep play-action worrying about where your hands and feet are so you know how to hide the ball and then where your eyes need to be.’ 

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