Re: How the SEC came to rule college football
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:41 am
POWER SOURCE NO. 4: BROKEN PROMISES
FBS football programs are limited to 85 scholarship players and 25 initial scholarships per season. That hasn't stopped SEC schools from "over-signing."
Houston Nutt once signed 37 players to a recruiting class. Saban once signed 32.
How do SEC coaches get below the scholarship limits? Some players transfer or quit. Some fail academically or take medical hardships.
But the student-athlete doesn't always make the decision. Sometimes a coach flat-out yanks a scholarship from an underperforming player or recruit, essentially kicking him out of school. It's like promising Christmas presents to four kids, then buying three.
Over-signing enables SEC coaches to minimize the damage of poor talent evaluation. It's representative of the SEC culture, Terry Bowden said.
"If the rules allow you to over-sign, the SEC is going to take it to the extreme to make sure nobody has an advantage over them," Bowden said.
Last summer, the SEC announced new legislation that restricts over-signing. From a public relations standpoint, it's a smart move. But from a competitive standpoint, DiNardo said, it's a mistake.
"That will hurt them."
This is the single most advantage the SEC has had along with jobs for mom or dad (.. I'm looking at you Petrino = worm). I wonder how many kids that could have played for a non- FBS team ended up in limbo due to the "promises of stardom" from a lying maggot.
Next time I see Dirk I'll need to remind him his 4th point was not only valid, but extremely minimized in his piece.
I know a number of NU fans that scratch their head at the dead weight on scholarship, that stay on the team for 4 years and never or barely see the field. In this competitive environment 4 or 5 of those guys can cost you dearly, but Osborne and the administration hold to their promise to kids. Been that way since I can remember, and that's a damn long time.
FBS football programs are limited to 85 scholarship players and 25 initial scholarships per season. That hasn't stopped SEC schools from "over-signing."
Houston Nutt once signed 37 players to a recruiting class. Saban once signed 32.
How do SEC coaches get below the scholarship limits? Some players transfer or quit. Some fail academically or take medical hardships.
But the student-athlete doesn't always make the decision. Sometimes a coach flat-out yanks a scholarship from an underperforming player or recruit, essentially kicking him out of school. It's like promising Christmas presents to four kids, then buying three.
Over-signing enables SEC coaches to minimize the damage of poor talent evaluation. It's representative of the SEC culture, Terry Bowden said.
"If the rules allow you to over-sign, the SEC is going to take it to the extreme to make sure nobody has an advantage over them," Bowden said.
Last summer, the SEC announced new legislation that restricts over-signing. From a public relations standpoint, it's a smart move. But from a competitive standpoint, DiNardo said, it's a mistake.
"That will hurt them."
This is the single most advantage the SEC has had along with jobs for mom or dad (.. I'm looking at you Petrino = worm). I wonder how many kids that could have played for a non- FBS team ended up in limbo due to the "promises of stardom" from a lying maggot.
Next time I see Dirk I'll need to remind him his 4th point was not only valid, but extremely minimized in his piece.
I know a number of NU fans that scratch their head at the dead weight on scholarship, that stay on the team for 4 years and never or barely see the field. In this competitive environment 4 or 5 of those guys can cost you dearly, but Osborne and the administration hold to their promise to kids. Been that way since I can remember, and that's a damn long time.