re: Notes Dame Transfer Punter Jay Bramblett Commits to LSU

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I thought I read he got injured but surely him not seeing the field is due to lack of ability.

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I remember one of the local sports guys saying Todd has all the leg in the world, but has zero control over where the punt goes.

I really starting to believe Ed O and hos staff really struggled at evaluating talent...pretty sure they just used espn rankings and took anyone ranked in top 20 at their position...You should be able to get the punter right...good lawd...

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I really starting to believe Ed O and hos staff really struggled at evaluating talent...pretty sure they just used espn rankings and took anyone ranked in top 20 at their position...You should be able to get the punter right...good lawd...

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Ed O should never be allowed to evaluate or develop talent again. He's a recruiter that should work like a bird dog. You point them at the target and tell them to go get it, it shouldn't be up to him to pick the target

Yes I don't understand this one Todd was supposed to be the no. 1 punter out of High School when he signed, head scratcher.

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Then he shouldn't have been a 5*.

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Obviously, there is some issue with him, either injury or ability.

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I heard he is still injured. I'm not mad taking this punter even if he wasn't. You have no idea what you have in him.

College coaches rarely ever evaluate specialists. They take Sailer and Kohl’s word for it.

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Do you know this as a fact?

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Pretty sure. At least that's how I interpret the language of the waiver FAQ.

They reference July 31, 2022 as the end of the waiver period several times. I don't know of any way you can sign a guy for the 2023 class in July 2022.

I know you're familiar with the waiver faq, so I'm just quoting sections so others can read along.

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Answer: The blanket waiver permits the following to occur through July 31, 2022

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Question No. 2: Does the blanket waiver change the annual signing or initial counter limit legislation?

Answer: No. Between August 1, 2021, and July 31, 2022, FBS institutions may sign up to 25 prospective student-athletes/initial counters and FCS institutions may add up to 30 initial counters. The blanket waiver and its conditions apply only when those limits are exceeded

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Question No. 3: Does the blanket waiver change the overall counter or equivalency limits?

Answer: No. The overall counter limit (85 in FBS/FCS) and equivalency limit (63 in FCS) remain the same. If the blanket waiver conditions are met, institutions may sign additional prospective student-athletes in excess of the annual signing and initial counter limits through July 31, 2022, but must remain at or below the overall counter and equivalency limits.

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Question No. 9: What if an institution has more than seven counters who depart on or after the earlier of the end of the fall term or December 15, 2021?

Answer: The blanket waiver permits institutions to replace up to seven counters through July 31, 2022....

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And finally, this passage regarding signing high school recruits.

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Question No. 20: If an institution replaces a departing counter by signing a high school prospective student-athlete to a National Letter of Intent, must the signing occur within the applicable NLI signing window (e.g., December 15-17, 2021, and February 2 – April 1, 2022)?

Answer: Yes.

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If spots could be used after July 31, they would have included the December (at a minimum) signing period as well.

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Seems like if you don't sign 25 high school commits you would be able to roll them over like usual.

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You have to use all 25 of your annual initial counters, which can be used on HS, juco guys or transfers, before you get the additional 7.

If you don't use all 25, then yes, those can be used for early enrollees the following year, but once you get past 25, you might as well use all 32, because I don't think you can use those spots later.

That’s an interesting point about the December NLI signing period. I hadn’t considered that, but I agree - it seems like they would have included December 2022 in their example if that was an option.

The thing that trips me up is question #2:

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Question No. 2: Does the blanket waiver change the annual signing or initial counter limit legislation?

Answer: No. Between August 1, 2021, and July 31, 2022, FBS institutions may sign up to 25 prospective student-athletes/initial counters and FCS institutions may add up to 30 initial counters. The blanket waiver and its conditions apply only when those limits are exceeded

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When I read it the first time, it seemed like they were saying the normal limit of 25 initial counters runs through July 31. Which sort of makes sense, as the NCAA FBS recruiting calendar runs from August 1 - July 31. But as we know, you can still back count EE’s against the normal limit.

Now I think it might be saying the opposite: that the blanket waiver only applies if the 25 initial counters have been exceeded during that time frame.

When you add everything together it definitely points toward not being able to back count against the extra 7 spots. It just surprises me that they didn’t directly address that question. Then again, I’m not a compliance expert - just a guy who knows how to Google the actual rules. Maybe that’s clear enough for folks who actually work in compliance.