Has anyone successfully pulled off this strategy? Not play a senior at all. Hit the redshirt button the last game of the year this way you get him for the following year and you reap the benefits of getting a decent WE for that season?

I guess you would leave him off the depth chart and set them to "mop up"? Kind of a shame you can rest them if they aren't injured. Only problem is, if I'm running FB/FCP then there is a higher chance of that senior coming into the game, due to players fouling out.

Just leave him off the depth chart entirely. You can redshirt him after all the games are played, but you need to do it before the job change period. His work ethic will likely drop to one, but he won’t leave, and will return for his senior season. Or if your recruiting is going well, you could just decline to redshirt him at the end and let him walk without playing his senior season.

I’ve done this a few times with backup caliber players, it’s good insurance against lost battles or unexpected EEs (if that’s a thing for you). And for those who covet the scholarship resources, you essentially get two graduating senior seasons out of him, so you get both-session resources twice.

"And for those who covet the scholarship resources, you essentially get two graduating senior seasons out of him, so you get both-session resources twice."

Damn I didn't think of that piece. Thanks

Posted by shoe3 on 10/17/2019 12:12:00 PM (view original):
Just leave him off the depth chart entirely. You can redshirt him after all the games are played, but you need to do it before the job change period. His work ethic will likely drop to one, but he won’t leave, and will return for his senior season. Or if your recruiting is going well, you could just decline to redshirt him at the end and let him walk without playing his senior season.

I’ve done this a few times with backup caliber players, it’s good insurance against lost battles or unexpected EEs (if that’s a thing for you). And for those who covet the scholarship resources, you essentially get two graduating senior seasons out of him, so you get both-session resources twice.

Problem is he's two and three years ahead of my strongest class and he's the only one in his class. 1 jr. 7 fr and a few incoming freshman for next season. He's pretty good and would hate to waste him next year, considering if he played, we would be maybe a 5-7 win team.

Yes this works.

Posted by thewizard17 on 10/20/2019 9:51:00 PM (view original):

Posted by shoe3 on 10/17/2019 12:12:00 PM (view original):
Just leave him off the depth chart entirely. You can redshirt him after all the games are played, but you need to do it before the job change period. His work ethic will likely drop to one, but he won’t leave, and will return for his senior season. Or if your recruiting is going well, you could just decline to redshirt him at the end and let him walk without playing his senior season.

I’ve done this a few times with backup caliber players, it’s good insurance against lost battles or unexpected EEs (if that’s a thing for you). And for those who covet the scholarship resources, you essentially get two graduating senior seasons out of him, so you get both-session resources twice.

Problem is he's two and three years ahead of my strongest class and he's the only one in his class. 1 jr. 7 fr and a few incoming freshman for next season. He's pretty good and would hate to waste him next year, considering if he played, we would be maybe a 5-7 win team.

You have 7 freshmen?

What team is this for?

Posted by vegaskevin on 10/21/2019 3:44:00 PM (view original):

Posted by thewizard17 on 10/20/2019 9:51:00 PM (view original):

Posted by shoe3 on 10/17/2019 12:12:00 PM (view original):
Just leave him off the depth chart entirely. You can redshirt him after all the games are played, but you need to do it before the job change period. His work ethic will likely drop to one, but he won’t leave, and will return for his senior season. Or if your recruiting is going well, you could just decline to redshirt him at the end and let him walk without playing his senior season.

I’ve done this a few times with backup caliber players, it’s good insurance against lost battles or unexpected EEs (if that’s a thing for you). And for those who covet the scholarship resources, you essentially get two graduating senior seasons out of him, so you get both-session resources twice.

Problem is he's two and three years ahead of my strongest class and he's the only one in his class. 1 jr. 7 fr and a few incoming freshman for next season. He's pretty good and would hate to waste him next year, considering if he played, we would be maybe a 5-7 win team.

You have 7 freshmen?

Ineligible the previous season and then recruited 6 freshman.

Fresno St.

I don't see that as an option. I have a senior that didn't play all season, but there is no redshirt option by him in manage roster. The other guy that didn't play has the redshirt icon though. What do you think that is about?

If he was previously redshirted or started ineligible he isn’t eligible to be redshirted ed.

Posted by cal_bears on 3/20/2020 4:29:00 AM (view original):
I don't see that as an option. I have a senior that didn't play all season, but there is no redshirt option by him in manage roster. The other guy that didn't play has the redshirt icon though. What do you think that is about?

McClennan didn’t redshirt previously, and doesn’t appear to have ever been ineligible - looks like he was signed as a juco, with no previous team’s history.
I would send CS a ticket to inquire. Unless they’ve made an unannounced changed, you should be able to redshirt him at any point in the season, before the RS2 begins, so long as he’s never entered a game this year.

You have 3 players leaving and brought in 3 recruits, I don't believe you should be able to redshirt anybody or you'd have 13 guys for next season. That doesn't explain why you can redshirt one and not the other though.

Oh the first part of your point is what it is. I can't redshirt him now because I would have 13 guys, but I am expecting some EEs. I will let you know if the option to redshirt does not return after EEs are announced.

In another matter, my nt game last night might have had the worst sub pattern I have had to suffer. Up 8 with under 4 to go, and 4 of my starters sit for over a minute and watch the lead disappear. I can't remember that many starters sitting together for that long under 4 minutes and it lost me the game.

Posted by mullycj on 10/17/2019 10:40:00 AM (view original):
"And for those who covet the scholarship resources, you essentially get two graduating senior seasons out of him, so you get both-session resources twice."

Damn I didn't think of that piece. Thanks

Wait that’s ingenious. Didn’t consider that.

I usually carry 2-3 walk-ons so I can put them on the depth chart to pad as well.

Wow, this is an interesting strategy that I would have a hard time having the patience to pull off. I guess the real use of this is if you have a promising group of newbies come in you can play them and save the veteran as an insurance.

The question is does it completely wipe out their WE or is this negligible because they would theoretically be maxed out at this time?