Anyone who makes a derogatory remark about Casey Carroll should have their head examined. Casey represents what was and is great about not only College sports but also this Country. Yes he spent 4 years at Duke and graduated but left with 1 year of eligabilty left due to a severe knee injury his Sophmore year, spent 4 years with the Army Rangers doing 2 tours in Afganistan. He returned to Duke and was granted his year of eligability by the NCAA, he suffered a severe knee injury and needed surgery. The NCAA again granted him his year back and he was able to play his last year in 2014. In my opinion a Great ending to a Fascinating 10 year ride. Tell me another player you should admire more!
Well said!!!!
That thread is proof of ignorance at all costs by the insecure dads sheltering these insecure repeat kids. Casey went off to serve his country. If some kid graduated HS and went off on Peace Corps or a Mormon Mission I would think of those kids, together with Casey, as being a great story for an older kid coming back to finish college and play the college game.
It is disgusting but not surprising that Maryland dads hide behind these shrouds. Now don't call their kid reclassifieds. With the negative connotation to that term, they now want their kid to be considered "prepping" for another year with no reference to repeat or reclassified.
The older generation must be whincing. I know the Stanwicks well. If one of those kids asked his parents if he can reclassify they'd have him raking leaves on all the lawns of Baltimore County for having the tamarity to be such a coward.
I believe the rule that boys can't play in the MIAA after turning 21 years of age is referred to as the "Stanwick" rule...do you know them well????
Of the 14 first team AAs for Division I during 2014, 9 were seniors, 4 were juniors and 1 was a soph (21 yrs old and from Bmore - shocking). So don't say that age doesn't matter, it all changes in HS/College. The reclass/holdback/PG/Junior High Redshirt crap is obvious - it helps your boy by competing against younger kids. The impact at the youth level is more pronounced, but let's stop with the BS that holdbacks don't have a distinct advantage. Almost without fail, the best kids from 2017 down through 2024 age groups are born in the second half of the calendar year and were held back. Put those same kids in the appropriate grade/age group and they wouldn't be nearly as good. Something needs to be done about it by USL - it's not a safety issue, it's a fairness issue.
