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Jan 3, 2025
9:20:08am

JupiterJones All-American

They are not on the team during mission service

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JupiterJones

Bio page: JupiterJones
Joined: Feb 4, 2016
Last login: Jan 6, 2025
Total posts: 2,747 (15 FO)

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Author

Time

5 years to play 5

refunder

Jan 3, 7:47am

What the fudge?

TNT

Jan 3, 7:47am

Guys, let’s try to keep the sport at least vaguely recognizable

Gustav

Jan 3, 7:48am

Why?

2FarGone

Jan 3, 7:48am

Because $$$ I assume

grosven

Jan 3, 7:49am

Where is it 5 to play 5? The tweet is just saying they are exploring 5 years of eligibility.

Crazy Joe Davola

Jan 3, 7:50am

Miami just had a 9th year senior. Rising is already cleared for an 8th year and

Ghost of Peanut

Jan 3, 7:53am

I'm fine with this IF you get rid of redshirts

wildeone

Jan 3, 7:50am

So this would take away redshirt, medical redshirt, hardship etc? Just 5 years

BYUheaven

Jan 3, 7:51am

Wonder if the religious service exemption would still stop the eligibility clock

RevolutionDeathsquad

Jan 3, 7:59am

This is a big question that would need to be answered.

Boring

Jan 3, 8:33am

They are not on the team during mission service

JupiterJones

Jan 3, 9:20am

LDS boys could all be mission first kids if they got rid of the exemption. It would be difficult for our female athletes

HarlemCoug

Jan 3, 10:54am

Yeah I don't hate that. I am guessing the data shows most guys are doing 5 years anyway and this takes out complexity.

P-Boy Squad

Jan 3, 8:09am

That’s my guess too. I don’t mind it

BYUheaven

Jan 3, 8:17am

Yeah I think this is saying “Everyone gets five years, no extra. Stop sending us all your sob story waiver requests!”

22jrob22

Jan 3, 11:29am

So, CFB will be minor league NFL eventually. Got it

txblue

Jan 3, 8:01am

So we have smaller rosters going forward. And with this the guys on the roster

bluesloth

Jan 3, 8:13am

But, it likely means that the on-field product will improve

Jan 3, 8:53am

I imagine eventually someone will challenge the NCAA in court on years of eligibility claiming that the NCAA is

Perseguir

Jan 3, 8:57am

My paranoia says this is how they cut BYU out: missions take 2 of those years

Brandoblueblood

Jan 3, 9:24am

Guys would have to serve first or sacrifice two years of eligibility.

Schultz is back

Jan 3, 9:45am

Link?

Jan 3, 1:02pm

I was saying IF the clock doesn't stop for missions.

Schultz is back

Jan 3, 1:18pm

RE: My paranoia says this is how they cut BYU out: missions take 2 of those

davidsonlaw

Jan 3, 9:57am

This is why they changed the mission age

stoils

Jan 3, 10:16am

CMV: BYU Football should be their mission

letthewookieewin

Jan 3, 11:05am

I agree... for athletes with degrees that actually take 5 years, like engineers

Pangare

Jan 3, 11:29am

They mostly only take 12 credits per semester

stoils

Jan 3, 1:16pm

But then they also do spring/summer terms if they want to finish within 4 years.

Schultz is back

Jan 3, 1:19pm

They need to train/get jobs in the summer

stoils

Jan 3, 1:27pm

Are you saying they don't take classes during the summer?

Schultz is back

Jan 3, 2:04pm

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