[Balin] Like a lady paints with rouge

[Balin]

Lori and Brian got married because of a red shirt. How?

[GalFisk]

A red shirt on: Lori? Brian? Someone else? A Star Trek character? Red clothing staining light fabrics in the wash relevant? Did they get into a relationship because of the red shirt? Did they get married to each other? Was the marriage the intended outcome of whetever the red shirt was for? Is a mistaken identity relevant? Is the red shirt part of a uniform or workwear?

[Doriana]

Redshirting in college sports relevant?

[Sundowner]

Did Lori and Brian marry each other? (just in case, one never knows)
Did anyone at any time relevantly wear a red shirt? or was in possession of a red shirt?
Did the red shirt cause that Lori and Brian met? that they became interested in each other? that they could marry?

[trebor]

Does the red shirt exist IRL? Is it a shirt from a cartoon/video game, etc? Does it matter what type of shirt it is? If so, t-shirt? Sweater/jumper? Cardigan? Hoodie (or as we call it in Saskatchewan, bunnyhug)? Button-up? Is it a military uniform?

Did something relevant happen to the red shirt? Did it come unravelled? Did it get mixed up in the incorrect laundry?

Does the time period matter? The location?

[Balin]

A red shirt on: Lori? Brian? This Someone else? A Star Trek character? No Red clothing staining light fabrics in the wash relevant? No Did they get into a relationship because of the red shirt? Indirectly, Yes Did they get married to each other? Yes Was the marriage the intended outcome of whetever the red shirt was for? No Is a mistaken identity relevant? No Is the red shirt part of a uniform or workwear? Yes

Redshirting in college sports relevant? Yes

Did Lori and Brian marry each other? (just in case, one never knows) Yes
Did anyone at any time relevantly wear a red shirt? Yes, Brian or was in possession of a red shirt?
Did the red shirt cause that Lori and Brian met? Yes, indirectly that they became interested in each other? that they could marry?

Does the red shirt exist IRL? Yes Is it a shirt from a cartoon/video game, etc? No Does it matter what type of shirt it is? Yes If so, t-shirt? Sweater/jumper? Cardigan? Hoodie (or as we call it in Saskatchewan, bunnyhug)? Button-up? Is it a military uniform? None of these

Did something relevant happen to the red shirt? Did it come unravelled? Did it get mixed up in the incorrect laundry? No to these

Does the time period matter? The location? Not particularly

[GalFisk]

What is redshirting in college sports? Does it help to know it to solve the puzzle?

Would the outcome be the same if it was called blueshirting and he wore a blue shirt? Was he involved in a college sport? Was she? Relevant which sport? Did the shirt relevantly get dirty? Damaged? Given away? Stolen? Did she at o e point relevantly want to find the owner? Wearer?

[Doriana]

Usually, college athletes have four years of eligibility (corresponding to the four years of an undergraduate degree in the US). Redshirting / taking a redshirt year means not competing for a year and thus lengthening your period of eligibility. There are a number of reasons why a student-athlete might want to redshirt, e.g. because of an injury, mental health issues, or because they have a hard time balancing athletics and academics.

Did Brian take a redshirt year? Relevant which year? If so, freshman? sophomore? junior? senior?
Relevant why he redshirted? If so, because of an injury?

[Balin]

What is redshirting in college sports? Doriana's answer sums it up well:

Usually, college athletes have four years of eligibility (corresponding to the four years of an undergraduate degree in the US). Redshirting / taking a redshirt year means not competing for a year and thus lengthening your period of eligibility. There are a number of reasons why a student-athlete might want to redshirt, e.g. because of an injury, mental health issues, or because they have a hard time balancing athletics and academics. Good synopsis!

Does it help to know it to solve the puzzle? Yes

Would the outcome be the same if it was called blueshirting and he wore a blue shirt? Yes Was he involved in a college sport? Yes Was she? For svv of "sport," but irrel Relevant which sport? To an extent - it was football
Did the shirt relevantly get dirty? Damaged? Given away? Stolen? Did she at o e point relevantly want to find the owner? Wearer? No to these

Did Brian take a redshirt year? Yes Relevant which year? It helps set up the story If so, freshman? This sophomore? junior? senior?
Relevant why he redshirted? No If so, because of an injury?

[trebor]

Is she a cheerleader? Did they meet in his redshirt year? Did they meet when he was in his fifth year and she in her first? So that if he hadn't redshirted at some point he wouldn't have extended his eligibility and they wouldn't have met?

Is it relevant what position he plays? Whether he's a starter or back-up?

[Doriana]

You said "no" to my question whether Brian took a redshirt year, but you answered the subsequent questions as if the answer was "yes". Is the "no" a blooper/typo?

[Balin]

You said "no" to my question whether Brian took a redshirt year, but you answered the subsequent questions as if the answer was "yes". Is the "no" a blooper/typo? Good catch - that should be a Yes. I've edited the post

Is she a cheerleader? Yes Did they meet in his redshirt year? Yes Did they meet when he was in his fifth year and she in her first? Yes So that if he hadn't redshirted at some point he wouldn't have extended his eligibility and they wouldn't have met? Yes

I could call it solved here, but there's a little more to the backstory, and I think that might be fun for you all to figure out.

Is it relevant what position he plays? Whether he's a starter or back-up? Irrel

[Doriana]

Does the backstory have to do more with Brian? With Lori? With how/when/where they met?
Did they meet at practice? at a game? at a non-sports activity/event? Did someone introduce them?

[Balin]

Does the backstory have to do more with Brian? To an extent, but more... With Lori? ...this With how/when/where they met? No, I wouldn't say "met"
Did they meet at practice? at a game? I wouldn't say "met," but a game is relevant at a non-sports activity/event? Did someone introduce them? Not at the time

[Doriana]

Was Lori hit by a ball? that Brian threw?

[Balin]

Was Lori hit by a ball? that Brian threw? Neither

[Mimino]

Did Brian play in the relevant game? Did he not play but was present? Was Lori present as well during that game? Did Lori take notice of Brian? Did Brian take notice of Lori?
Did Lori have a specific part in the game? Was she umpire? ball girl? cheer leader?

[Balin]

Did Brian play in the relevant game? Yes Did he not play but was present? Was Lori present as well during that game? Yes Did Lori take notice of Brian? Yes Did Brian take notice of Lori? No
Did Lori have a specific part in the game? No Was she umpire? ball girl? cheer leader?

[trebor]

Is the redshirt year the year a player sits out? The extra year they play? I’m confused, because I thought L and B met during his redshirt year, which I understood to be the year he was sitting out, but they also met during his fifth (and presumably, final) year, when he was playing?

Is it relevant that she’s a cheerleader? And that she wasn’t cheerleading at this game? Was she injured?

[BalinTheDwarf]

Is the redshirt year the year a player sits out? Yes The extra year they play? I’m confused, because I thought L and B met during his redshirt year, which I understood to be the year he was sitting out, but they also met during his fifth (and presumably, final) year, when he was playing? They met during his fifth year, but something relevant happened during the redshirt year.

Is it relevant that she’s a cheerleader? And that she wasn’t cheerleading at this game? Was she injured? No to all

[Sundowner64]

Did she come to the college during his redshirt year? joined Brian's team? started a particular job, role, function?
Is it just that he stayed one year longer that he got a chance to meet her?
Was she medical staff? physical therapist? Did Brian get injured during the relevant match?
Did Brian score during the match? Was he selected player of the match? and she handed over the award to him?

[BalinTheDwarf]

Is it just that he stayed one year longer that he got a chance to meet her? Yeah. I think I can call this one.

****SPOILER****

NFL player Brian Kinchen met his future wife, Lori Cherington, during his redshirt senior year at college (and her freshman year). Four years earlier, when Brian was a freshman and on the university football team, Lori spotted his picture in the program and declared him her future husband - something that could only be possible, her friend noted, because Kinchen was redshirting that year, meaning their tenures at school would overlap by a year.