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Well, you might not go to Vancouver if you are redshirting - note DS didn't travel with the team last year either.

You might be redshirting because you are waiting to hear back from the NCAA (think Roberto Nelson). Being at a sketch high school for 3 years that was better known for its starring role in an expose on recruiting practices resembling human trafficking would open the possibility to academics not being quite in order. I think it basically took Roberto a season to get things squared away with the NCAA. and I think he just took an online course that the NCAA took exception to after the fact.

There was the young lady from Nigeria? at the same high school as AA that signed with Vandy the year prior and was unable to play - and I would assume Vandy would have the resources to deal with legalities.....this was the whole reason AA transferred to Ribet, in order to get to a "real" HS that the NCAA recognized.

I have colleagues in my fortune 50 company who for visa reasons are afraid to leave the country for fear they might not be able to get back in, based on the stage their visa application is at with the INS.

She has been seen only sporadically in team videos relating to practice. She does warm up with the team however. Last game, she had a sleeve on one leg....
So, any or all medical possibilities are still open as well.

I think I will just sit tight and wait for some sort of official word. It's an intriguing situation, but one that involves a talented young lady and perhaps issues that for legal or decency reasons cannot be discussed by SR. To me, the most encouraging aspect of all of this is that she isn't moping, she is smiling and engaged and appears to be an integral part of the team.

In the meantime, I will wish her and the rest of the Beavers well.

Go Beavers!

The minute I heard that she was not going to Canada, I sort of speculated that this was might be the most obvious reason. Sometimes the answers are there if we just read between the lines. The whole immigration status issue can become quite a clusterfluke in todays reality. The lack of coodination between agencies and red tape can make what should be simple into a complex boondoggle. 

Not to start any unsavory rumors, as I am totally pulling this out of my ass, but if she's cleared to practice but with no contact drills allowed, isn't it possible that this 'medical condition' is something that could only be experienced by a member of the female persuasion? If you catch my drift...

The bizarre limitations on what she's cleared to do and not do would certainly fit.

Just an idle random thought on an internet message board...