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Posted on 5/17/11 at 11:50 pm to molsusports
All the Bammers chiming in on how no one knows who is actually on schollie is what really makes me burn. The true advantage for Bama's numbers hanky panky lies there.
I have always wondered how they managed to finagle the Bryant Scholarship into legality, considering it is open to only progeny of football players so not technically a college-wide opportunity.So a player can't make it to school on a baseball scholarship and play football, but because he is the son of a football player, well, then THAT scholarship doesn't count against the 85 limit, no sirree.
Not to mention, having players having their scholarships non-renewed and thus being a "walk-on" or starting out as a grayshirt just begs for some detail-oriented auditing to be done concerning where those tuition checks are coming from. It opens the door for some real underhanded advantages right there.
Personally, I think the best rule the NCAA can pass is that once a scholarship is given to a player at a school, he has to remain on scholarship at that school or transfer.
Someone was asking for an example of some kid getting screwed. I seem to recall a player committing to Bama this past year only to be told within a month of signing day, he could grayshirt or go somewhere else. He ended up signing with Kentucky I believe. Obviously, the kid had time to adjust, but still that is pretty shitty.
And while Richt is no choir boy I don't recall any commitments being accepted and then turned away unless the player himself did something detrimental during his last year after commitment.
I have always wondered how they managed to finagle the Bryant Scholarship into legality, considering it is open to only progeny of football players so not technically a college-wide opportunity.So a player can't make it to school on a baseball scholarship and play football, but because he is the son of a football player, well, then THAT scholarship doesn't count against the 85 limit, no sirree.
Not to mention, having players having their scholarships non-renewed and thus being a "walk-on" or starting out as a grayshirt just begs for some detail-oriented auditing to be done concerning where those tuition checks are coming from. It opens the door for some real underhanded advantages right there.
Personally, I think the best rule the NCAA can pass is that once a scholarship is given to a player at a school, he has to remain on scholarship at that school or transfer.
Someone was asking for an example of some kid getting screwed. I seem to recall a player committing to Bama this past year only to be told within a month of signing day, he could grayshirt or go somewhere else. He ended up signing with Kentucky I believe. Obviously, the kid had time to adjust, but still that is pretty shitty.
And while Richt is no choir boy I don't recall any commitments being accepted and then turned away unless the player himself did something detrimental during his last year after commitment.
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