EJ Smith out for the year - Printable Version

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RE: EJ Smith out for the year - fullmetal - 09-28-2022

Arlen Harris isn't listed as any of the three RBs on the depth chart.

RE: EJ Smith out for the year - CardinalSagehen - 09-28-2022

(09-27-2022, 06:05 PM)Row80Critic Wrote: In the clip I saw, Shaw said it is 'injury related' which seems like a curious way to say an injury is preventing him from playing. I could be wrong, but when other players have season-ending injuries, Shaw hasn't tried to hide the ball like this -- because there is no benefit in keeping other coaches guessing after you say the guy is out for the year. I'd say there is more to the story we may hear about in due course.

Shaw was asked last week whether it was an injury or something else that was keeping EJ out, and he said it was injury-related. He was just pre-empting the same question again in this week's conference. It's pretty clear that EJ actually is hurt, and I don't think he's saving himself for next year somewhere else, even though he may end up somewhere else.

I also don't think Shaw is being any more shifty about EJ's injury than he typically has been for any other player. We never heard what was wrong with Bragg, for example, until he retired. (That's another related topic - I suspect that Hinton's injury is concussion-related, too, based on one public report and the concerns that the Hinton family has expressed about CTE. We have a group that is relatively more cautious and concerned about concussions than most other programs, which is probably a good thing in the grand scheme.)

It was strange that Shaw had said last week that EJ would be borderline for Oregon, but if not, then he'd be available soon thereafter. Then the assessment changed completely this week. Shaw said it was determined that EJ "needs to take care of it now," which sounds like it requires rest or surgery and that the risk of re-injury would be too great.

All of this said, I agree that EJ might not be here next season, especially if Filkins stays healthy and performs well. The main rationale for staying would be that he'll be a senior and thus very close to his degree.

RE: EJ Smith out for the year - ADPinWDC - 09-28-2022

(09-27-2022, 04:38 PM)Phogge Wrote: Dollars to donuts Smith will be in another uni next year.

CORRECT.
His injury "occurs" early enough to avoid burning a year of eligibility .. and "hobble" into the Transfer Portal. The new NCAAF.

Keep in mind that @Oregon is a HOME GAME for Lake Oswego Flash Filkins, the Prep Player of the year in Oregon, 2019.

RE: EJ Smith out for the year - Goose - 09-28-2022

(09-28-2022, 12:29 PM)CardinalSagehen Wrote: All of this said, I agree that EJ might not be here next season, especially if Filkins stays healthy and performs well. The main rationale for staying would be that he'll be a senior and thus very close to his degree.

I don't know what his particular situation is, but given that the athletes spend summers at Stanford it is often true that in 3 years they can get almost enough units to graduate even without taking an extra heavy load. I don't know if/how AP credits play into this situation. If an athlete decides that he may want to go elsewhere, I would expect it would be possible to finish in 3 years. One could get "the 40 year decision" benefit and still transfer.

RE: EJ Smith out for the year - Langdude - 09-28-2022

You are also allowed to take a certain number of credits at other colleges; the exact number varies by college, and I don't know Stanford's present policy, but it can be up to a half-year over your last two years. (Much more than that is allowed in your first two years, of course, if you transfer in.) Usually, though, you have to be registered at your college the quarter or semester preceding the quarter or semester of your graduation, or something like that. At any rate, my point is that EJ (or other students) could accumulate nearly enough credits in three years and finish up with credits somewhere else, and still get the Stanford degree.

-m.