Why There Is No Such Thing As A "Medical Redshirt"........

[FirefightnRick]

A medical hardship waiver is not the same as a 6th year of eligibility. A hardship waiver is a way to get a season treated like a redshirt season (hence, the common nickname "medical redshirt"), even though a player has played in actual games. DT is an example, as is Riley Dodge and several others. A hardship waiver makes it possible for someone to play in 5 different seasons.

Getting the 6th year of eligibility is a whole different deal.

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Interesting. Have you found a reference to the 6th year yet? Is it simply called " an extension"?

The bylaws are confusing and poorly explained IMO.

Rick

Edited October 7, 2013 by FirefightnRick

[ntmeangreen11]

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[Mean Green 93-98]

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Interesting. Have you found a reference to the 6th year yet? Is it simply called " an extension"?

The bylaws are confusing and poorly explained IMO.

Rick

I just did a quick search, and I can't seem to find what the exact term is for the 6th year exemption.

Here's a short article about medical hardship waivers that also discusses extending a 6th year: http://www.collegeathletictrainer.org/newsletter/article.php?article=2

Edited October 7, 2013 by Mean Green 93-98

[FirefightnRick]

I just did a quick search, and I can't seem to find what the exact term is for the 6th year exemption.

Here's a short article about medical hardship waivers that also discusses extending a 6th year: http://www.collegeathletictrainer.org/newsletter/article.php?article=2

Thank you.

Rick

[greenminer]

It's one of two things I'll bring up in casual football convo. I don't consider it my "mission", but if the opportunity to educate someone is there I will do it.

(The other being the whole "non-BCS" conference nomenclature). We are all BCS. CUSA is just non-AQ.

[FirefightnRick]

For those counting at home, the upcoming La Tech game is the 7th and last game of the season in which a player who has played in only 3 of the past 6 games can play in and STILL qualify to request a Medical Hardship Waiver.... should he get injured.

Rick

[MeanGreenDadx2]

A rose by any other name still smells as sweet. Translated as "A medical hardship waiver by any other name (medical redshirt) still is a year of eligibility restored".

[FirefightnRick]

A rose by any other name still smells as sweet. Translated as "A medical hardship waiver by any other name (medical redshirt) still is a year of eligibility restored".

But play one down and the standard ol Redshirt..(additional year within the 5 Year Rule)... is gone bye bye!

Thus the point of showing those who don't know the difference in the two.

Rick

[H-towngreen]

I wonder if Q. Brown will be sitting out the remainder of the year and then hope he receives his medical hardship waiver?

[forevereagle]

I wonder if Q. Brown will be sitting out the remainder of the year and then hope he receives his medical hardship waiver?

What's a medical hardship waiver? Is that like a medical redshirt?

[H-towngreen]

What's a medical hardship waiver? Is that like a medical redshirt?

Similar but I'm pretty sure with the hardship you can't have played a snap while a medical redshirt you can have played set number of snaps

[UNTFan23]

se·man·tics
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noun ( used with a singular verb )
1. Linguistics .
a. the study of meaning.

b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.



2. Also called significs. the branch of semiotics dealing with the relations between signs and what theydenote.

3. the meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence, etc.: Let's not argueabout semantics.

4. general semantics.

That's what we're arguing over folks.

Edited October 15, 2013 by UNTFan23

[eulessismore]

se·man·tics

[si-man-tiks] Show IPA

noun ( used with a singular verb )

1. Linguistics .

a. the study of meaning.

b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.

2. Also called significs. the branch of semiotics dealing with the relations between signs and what theydenote.

3. the meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence, etc.: Let's not argueabout semantics.

4. general semantics.

That's what we're arguing over folks.

How about: One is automatic, and one is not, especially for us.