Things that make you go Hmmmm

[JDoub]

Watching a local (SLC) TV show on the upcoming football season, and the starting QB battle at BYU. Taysom Hill vs Tanner Magnum.

Wait -- Taysom Hill -- I thought he graduated like 3 years ago? He snubbed Jim Harbaugh after committing to him, WHEN HE COACHED STANFORD. That was in 2007-2008. Taysom was Idaho High School Player of the Year in 2008. He's OLDER THAN DENARIUS MCGHEE. And he's still at BYU??? - yessiree. 2009-2011 LDS mission, 2012 started a few games at QB for BYU. Has suffered injuries, but only one redshirt year. They even mentioned the possibility of him petitioning the NCAA for ANOTHER year of eligibility because of injury.

Then I remembered Bo Bolen, the Weber RB who graduated when he was 26 years old. Same story. See Bo's WSU bio -- "a career that spanned 7 years"
http://www.weberstatesports.com/ViewArt ... ID=1555054

I know the mormon mission thing has been around for a long time. Of course BYU is the poster child for this football advantage -- go to a BYU practice/scrimmage and you'll see wives and kids of 23-25 year old players all over the place. I'm guessing its' similar for Weber and SUU (although maybe at SUU you'll see some sister wives as well!).

So when I win the SuperLotto, I'd like to start a player development/service program that qualifies as an exemption from the NCAA 5-to-play-4 rule. I'm thinking of leveraging the NCAA provision of "religious or military service" which I understand also includes service in Americorps. This special Americorps-Bobcat program would be for late bloomers and any player that just wants a break (a la Brad Daly or Chase Gazzero). Hard core service and workouts. If we had that kind of program, we could be seeing these guys suiting up this year:
Singleton, Moore, Foster, Dash, Flowers, Na'a, Dees, Eekhoff, Jake Bleskin, Horn, Weidenaar, Nate Bignell, Sheridan, Trace Timmer (perfect player for this program - was coming on his last year), Carter, Michael, others we wouldn't know about without this program.

We could get our team's average age up to 22-23 like BYU, BYU-JV (SUU) and Weebs -- bigger, stronger, more refined skills, more mature. I think it would help our competitiveness -- just a thought.

[Cat Grad]

Watching a local (SLC) TV show on the upcoming football season, and the starting QB battle at BYU. Taysom Hill vs Tanner Magnum.

Wait -- Taysom Hill -- I thought he graduated like 3 years ago? He snubbed Jim Harbaugh after committing to him, WHEN HE COACHED STANFORD. That was in 2007-2008. Taysom was Idaho High School Player of the Year in 2008. He's OLDER THAN DENARIUS MCGHEE. And he's still at BYU??? - yessiree. 2009-2011 LDS mission, 2012 started a few games at QB for BYU. Has suffered injuries, but only one redshirt year. They even mentioned the possibility of him petitioning the NCAA for ANOTHER year of eligibility because of injury.

Then I remembered Bo Bolen, the Weber RB who graduated when he was 26 years old. Same story. See Bo's WSU bio -- "a career that spanned 7 years"
http://www.weberstatesports.com/ViewArt ... ID=1555054

I know the mormon mission thing has been around for a long time. Of course BYU is the poster child for this football advantage -- go to a BYU practice/scrimmage and you'll see wives and kids of 23-25 year old players all over the place. I'm guessing its' similar for Weber and SUU (although maybe at SUU you'll see some sister wives as well!).

So when I win the SuperLotto, I'd like to start a player development/service program that qualifies as an exemption from the NCAA 5-to-play-4 rule. I'm thinking of leveraging the NCAA provision of "religious or military service" which I understand also includes service in Americorps. This special Americorps-Bobcat program would be for late bloomers and any player that just wants a break (a la Brad Daly or Chase Gazzero). Hard core service and workouts. If we had that kind of program, we could be seeing these guys suiting up this year:
Singleton, Moore, Foster, Dash, Flowers, Na'a, Dees, Eekhoff, Jake Bleskin, Horn, Weidenaar, Nate Bignell, Sheridan, Trace Timmer (perfect player for this program - was coming on his last year), Carter, Michael, others we wouldn't know about without this program.

We could get our team's average age up to 22-23 like BYU, BYU-JV (SUU) and Weebs -- bigger, stronger, more refined skills, more mature. I think it would help our competitiveness -- just a thought.

Don't forget about Chris Weinke who was 28 years old when he won the Heisman for Florida State. But I guess there are some on here who feel that's really not an unfair advantage.