[donkey687]

On a couple different, recent occasions, Shaw has referred to Burns as a "fourth year senior" and Chryst as a "third year junior" - I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean (unless Shaw is misspeaking and means "fourth year junior" and "third year sophomore"), especially since Shaw seems to be saying it in laying context that both Burns and Chryst have been around for a while so understand the offense very well. Anyone?

He is just being redundant to emphasize they have been around awhile.  In the football world because they redshirted, many people would call Burns a junior and Chryst a sophomore. That makes them sound young. He wants to emphasize that they are a senior and a junior and have been around for four and three years to demonstrate that they are experienced and know what they are doing.

[donkey687]

On a couple different, recent occasions, Shaw has referred to Burns as a "fourth year senior" and Chryst as a "third year junior" - I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean (unless Shaw is misspeaking and means "fourth year junior" and "third year sophomore"), especially since Shaw seems to be saying it in laying context that both Burns and Chryst have been around for a while so understand the offense very well. Anyone?

He is just being redundant to emphasize they have been around awhile.  In the football world because they redshirted, many people would call Burns a junior and Chryst a sophomore. That makes them sound young. He wants to emphasize that they are a senior and a junior and have been around for four and three years to demonstrate that they are experienced and know what they are doing.