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Well it’s the bear Bryant rule, he did exactly this in the 60s/70s. He took the baseball schollies and gave them for football. That’s is the problem with your logic, the reason a team would do this is there was more room on the 25/85, if their is space they sign football. If not it prevent a school like oh st or Michigan with bad baseball programs to give those schollies to mid tier 4 stars that don’t have room. The 2 year ban makes it not worth teams to do this

First, I don't know why you think I'm unaware of the Bear's activities. My issue is the existence of this two year rule. Maybe it existed at one time, but that would be a long time ago. I've asked for proof, because I've looked and I can't find it. Doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but couple that with many people never hearing about it...it probably doesn't.

Second, there is no evidence here that you understand how the actual rules really work. If you are on any athletic scholarship and you participate in football related activities, you have to count against football 85/25. The following would be considered football related activities:

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Practices

Athletics meetings with a coach initiated or required by a coach (e.g., end of season individual meetings).

Competition (and associated activities, regardless of their length).

Field, floor or on-court activity.

Setting up offensive and defensive alignment.

On-court or on-field activities called by any member of the team and confined primarily to members of that team.

Required weight-training and conditioning activities.

Required participation in camps/clinics.

Participation outside the regular season in individual skill-related instructional activities with a member of the coaching staff.

Discussion or review of game films.

Participation in a physical activity class for student athletes only and taught by a member of the athletics staff (e.g., coach).

Now, tell me how hiding a player on a bad baseball team who can't do any of these things above without counting against the 85/25 is useful to anyone, including the player?

Finally, you don't understand my suggestion in the slightest. My suggestion has nothing to do with getting around numbers. Nothing. It's simply a workaround the timing of the MLB draft to create a formal commitment with a desired athlete without screwing ourselves. Now as I said, because of my lack of understanding of baseball scholarship admin, there may be practical reasons why it can't be done, but it isn't this strawman bullshite.