Confused about what we did last signing day
So we were left with 4/5 scholarships on the table last year on signing day and everybody here said that makes sense because we can use those schollies on more attractive players who will enroll early next year.
But now it looks like (based on TomVH's conversation with the AD) that we will in fact not be able to date back the early enrollees to last years allotment.
So what gives? Did the B10 just dong punch us with the rule change after signing day or did we just drop the ball on this?
Even if the rule change was announced after signing day, couldn't we have just taken 1-AA players or something to use up the schollies and provide SOME warm bodies at positions of desperation?
December 4th, 2009 at 4:47 PM ^
i don't think anyone, ANYONE, knows what they're talking about with the new rule, and I don't understand why it's such a secret. some dude's at the ncaa or big 10 know about, rich rod and his staff probably knows about it, and maybe martin.
December 4th, 2009 at 4:49 PM ^
We still have the max of 85 total schollarships to consider. I think last year's 21 recruits left us with about 81 and then we gave about 4 schollarships to Sheridan / Moundros / Olensavage, etc. in August
I'd always rather give walk-on contributors a one-year schollarship than take a 2* freshman away from the MAC/G.V.St.
December 4th, 2009 at 4:58 PM ^
we had 71 scholarship players this year. If you look at Scout's site they have 77 listed on scholarship and 7 of those either transferred or were dismissed. Kelvin Grady wasn't on the list leaving 71. Walkon scholarships are only for one year so those given out aren't necessarily counted toward the next year.
I believe the rule you are talking bout is a Big 10 rule not NCAA concerning the EEs. With the current lack of respect the conference gets why they would want to have a stricter rule than everyone else is beyond me. Maybe it's time for a new commissioner.
December 4th, 2009 at 5:43 PM ^
Every time the Big Ten helps the Pac Ten stonewall talk of a playoff, the BT needs a new commissioner.
December 4th, 2009 at 6:38 PM ^
It's called putting your conference at a competitive disadvantage. Would we be much better off with 2-4 openings left or 4-6 scholarships still available?
December 4th, 2009 at 4:59 PM ^
Should have given them out last year. We thought they were like AT&T roll over minutes. Then the rule change came along.
December 4th, 2009 at 8:11 PM ^
You mean I can't use these milky scholarships?
December 4th, 2009 at 5:08 PM ^
is there a link to the actual rule? I have been trying to follow it through the posts but was hoping to find it in a more structured way.
December 4th, 2009 at 5:29 PM ^
This is the best I could find. The following is the official NCAA site and under "All Divisions" it has a section for rules and interpretations.
I haven't looked through it to know if your answer is there but it might be a start.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?key=/ncaa/NCAA/Sports+and+Championship/Foo…
December 4th, 2009 at 6:34 PM ^
as long as the team has not reached the 25 per year limit.
December 4th, 2009 at 8:20 PM ^
of it being a big 10 rule, but that might make sense. I think someone found the NCAA rule and it says you can count it to either year, which would imply nothing has changed, but I haven't seen anyone produce a copy of the Big 10 rules surrounding recruiting, so our answer probably lies there and not with the NCAA.