Drew Ott article

guffus said:
Because Rudock had already redshirted in 2011. There was no reason to not play Rudock in 2012.

CJ was redshirting in 2012, so it made sense not to play Beathard.
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It wasn't just Rudock. We had an elite 11 QB we stole from Michigan as a punter. We had an all-american juco QB sitting on the sidelines.
Save the "didn't know the playbook" propaganda. The playbook was the thing holding us back. Not knowing it would actually increase our chances for victory any given Saturday.
 
guffus said:
Because Rudock had already redshirted in 2011. There was no reason to not play Rudock in 2012.

CJ was redshirting in 2012, so it made sense not to play Beathard.
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And you know why Ott played in 2012, right? Can't have it both ways. Even in hindsight.
 
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I am just amazed that this thread has moved from a great article about an amazing guy to digging up reasons why we need to blame somebody for the whole mess. Anybody who can explain to me why the main character, Drew Ott, has not spent time blaming others for his misfortune, step up. My take...he is twice the man you whiners are who are looking to blame someone, anyone, while Drew stays above the fray. You should be ashamed.
 
It should be obvious by now that Kirk Ferentz places a lot of importance in his players getting the absolute best chance of getting a professional career at the end of their time at Iowa. After all, the purpose of an institution of higher learning is to prepare students for life and a career.

Ferentz was genuinely upset that Ott didn't get a chance to come back from injury and get a shot at the NFL, much more so than not getting a good player back for the next season. Ott technically was over the playing limit, although it was close. Does anyone really think that if Ott was on a blue blood program that he wouldn't have gotten the medical redshirt.

Ferentz isn't going to say so, but the big name programs routinely get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to awarding medical redshirts and other matters involving players in decisions that may be considered borderline. The big boys don't always reciprocate when it comes to the programs below them. Given how many high profile cases were getting the medical redshirt, strict adherence to the rule here is basically saying "Sorry your guy didn't get a shot at a comeback, but ultimately this is about winning and we can't let your team have any advantage, even if it totally stinks for the player. And by the way, no hard feelings, the next time one of our guys needs the benefit of the doubt, we can depend on your side to make the right decision."
 
AreWeThereYet said:
It should be obvious by now that Kirk Ferentz places a lot of importance in his players getting the absolute best chance of getting a professional career at the end of their time at Iowa. After all, the purpose of an institution of higher learning is to prepare students for life and a career.

Ferentz was genuinely upset that Ott didn't get a chance to come back from injury and get a shot at the NFL, much more so than not getting a good player back for the next season. Ott technically was over the playing limit, although it was close. Does anyone really think that if Ott was on a blue blood program that he wouldn't have gotten the medical redshirt.

Ferentz isn't going to say so, but the big name programs routinely get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to awarding medical redshirts and other matters involving players in decisions that may be considered borderline. The big boys don't always reciprocate when it comes to the programs below them. Given how many high profile cases were getting the medical redshirt, strict adherence to the rule here is basically saying "Sorry your guy didn't get a shot at a comeback, but ultimately this is about winning and we can't let your team have any advantage, even if it totally stinks for the player. And by the way, no hard feelings, the next time one of our guys needs the benefit of the doubt, we can depend on your side to make the right decision."
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Really?
You're gonna do the "it was a conspiracy to hold Iowa back" BS? He got screwed, no doubt. But a conspiracy is not required to explain gov't bureaucracies failing to use common sense.
 
karras said:
Really?
You're gonna do the "it was a conspiracy to hold Iowa back" BS? He got screwed, no doubt. But a conspiracy is not required to explain gov't bureaucracies failing to use common sense.
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No, it doesn't require a conspiracy.

Generally when you have a body of rules, you have the actual reading of the rules and precedent. Precedent is how those rules have been applied in the past, and whether they have been applied.

Ott played just a bit too long to strictly qualify. The precedent was that many guys were getting the benefit of the doubt. (Fudging on what counted toward the percentage of games played and other things.) Well, the lower tier does tend to get the benefit of the doubt less of the time. That's not a conspiracy, it's a fact of life.
 
karras said:
Really?
You're gonna do the "it was a conspiracy to hold Iowa back" BS? He got screwed, no doubt. But a conspiracy is not required to explain gov't bureaucracies failing to use common sense.
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Ok...there was a conspiracy. It's been reported on www.FarRightRainbowLover.com. Ott was a gun owner, and a 2nd amendment advocate...and the Obama administration lobbied the NCAA to get rid of him. This is also related to the 30,000 emails that Hillary Clinton white washed off her server. There was communication linking Clinton to Ott's NCAA case and her manipulation of certain individuals who provided medical redshirts. She also planted evidence that Ott really didn't have an ACL tear, but just a scraped knee. It was also reported that Ott was part owner of the Pizza Shop that was trafficking in minor sexual exploitation. He may or may not have been selling uranium on the side too. Hannity looked into this whole conspiracy, but didn't understand why people liked Uranium on their pizza...so he too, buried the story.

It's all there if someone will just spend the time to look into it.
 
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AreWeThereYet said:
No, it doesn't require a conspiracy.

Generally when you have a body of rules, you have the actual reading of the rules and precedent. Precedent is how those rules have been applied in the past, and whether they have been applied.

Ott played just a bit too long to strictly qualify. The precedent was that many guys were getting the benefit of the doubt. (Fudging on what counted toward the percentage of games played and other things.) Well, the lower tier does tend to get the benefit of the doubt less of the time. That's not a conspiracy, it's a fact of life.
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WinOneThisCentury said:
Ok...there was a conspiracy. It's been reported on www.FarRightRainbowLover.com. Ott was a gun owner, and a 2nd amendment advocate...and the Obama administration lobbied the NCAA to get rid of him. This is also related to the 30,000 emails that Hillary Clinton white washed off her server. There was communication linking Clinton to Ott's NCAA case and her manipulation of certain individuals who provided medical redshirts. She also planted evidence that Ott really didn't have an ACL tear, but just a scraped knee. It was also reported that Ott was part owner of the Pizza Shop that was trafficking in minor sexual exploitation. He may or may not have been selling uranium on the side too. Hannity looked into but didn't understand why people liked Uranium on their pizza...so he too, buried the story.

It's all there if someone will just spend the time to look into it.
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If you're saying it was a conspiracy orchestrated by Barry Sotero I can get on board with that.
 
Just imagine if Ott were to be retroactively granted one more year of eligibility. He comes back and leads the Hawks to a natty title over Bama.
 
WinOneThisCentury said:
Ok...there was a conspiracy. It's been reported on www.FarRightRainbowLover.com. Ott was a gun owner, and a 2nd amendment advocate...and the Obama administration lobbied the NCAA to get rid of him. This is also related to the 30,000 emails that Hillary Clinton white washed off her server. There was communication linking Clinton to Ott's NCAA case and her manipulation of certain individuals who provided medical redshirts. She also planted evidence that Ott really didn't have an ACL tear, but just a scraped knee. It was also reported that Ott was part owner of the Pizza Shop that was trafficking in minor sexual exploitation. He may or may not have been selling uranium on the side too. Hannity looked into this whole conspiracy, but didn't understand why people liked Uranium on their pizza...so he too, buried the story.

It's all there if someone will just spend the time to look into it.
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Damn. It’s about time this all came out to the public! Thank you, Win One!
 
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