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How is Johnny Manziel a RS freshman if he's a junior in school?

Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:22 am
Posted by WarBird1
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:22 am
I was asked this earlier and didn't know the answer, can someone help me out here, please?
Posted by PepaSpray
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:23 am to
He doubled up some classes? why is it that far fetched?
Posted by Aggie Fishfinder
Republic of Texas
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:24 am to
He is a junior by classification only. Took summer school and enrolled early and also redshirted. Maybe even came to college with college credit hours. Don't know. Point it, it doesn't matter. He has 3 years to play if he wants.
Posted by dkreller
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Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:24 am to
Nut squeezing keeps him young.
Posted by Gotta have DeZeier
Turner Field
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:24 am to
Summer School. Most athletes take 12 hours over the summer.
Posted by WarBird1
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:25 am to
quote:

He doubled up some classes? why is it that far fetched?


It's not really, but it just sounded a little off to me.
Posted by partsman103
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:26 am to
AP courses taken in HS = college credit. Maybe JFF was enrolled in AP courses while in HS.
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:28 am to
Posted by HottyToddy7
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:28 am to
I'm sure 2 summers = 24 hours which is almost 2 full semesters of classes.
Posted by DaleDenton
Member since Jun 2010
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:30 am to
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Summer School. Most athletes take 12 hours over the summer.



That is because most only take 9 in the fall semester so they use the summer hours to stay "full-time" or use the summer hours to make up for classes they fail in the fall/spring.

Athletes go year round so they can stay on campus and participate in "voluntary" conditioning events in the summer, really all athletes should graduate "early" if they take 12 hours each semester when combined with summer classes (8-16 hours), especially if they take a red-shirt year. You should see more leave with masters degrees as well, but you don't.
This post was edited on 1/5/13 at 10:31 am
Posted by SBC
Member since Oct 2005
6868 posts
Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:32 am to
I wish he would doing something other than the superman move. He is good enough to have his own move.
Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:34 am to
I wonder if he stays 4 years, if he's still great in 2 which he realistically could be of course, and has his degree, there's not much left to do in college. He could get a masters etc of course or just love college, which i respect, but the NFL seems likely if he has a degree by then
Posted by DaleDenton
Member since Jun 2010
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:39 am to
quote:

I wonder if he stays 4 years, if he's still great in 2 which he realistically could be of course, and has his degree, there's not much left to do in college. He could get a masters etc of course or just love college, which i respect, but the NFL seems likely if he has a degree by then


Depends, Kansas had a QB a few years ago that earned a MBA (IIRC) before he was done on the field and didn't even put his name in the draft, it was the year they went to the Orange Bowl, I'm sure Mizzou fans know his name.

It would depend on how he grades out for the NFL, and his development before then as he would need to improve as a pocket passer to have the best shot at a long term NFL career and they will knock him because of his size.
Posted by Evolved Simian
Bushwood Country Club
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:46 am to
AP classes/summer classes.

My daughter was a junior when she started her third semester of school. Pretty common, I'd think.
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:47 am to
Bernie Kozar, QB from Miami got his degree his sophomore year. Completed his college career working on his masters.
Posted by Bose Ikard
Member since Jul 2012
826 posts
Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:49 am to
He also enrolled early. He finished HS in three and a half years and enrolled at A&M in January of his senior year in high school, to get spring ball in. So, while he is only a freshmen in terms of eligibility, he has been on the A&M campus for 4 semesters now. Add in summer school, and he is a Junior academically.
Posted by Smoke Ring
Scenic Highway Crackhouse
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:52 am to
He's a muthafrickin wizard that's how
Posted by reedus23
St. Louis
Member since Sep 2011
25485 posts
Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:55 am to
I was a sophomore before I stepped on campus just because most of the classes I had in high school my junior and senior year gave me college credits.
Posted by lowspark12
nashville, tn
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:55 am to
He was an early enrollee who redshirted... if he took classes in the summer, that's two semesters under his belt before most entering freshman have taken a class...

this isn't that difficult to understand.
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
79974 posts
Posted on 1/5/13 at 10:55 am to
Johnny Manziel's first semester was Spring of 2011. (graduated HS early)

Spring 2011
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2012

He already has 4 semesters worth of coursework.
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