New football commit? Craig McDonald
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I hope so. I'm always anxious until the name is called for guys like him. Could always be getting the wrong info from the wrong people. I think Lindell is more likely to be the case here for that scenario but I still am cautiously optimistic for him.
There was a wrestler in Minnesota who repeated 7th grade so he could win 6 state titles. And yes he did win 6 state titles, not sure how he got around the above mentioned rule.
Well, the story on this is he entered school too early (parents didn't know). He claims he wasn't allowed to be held back in 1st-7th grade. He switched schools or something and repeated 8th grade twice, which got him back in the right grade for his age. The district rule is you can't repeat a grade after 6th grade. He didn't play Varsity until he was in 9th grade, after repeating 8th grade. So only 3 years of varsity, and he is now in the correct class for his age. He would have graduated at 17 otherwise.
Graduating at seventeen isn't so bad. Getting your driver's license late in junior year sucks though.
You're thinking of Mark Hall. His 'first' 7th grade year was in Kentucky, where he got 2nd at State.
Observations:
His tweet says he "potentially" may not be able to play varsity football his Sr. year. Does this mean it's not a for sure yet?
If enforced, can he tear up the JV circuit his senior year?
He mentioned if needed he may go to a prep school and play there (likely in games not sanctioned by the high school athletic assn)
In the comments, someone directly asked if this means he could go to ISU early, and he said "no."
His tweet says he "potentially" may not be able to play varsity football his Sr. year. Does this mean it's not a for sure yet?
If enforced, can he tear up the JV circuit his senior year?
He mentioned if needed he may go to a prep school and play there (likely in games not sanctioned by the high school athletic assn)
In the comments, someone directly asked if this means he could go to ISU early, and he said "no."
The Tweet says his appeal was denied and he has a final hearing coming up.Observations:
His tweet says he "potentially" may not be able to play varsity football his Sr. year. Does this mean it's not a for sure yet?
If enforced, can he tear up the JV circuit his senior year?
He mentioned if needed he may go to a prep school and play there (likely in games not sanctioned by the high school athletic assn)
In the comments, someone directly asked if this means he could go to ISU early, and he said "no."
If what he says is true then the dumb part is that his parents tried to hold him back but weren't allowed. So many school systems (and parents) just want to push kids through the system even if the kid isn't mature enough or capable of doing the classwork.
These parents were trying to do what was best for their child and were denied.
These parents were trying to do what was best for their child and were denied.
I wonder if he could transfer to a Wisconsin school and play. It would be a bit of a haul (about 25 miles one way to Hudson) and with traffic would be a bear, but maybe something they could explore.
I was 17 and two months into my freshman year of college. My parents ruined my chance for state championships and a professional career.
I was old. I turned 18 about 2 months after graduating from high school. Thank God my mom said, "Absolutely not!" When they wanted to start me directly in first grade after Kindergarten roundup testing. As it was, I didn't get any coordination to speak of until my senior year.I was 17 and two months into my freshman year of college. My parents ruined my chance for state championships and a professional career.
I was 17 and two months into my freshman year of college. My parents ruined my chance for state championships and a professional career.
I was 17 also starting out at ISU. Never mattered in sports as I was not a college athlete prospect, but I finished top 5 for GPA out of about 130 in my class. So starting school at age 4 didn't hurt me academically either. But every kid is different. Sounds like McDonald needed to stay back a year for both reasons. Seems like usually these school administrators are pretty rigid about sticking to their rules, so it sounds like prep school is going to be his only option if I had to guess.
I was 4th out of 186 in my class and made it to State in track my senior year so being one of the youngest in my class didn't hurt me too much. I don't think it would have been so rosy if I had been a year younger though.
This happens in rural Iowa too. There were guys in my school who turned 6 the summer before kindergarten, therefore being older in high school. I turned 5 right before school started. Hell, I was 17 for a week or so when I moved to ISU.
I'm convinced that's why I'm not in the NFL. That, and I'm a slow runner.
