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re: Kicker Joseph Bulovas decommits from Georgia Tech
Posted on 1/23/17 at 4:29 pm to Hailstate8
Posted on 1/23/17 at 4:29 pm to Hailstate8
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Meanwhile, blueshirts represent the newest loophole for FBS programs to accumulate depth while not affecting their annual numbers. Like grayshirt recruits, blueshirts are counted toward the next season’s scholarship total.
There is one distinct difference, however. Unlike grayshirts, a blueshirt is able to enroll and participate in team events in the fall. This allows programs to get the best of both worlds: FBS schools can delay a scholarship for the following year, allowing them to over-sign beyond the 25-scholarship limit, and get the use of a prospect immediately rather than waiting until the following spring.
The use of a blueshirt was first popularized by New Mexico State, which would support its numbers by enrolling prospects right after the beginning of the fall semester and then place them on scholarship. Tennessee has also embraced the use of blueshirts under coach Butch Jones.
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Posted on 1/23/17 at 4:45 pm to jatebe
Not reading the link but with a "blueshirt" do you pay your own way the first year then you are on scholarship?
This post was edited on 1/23/17 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 1/23/17 at 4:49 pm to tigerskin
They are on scholly and can practice but they can't play. So it's similar to a redshirt but they don't count until next year number wise
ETA: they can play but they won't be on scholly.
ETA: they can play but they won't be on scholly.
This post was edited on 1/23/17 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 1/23/17 at 4:50 pm to tigerskin
According to ESPN, a blueshirt is like a preferred walk on. They can enroll in the fall and participate that year, and then are guaranteed a scholly the next year.
I would guess they would pay they own way the 1st year.
ESPN - Blueshirts
Tennessee has been bringing in a lot of blueshirts the last couple of years.
I would guess they would pay they own way the 1st year.
ESPN - Blueshirts
Tennessee has been bringing in a lot of blueshirts the last couple of years.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 4:54 pm to Hailstate8
quote:According to all the sites I've read, a blueshirt can play the first year.
but they can't play
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There is one advantage of encouraging a kid to be a blueshirt as opposed to a grayshirt. Unlike grayshirts, who aren't allowed to practice or be around the program for the first semester out of high school, a blueshirt can practice and play immediately, as long as he pays his own way. The only catch is the prospect may not have been recruited, meaning he can't have taken a paid official visit to the school or signed any kind of financial-aid agreement.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 4:57 pm to jatebe
So his options are go to state be the starter day 1 with a full ride guarantee scholly or go to Bama and pay oos tuition and hope Saban doesn't just say screw it and get a different kicker next class if he doesn't like the on field results?
Posted on 1/23/17 at 4:58 pm to Hailstate8
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but they can't play
Wrong
Posted on 1/23/17 at 5:02 pm to Lieutenant Dan
Posted on 1/23/17 at 5:06 pm to tigerskin
Why didn't they try to return it?
Posted on 1/23/17 at 5:12 pm to Lieutenant Dan
Other team won once it fell short. Last play of game
Posted on 1/23/17 at 5:18 pm to Hailstate8
Kid attends Mandeville High chances are money is not a huge concern for his family
Posted on 1/23/17 at 5:20 pm to tigerskin
This might have been the jackets top commit since Megatron so its going to smart for Johnson and company tonight.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 7:56 pm to DahlonegaDawg
Nope. Nice try though. Bet you wish your kickers could have made a few more this year though.
Brenton King just committed to GT to replace Bulovas and he is the number 1 kicker in GA. He visited UGA last weekend but UGA doesnt want a scholly kicker so you get Rico Rocket Boy Blankenship and his crazy family and he cant kick anything reliably outside 25 yards.
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Brenton King just committed to GT to replace Bulovas and he is the number 1 kicker in GA. He visited UGA last weekend but UGA doesnt want a scholly kicker so you get Rico Rocket Boy Blankenship and his crazy family and he cant kick anything reliably outside 25 yards.
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:18 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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Yes. One has a metro population of 235,000. The other is a town of 24,000.
Tuscaloosa is about 96K
Tuscaloosa County about 204K
Starkville is about 24K
Golden Triangle about 128K
So 204K and 128K is really telling isn't it?
Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:25 pm to Reservoir dawg
Yes, Tech has a better academic and sports history than UGA.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:31 pm to tigerskin
Looked at this guys pic on 247 and immediately thought he's going to Bama
Posted on 1/23/17 at 9:03 pm to Guitarcheese
I honestly think its hilarious that 1. People actually exist that think Starkville is desireable over Tuscaloosa much less Atlanta 2. Miss state is a better program than GT or Bama and 3....nevermind forget it.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 9:06 pm to ChopBlockOclock
He's pretty solid from 40 in.
Posted on 1/23/17 at 9:07 pm to ChopBlockOclock
I think it's hilarious you snuck Georgia tech in the same sentence with Bama
Posted on 1/23/17 at 9:11 pm to msstate7
Unintentional correlation. But pick one of GT or Bama > Miss State. But I agree GT is no Bama and it is not close.
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