Nothing against Demeterius Robertson, I don't understand how he was approved, but Gilman was not.
Link: https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wr-demetris-robertson-ncaa-waiver-play-georgia/story?id=57139210
To brag, I just signed my son up for THE Navy . I am very proud. Spec War K.
He had a choice that he knew full well when he chose Navy in the 1st place.
I'm not siding with the arbitrary NCAA and I don't know why Robinson qualifies but I don't see the NCAA did Gilman a "disservice" just because he decided he didn't want to be in the Navy anymore.
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Washington (CNN)Top-tier athletes enrolled at US military service academies must, once again, serve out their mandatory two-year active duty stints upon graduation before they can pursue a career in professional sports.
The Department of Defense announced Monday that it had rescinded a policy from 2016 that had allowed some service academy athletes to request to be placed on reserve status, rather than assigned to active duty posts, in order to accept contracts from pro sports teams.
"Our military academies exist to develop future officers who enhance the readiness and the lethality of our military services," Pentagon spokesperson Dana White said in a statement.
"Graduates enjoy the extraordinary benefit of a military academy education at taxpayer expense -- upon graduation, officers will serve as military officers for their minimum commitment of two years," White added, citing Roger Staubach, Chad Hennings and David Robinson as examples of officer athletes who served their nation before going to the pros.
The change takes effect with this graduating class.
Some academy athletes in recent years have been allowed to be drafted into the NFL and other professional sports leagues prior to fulfilling their commitments -- most notably Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds, who was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
I'm not defending the NCAA which has been consistent in it's inconsistency but I don't think Gilman has anything to complain about. One may disagree with NCAA's rationale for what construes a hardship but apparently not being able to enhance your chance at a pro career isn't a hardship. Not rapping on Gilman's choice just that I don't think he was screwed by the NCAA. There was no pre-text that the only reason for the transfer was a chance at a pro career. That isn't a "hardship" in the eyes of the NCAA. It isn't a sick relative, a career move by a parent or a coaching change.
Is it a hardship for a player to not play in a bowl game because the school they picked cheats?
The only difference I see actually is in Gilman's case the DOD change could have impacted him financially in terms of millions of dollars. In the case of a Patterson, he would not be impacted from being drafted in the slightest.
IMO the only reason whatsoever the NCAA denied Gilman was optics. They were most likely afraid of political backfire which 100% would have followed in today's media climate. I'm sure Fox News has a couple posts all queued up somewhere in the event Gilman would have been given the waiver.
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fixed, repaired,
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know nothing about it
is an exercise in futility.
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