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    NCAA idiotic rule - ex marine ineligible

    Wow .... I've seen some moronic rulings from the NCAA. You can debate the "Johnny football" issue at will. Same for the lawsuit brought by Jermey Bloom years ago. But this ruling just takes the cake. They can't see the forest through the trees.

    Middle Tennessee State walk-on Steven Rhodes, who served five years in the Marines before his active enlistment ended July 1, has spent the past three weeks practicing with the Blue Raiders. The former high school wide receiver has played both tight end and defensive end in preseason camp, and coach Rick Stockstill says the 6-foot-3, 240-pound veteran can help his team somewhere -- if the NCAA lets him play.

    The Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Daily News Journal reported the NCAA informed MTSU last week that Rhodes isn't eligible to play this season because he participated in about a dozen games in a military-only football league while he was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego......






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    Re: NCAA idiotic rule - ex marine ineligible

    That's ridiculous




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    Re: NCAA idiotic rule - ex marine ineligible

    Hopefully they'll come to their senses.

    For the record, there is no such thing as an "Ex-Marine."

    And the man in the flight suit is the former CMC.

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    Re: NCAA idiotic rule - ex marine ineligible

    Quote Originally Posted by NJarhead View Post
    Hopefully they'll come to their senses.

    For the record, there is no such thing as an "Ex-Marine."

    And the man in the flight suit is the former CMC.
    I thought the ones with bad conduct discharges were considered ex-marines?




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    Re: NCAA idiotic rule - ex marine ineligible

    Quote Originally Posted by Hindes204 View Post
    I thought the ones with bad conduct discharges were considered ex-marines?
    I've never heard that. Those BCD's usually don't talk about their service and they're usually not acknowledged anyway.

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    Re: NCAA idiotic rule - ex marine ineligible

    It's not like he was playing professionally. This is stupid. I really hope they let him play.

    He deserves it!
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    Great news! Good for him and that program.
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    Re: NCAA idiotic rule - ex marine ineligible

    Quote Originally Posted by NJarhead View Post
    Hopefully they'll come to their senses.

    For the record, there is no such thing as an "Ex-Marine."

    And the man in the flight suit is the former CMC.
    I use the term "USMC alum" to indicate a Marine who is no longer in the armed forces.

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