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re: Would you want to use a scholorship on a rich recruit?
Posted on 4/5/11 at 10:05 am to bamasgot13
Posted on 4/5/11 at 10:05 am to bamasgot13
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Bryant, I think...and the way he would sign players he never intended to play just to keep them from playing for rivals.
And he wasn't doing wrong. After all, it's the players who are signing the letters of intent. Nobody's putting a gun to their head and forcing them to go to Alabama. They all knew what they were getting into.
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Posted on 4/5/11 at 10:13 am to Bench McElroy
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And he wasn't doing wrong
He was working within the rules at the time, correct. However, those rules were changed - in part - due to complaints by rival schools about a level playing field.
I wasn't slamming what Bryant was doing. I was merely answering your question.
This post was edited on 4/5/11 at 10:16 am
Posted on 4/5/11 at 10:20 am to Bench McElroy
It's pretty universally-accepted that the 85-scholarship limit was an important step forward for the sport.
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