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re: What do you guys think about oversigning?
Posted on 12/14/11 at 2:37 pm to TheLurch30
Posted on 12/14/11 at 2:37 pm to TheLurch30
I'm ok with oversigning by 1 or 2 players. Maybe 3 at the most. Normally the numbers have a way of working themselves out.Some guys in your recruiting class usually end up not making the grades. Usually some scholarship players transfer as well.If all else fails,a grayshirt can be offered to a kid.
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Posted on 12/14/11 at 3:09 pm to graychef
Posted on 12/14/11 at 3:12 pm to catfish 62
My dad (former player) thinks this oversigning stuff is a joke. They used to have to sign 50 kids a year because only 20 or so would stay the entire 4 years because of grades or just quitting. Of course, Freshman didn't play either.
Posted on 12/14/11 at 4:17 pm to baytiger
"if you don't keep your gpa up, you lose your academic scholarship
if you don't work to keep your football scholarship, why should you be entitled to keep it?"
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if you don't work to keep your football scholarship, why should you be entitled to keep it?"
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This post was edited on 12/14/11 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 12/14/11 at 5:56 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I have never heard of Saban pulling an offer. He claims that he has never had a greyshirt that was not advised of that possibility before signing day.
In fairness I don't know what a coach is supposed to do when he only has a few slots left and is still in the hunt for more athletes than he has scholarships. The kids often string their decisions out until and even beyond signing day.
The whole process does seem to be more than a bit unseemly, especially when it comes to recruits who have made a verbal commitment to a team.
The problem is not being limited to 25 signees it is the methods employed in getting down to the 85 on scholarship. How heavy handed a coach is in this roster management is the real issue. Coaches have great discretion in whether a kid has a soft landing or is kicked to the curb.
In fairness I don't know what a coach is supposed to do when he only has a few slots left and is still in the hunt for more athletes than he has scholarships. The kids often string their decisions out until and even beyond signing day.
The whole process does seem to be more than a bit unseemly, especially when it comes to recruits who have made a verbal commitment to a team.
The problem is not being limited to 25 signees it is the methods employed in getting down to the 85 on scholarship. How heavy handed a coach is in this roster management is the real issue. Coaches have great discretion in whether a kid has a soft landing or is kicked to the curb.
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