This should be interesting. My understanding is they are appealing the scholarship reduction portion of the penalty. How long is the NCAA going to wait before making a decision. If the scholarship reduction holds they are already 8 players over the limit.
I wish I could hear Lane's recruiting pitch when a kid says, "I undertand you're appealing the scholarship reduction, but what happens to MY scholarship if the NCAA updates their original ruling?"
"Well, you're obviously one
*several months later* "So,
*several months later*
"So, you know that hangnail that's been slowing you down at practice? I think it's career-threatening, son..."
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
Interesting...
...but OT.
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and you couldn't deduce that
and you couldn't deduce that from the title-Southern Cal 23 recruits so far?
These posts are more annoying then MOST of the threads
that's debatable
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I was under the impression...
I was under the impression that USC was looking to EE a decent number from this class and they won't count against the scholarship number for this upcoming class...
...then again, there are people on here with a much better understanding of recruiting rules so I may be off.
Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.
I'm not sure if it is
I'm not sure if it is Conference or NCAA rules, but there are limits to the number of recruits that you can count against the previous class.
Limits
There are two limits that cannot be exceeded when counting an EE toward the previous year's class. The first limit is that you cannot exceed the 25 scholarship limit for that school year and the second limit is that you cannot exceed the 85 scholarship limit for the entire team for that school year. I believe USC was fairly low on total scholarships this year but it also depends on how many scholarships they gave to walk-ons. I also don't know how many recruits USC had in their last class. So assuming they had 17 or less recruits count toward last years class and they had less than 77 scholarship athletes last year then they could still sign 23 recruits this year even under the penalty if 8 are EE.
And they're going after
Dallas Crawford
My understanding
They can get around the rule this year by signing as many EE as possible. It's the only reason they gave a scholarship to a number of players, including Juco guys. The following list has already signed and don't count towards their 15-per-year limit.
Jeremy Galten, David Garness, Andre Heidari, Dallas Kelley, Cody Kessler, Peter McBride, Isiah Wiley, and Max Wittek. I believe more plan on EE.
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This
The EE guys don't count toward this year's limited scholarship numbers so they are trying to get as many as possible (since they are already low on scholarship bodies even without the 15 per year sanction). Basically it just means they are taking a bunch of borderline JUCO guys who normally wouldn't get offered but are getting a shot because they have a pulse and SC needs bodies.
It is spelled HOKEAMANIA. Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!
They had 19 recruits last year
they shouldn't be able to EE more than 6.
Are there any guys we have a
Are there any guys we have a shot at?
A lot of them have Michigan
A lot of them have Michigan offers, but we don't really have a shot with them.
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I'd be amazed in Kiffin was
I'd be amazed in Kiffin was there in even 3 years, so might as well try to EE as many kids as possible, win some games, and then move onto something else (like another pro gig).
Kiffin and USC
the beauty of the whole sanctions at USC is that Kiffin will use the sanctions as the reason why they are mediocre every year. After 3 years, he will say they are in rebuilding mode for 2 more years. Then only in year 6 will USC actually realize that Kiffin is a bad coach, great recruiter and that they have just wasted 6 years.
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I think Haden is smarter than
I think Haden is smarter than that.
I think that's mainly why he
I think that's mainly why he is the coach. He is a great recruiter and will get players no matter what. And when the sanctions are over USC can point to his mediocre record and insert a new coach into a nice situation (talent wise), and thus the machine is rebuilt. At least that's my theory.
Considering USC is on
Considering USC is on probation for however many years, it means they have to run a squeaky-clean program. What do we think the odds are of Kiffin running a "squeaky-clean" program, and keeping it up for that many years, and still being able to win?
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
The NCAA sanctioned open
The NCAA sanctioned open transfers gave them more roster space too.
One thing about this season is they were 8-5 and were pretty competitive in all but one loss. He didn't skimp on redshirting either. He ran it like they had full numbers and didn't push new guys forward hoping to steal an extra win this year. So they'll have a strong redshirt class this coming season.
Pretty good long term planning really. When it is all said and done, the goal is to have the same number of new scholarship players making the active roster each season as without the sanctions. There is just going to be less stockpiling for a few years. They'll have to be more discerning on who they offer to and can't have misses.
I am reserving judgment as far as Kiffin as a coach, but he is a big-recruiter.
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all you disappointed USC recruits...i dnt understand why recruits would waste time going there anyways, but RR almost got a couple of those kids last year (i.e. Dillon Baxter) so we'll see
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They have a ton of EEs which
They have a ton of EEs which count to last years class, They could go all the way to 29 if they get the appeal
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"Well, you're obviously one of the ones we'd keep."
*several months later*
"Uh, yeah, so you know when we said you'd have a scholarship...?"
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