Years ago in the wake of Covid, my middle son was a freshman in high school. He was thirteen years old and most of his friends were playing youth football in the spring. He wanted to play with them. He wanted that one last run. So I let him play with his hometown squad. One game he came up against his former travel coach. That guy complained to the league and had him removed from the game. Most of that guy’s starters were older than my kid. He was penalized for being smart enough to be in high school. I was pissed.
I’m even more pissed about a judge letting guys who signed, practiced, and some who even played preseason games with professional teams being allowed to go back and play college games–most notably for LSU, where the legal fight is being waged. This is not okay. They went up. Now this is creating precedent for players to come back down. Yes, it is about the 5 year thing, but what is to stop a kid from declaring in his 3rd year, trying his hand at a pro contract, and then falling back to college if it doesn’t work out.
What is so bad about that?
I would say it breaks the game in terms of that line between pro and non-pro. I would argue that ‘safety net’ is antithetical to what CFB praises itself as being. I’m not a fan. I don’t think it should stand.
Some Thoughts:
- Good but tough week of classes. I guess I’m back.