Sorry if this has been covered before, but does anyone know why Tannehill is as old as he is, based upon when he started college? Based upon his birth date, he was 19 before he started school as a true freshman at Texas A&M. Thats obviously a year older than almost everyone. He's noted as being intelligent by many people, but was he held back a year in school? Did he have something odd in his home life that forced him to miss school or start late?
Just something that seemed very odd to me, since he's so much older than most second year players. He's a full three years older than he would have been had he been able to declare after his true junior season, had he started school at 18 like most.
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Pretty simple. When you're born at the end of July if the class most people your age are in is full, they move you into the next class. I was almost moved into class of '10 even though I was born on July 7th, but I remained in class of '9. That way instead of being one of the youngest you're the oldest kid in your grade other than those that were held back. Also he had JUST turned 19.
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My son was born in November 96. When he graduates HS he'll be 18. Before he's done with his freshman year in college, he'll be 19. Never held back a year, just the way it worked out.
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Well, yeah November is almost always after the cutoff of course. But Ive never seen July being like that. My birthday is at the end of Sep. I wasnt 18 until Id been in college for a month. By comparrison, Ryan is more than 14 months older than I was at the same place in life.
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The majority of my high school friends were like that. They were all 19 or a month or two away from it when we graduated, whereas I was still 17 halfway thru my first semester of college.
I'm not sure why they did it back then, but nowdays they call it 'redshirting'. Many parents prefer their kids be among the oldest in class rather than the youngest. 60 Minutes did a piece on it recently.Paul 13 likes this. -
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You mean people plan to have those things ON PURPOSE!?!?!?!
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Was it a football decision. I know he is from Texas and they will do things like that, hold kids back a year, especially if there is another kid blocking them from a position they play.
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Great point, you usually know at a very early age if a kid is interested in sports. I know because my son has hated them since the day he was born lol. But ya, if I knew he wanted to be a baller and he was born on the cusp, you bet your butt I'd hold him back a year. But i'd do it at a very early age so he wouldnt really notice.