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haha that has a lot to do with soccer.

Well since the game was invented by myself after small children tried to imitate me kicking the heads off people, by kicking the fallen heads around...it has alot to do with it!

The rules are in place for a reason. Do your job and follow them. EASY. What are we teaching or kids if we continue to bend the rules for them?

NO. What you're suggesting is called relativism.

Rules are rules...the 8 semester rule is in place in most HS associations throughout the US. Just accept the ruling and move on with your life.

If there was no 8 semester rule we would see every high school football player in America purposly fail so that they have an age and size advantage over competitors. This rule is not JUST for soccer. If we allow a soccer player to do it then we would have to allow athletes in other sports to do it as well.

The recruiting IS the big issue here also...

It’s key to his choice of college.

Nathan really never played on very good High school teams in GA. It was himself and one other that was very good but you certainly were not going to compete with the Parkview’s and Brookwoods of the world with 2 good players.

And some of you can stop adding your repeated statements of the "rule is the rule". Its known already, were having to deal with it currently if you had not noticed. And I get your drift as to your personal view on the subject. So be it...

BUT, the issue is should he, having the season and being the player he is, not be allowed to pursue his goals as a senior that includes his senior year in soccer just because he failed a year at a private school 5 years ago.

All local states are governed by the same rules right. Florida a year ago allowed a player who broke his wrist during his senior year, to gain a year of eligibility.

They say he missed several days of school and did not have the credits to graduate either. So he had to make up credits to graduate and was able to play that same year as a 5th year senior.

I think every situation has an equal opportunity if it’s realistic but at least Nathan's deals strictly with academics prior to the soccer.

He had a senior year, that was last year. Unfortunateluy no one reaqlized it. That may not be his fault and that is unfortunate but that is the way it is.
Also why are you now saying "Nathan really never played on very good High school teams in GA. It was himself and one other that was very good but you certainly were not going to compete with the Parkview’s and Brookwoods of the world with 2 good players."

If he never played in high school there? Seems someone is twisting the truth. But I will say it again and you can hate it and call me a "****weed" all you want, but a rule is a rule, he used his eligibility. See you in the college ranks(if your grades permit)!

Danny, you have no argument, its over, you lose!

In short, he should not be allowed to play this spring and I find it appalling that Northwestern allowed him to play in the fall for the football team, but after thinking about it, that seems about right!

wow hammer that was unbelievable. He was allowed to play football because they missed it. Do you really think NHS would jeopardize their football season for a backup punter who had never played football? secondly, no one at the HSL caught this in the fall, so obviously as the article states, it was an innocent error. No i am not arguing that he should or should not be allowed to play either.

Chuck, go back and look at some posts. Arroyo did not play at the private high school, but did play at the public high schools. So no one is twisting the truth.