That is what is very strange about the whole thing, no problems before or since. It stays in gear, never pops out, only crunches when I don't press that dang clutch pedal ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR when shifting into third gear.
Checked the linkages, they are all tight, for whatever good that does me. Going to go road test it and do what the guy in the link recommends to see if the shifter moves before I tear my transmission apart.