Jay Scheel done with football

Eda said:
This. This is correct. KirFer will honor a scholly to a young man; even if he ends up injured. Whether it be in high school or college, the way KirFer runs the program is with high class. That is why I have tremendous respect for the guy. That is why I don't disagree with the "no visit policy". If a kid fully commits, KirFer will fully commit to him... throughout a career (while many other schools would not).

This is an example of that.
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That makes me wonder, does anyone know how common it is for schools to do this? Is this unique or pretty standard practice for larger schools?
 
HawkeyeWalker said:
That makes me wonder, does anyone know how common it is for schools to do this? Is this unique or pretty standard practice for larger schools?
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I see your point. Maybe I don't know of how many schools actually have that policy. You hear about some schools pulling schollys from injured players, and think it may be more of standard practice. Perhaps I may have been a victim of my own ignorance.

Does anyone have the answers we need!?!?

I shall say tho, regardless of standard practice or not, honoring a scholarship to a fully committed player is the right thing to do.
 
I saw quite a few of Jay's HS games....some of the moves he made in the open field were legit. Very sad about this. Of course the capn didn't know how to use Jay right anyway, sent him out there to block.
 
HawksMN said:
I saw quite a few of Jay's HS games....some of the moves he made in the open field were legit. Very sad about this. Of course the capn didn't know how to use Jay right anyway, sent him out there to block.
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He was playing against Iowa high school talent. Keep that in mind. He, like the rest of our receivers could not get open.
 
Caddy said:
He was playing against Iowa high school talent. Keep that in mind. He, like the rest of our receivers could not get open.
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Wonder how much of that had to do with nagging knee injuries.

Either way, sad to hear, but I think he's making the correct decision. It would be great if he could stay involved with the team somehow, but hopefully he'll at least get his degree out of this.
 
Bad break... It seems like we only got to see a few glimpses of what he could do. Sure could have used him at 100% He had potential and coaches were high on him. But I can't blame the kid. If he wants to be able to walk without a walker when he's 50 this might be a really good idea. 2 procedures on each knee already? Plus whatever just came up that might need work done. There's no second guessing him on this. Good for him on making such a tough choice. So many of these guys would think they are letting others down by stopping but I sure hope he don't. He's so young and has a long life ahead of him all of these kids do.
 
If I'm a Scheel's Sporting Goods owner in Iowa I give the kid a jingle to see if some kind of promo could work. Kid deserves it after the bad break with his knees.
 
Eda said:
I see your point. Maybe I don't know of how many schools actually have that policy. You hear about some schools pulling schollys from injured players, and think it may be more of standard practice. Perhaps I may have been a victim of my own ignorance.

Does anyone have the answers we need!?!?

I shall say tho, regardless of standard practice or not, honoring a scholarship to a fully committed player is the right thing to do.
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I believe it's called a medical exemption. The athletic department still pays for the scholarship but it doesn't count vs 85. So, he'll still be on scholarship, it just doesn't burden the total for the football team.
 
Eda said:
I see your point. Maybe I don't know of how many schools actually have that policy. You hear about some schools pulling schollys from injured players, and think it may be more of standard practice. Perhaps I may have been a victim of my own ignorance.

Does anyone have the answers we need!?!?

I shall say tho, regardless of standard practice or not, honoring a scholarship to a fully committed player is the right thing to do.
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Yeah, I really am curious on this. Its an interesting topic. am in the camp that thinks a scholly should be honored in the event of a career ending injury, at least an additional year or two beyond the current year.

I would imagine, based on how infrequently it happens at any one particular school, there are side funds or trust funds in place for just this. I think someone else posted that this is accurate.

Tough deal for Jay. Wish him the best.
 
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I watched Jay play his final high school game. Even at less than 100 percent, he was impressive with a lot of potential. Feel bad for him because he worked hard but he's a smart kid and should do well in life. Tough decision but the right one, IMO.
 
HawkeyeWalker said:
Yeah, I really am curious on this. Its an interesting topic. am in the camp that thinks a scholly should be honored in the event of a career ending injury, at least an additional year or two beyond the current year.

I would imagine, based on how infrequently it happens at any one particular school, there are side funds or trust funds in place for just this. I think someone else posted that this is accurate.

Tough deal for Jay. Wish him the best.
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I think this is actually standard practice at pretty much every school. The cost (a few remaining years on a scholarship) is pretty miniscule compared to the benefit to the team (opening up an additional scholarship spot). There are actually rumors of SEC schools forcing kids who are unlikely to see the field to take the medical-retirement route, although that is probably not true.
 
CP87 said:
I think this is actually standard practice at pretty much every school. The cost (a few remaining years on a scholarship) is pretty miniscule compared to the benefit to the team (opening up an additional scholarship spot). There are actually rumors of SEC schools forcing kids who are unlikely to see the field to take the medical-retirement route, although that is probably not true.
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It may be common to football, but is it common to other sports, particularly those with only partial scholarships? I doubt it.
 
PlanoHawk said:
I believe it's called a medical exemption. The athletic department still pays for the scholarship but it doesn't count vs 85. So, he'll still be on scholarship, it just doesn't burden the total for the football team.
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Thanks for the clarification.
 
The average fan (myself included) cannot possibly comprehend the price these kids pay to play at the Big Ten level. That is why I'm always very reluctant to criticize players. Coaches are fair game and should be criticized (after all, they are paid a boatload of dollars to coach), but players really should be off-limits. The time, effort and training (not to mention rehab in many instances) required for a player to achieve playing time at Iowa is just unreal. Plus, they are supposed to attend classes, study and pass exams. It almost seems overwhelming to me.
 
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