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Post by 96Ag on May 27, 2008 13:23:19 GMT -5
The University of Alabama is eager for the No. 1 football signee class in the country to arrive on campus this weekend. The Tide signed 32 players in February, with only 25 maximum freshmen allowed each year and not exceeding the overall maximum of 85 on the roster. Alabama fans have been crunching the numbers all winter and spring to see how the final roster may look before the first day of fall camp. The Alabama coaching staff has remained in contact with the players, high school coaches and guidance counselors throughout the school year until the signees graduated and received clearance from the NCAA Clearinghouse and the University of Alabama. They have been keeping track of their academic progress knowing which players will likely miss the moving day of the first session of summer school in Tuscaloosa. A sliding scale is used based on core-course GPA for Division I schools. The higher your GPA, the lower ACT/SAT test scores are needed to qualify. The purpose of the NCAA Clearinghouse is to evaluate a student-athlete's academic record to determine whether the athlete is eligible to participate at a Division I school as a freshman. -- Tuscaloosa News
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Post by wvuchihuahua on May 27, 2008 13:25:43 GMT -5
ULM is scared now I would imagine.
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Post by bcsbbad on May 27, 2008 13:28:18 GMT -5
Damn chi - you're doing it again - just remember that teeth toe fungus stuff - ;D
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Post by wvuchihuahua on May 27, 2008 13:30:31 GMT -5
I will remember ... thanks for the reminder.
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Post by 96Ag on May 27, 2008 13:32:52 GMT -5
is this good or bad for Alabama? they still have too many signees
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Post by wvuchihuahua on May 27, 2008 13:33:55 GMT -5
There are going to be some really pissed off signees.
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Post by bcsbbad on May 27, 2008 13:35:27 GMT -5
There are going to be some really pissed off signees. I hope it's the ones that can't really play football. ;D
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Post by SEE SPOT RUN on May 27, 2008 13:42:18 GMT -5
Do the ones that dont make the squad still get a paycheck?
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Post by wvuchihuahua on May 27, 2008 13:45:50 GMT -5
Do the ones that dont make the squad still get a paycheck? Only if the meet the SEC Speed requirements.
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Post by bcsbbad on May 27, 2008 13:52:36 GMT -5
Do the ones that dont make the squad still get a paycheck? Only if the meet the SEC Speed requirements. Or they have the recently hired the fired OJ Mayo agent. Then they should be close to retirement.
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Post by Velocity on May 27, 2008 14:52:25 GMT -5
SEC Regulations clearly stipulate that if a player's 40 time is less than twice his GPA he is automatically accepted. Example: LeDaniel Jackson had a 2.2 GPA but runs a 4.35. He's in!
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Post by nvajacketsfan on May 27, 2008 15:32:04 GMT -5
SEC Regulations clearly stipulate that if a player's 40 time is less than twice his GPA he is automatically accepted. Example: LeDaniel Jackson had a 2.2 GPA but runs a 4.35. He's in! I guess they have some really smart linemen.
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Post by zacharyjarm on May 27, 2008 20:13:57 GMT -5
2 are early enrolls so that brings the total to 30.
2 are going to most likely going to play MLB...28
1 is a Bryant Scholarship...27
1 is going to Prep school....26
At least one more isn't going to make it....25
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Post by Geaux Tigers on May 27, 2008 20:15:42 GMT -5
2 are early enrolls so that brings the total to 30. 2 are going to most likely going to play MLB...28 1 is a Bryant Scholarship...27 2 are probably going to not make it grade wise..25 Wow, exactly on the number. Funny how that works out
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Post by zacharyjarm on May 27, 2008 20:16:26 GMT -5
2 are early enrolls so that brings the total to 30. 2 are going to most likely going to play MLB...28 1 is a Bryant Scholarship...27 2 are probably going to not make it grade wise..25 Wow, exactly on the number. Funny how that works out Imagine that...the coaches had a plan.
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Post by Geaux Tigers on May 27, 2008 20:20:10 GMT -5
Wow, exactly on the number. Funny how that works out Imagine that...the coaches had a plan. Sabans ability knows no limits.....
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Post by bcsbbad on May 27, 2008 20:22:17 GMT -5
Got to love it when "the plan" comes together.
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Post by formulagamble on May 27, 2008 21:19:55 GMT -5
Imagine that...the coaches had a plan. Sabans ability knows no limits..... That is crazy.....But you know all coaches have some kind of tricks up there sleeves.
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Post by Pirate Joe on May 27, 2008 22:09:47 GMT -5
2 are early enrolls so that brings the total to 30. 2 are going to most likely going to play MLB...28 1 is a Bryant Scholarship...27 2 are probably going to not make it grade wise..25 Wow, exactly on the number. Funny how that works out A M A Z I N G how that works. I wonder how involved the REC was.
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Post by whamil77 on May 28, 2008 7:32:56 GMT -5
2 are early enrolls so that brings the total to 30. 2 are going to most likely going to play MLB...28 1 is a Bryant Scholarship...27 1 is going to Prep school....26 At least one more isn't going to make it....25 Zach, I don't think the 25 new scholarships was the problem. I think the disconnect is the 85 total number. I haven't followed it in detail, but some sportswriters claim that they are going to be as many as 5 over the 85 limit unless some folks leave. Have you crunched those numbers?
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Post by redstick13 on May 28, 2008 8:04:03 GMT -5
You are correct whamil, this is where their problem lies. I've heard the number 13 thrown around.
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Post by zacharyjarm on May 28, 2008 10:34:57 GMT -5
No sir, I haven't. We have lost a few in the spring so that should help.
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Post by vitruvianman on May 28, 2008 11:00:20 GMT -5
2 are early enrolls so that brings the total to 30. 2 are going to most likely going to play MLB...28 1 is a Bryant Scholarship...27 1 is going to Prep school....26 At least one more isn't going to make it....25 Hmmmmm interesting. I didn't know early enrolls don't count. Well, to be honest, I don't know a lot about the process. Why don't they count? When do they count? And what is a Bryant scholly?
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Post by bilogle on May 28, 2008 11:07:18 GMT -5
2 are early enrolls so that brings the total to 30. 2 are going to most likely going to play MLB...28 1 is a Bryant Scholarship...27 1 is going to Prep school....26 At least one more isn't going to make it....25 Hmmmmm interesting. I didn't know early enrolls don't count. Well, to be honest, I don't know a lot about the process. Why don't they count? When do they count? And what is a Bryant scholly? this may help a little: alabama.scout.com/2/226526.html& I would think that early enrolls would count against last years totals, if not the upcoming years'......either way, ain't Bama still over the 85 limit?
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Post by redstick13 on May 28, 2008 11:10:32 GMT -5
No sir, I haven't. We have lost a few in the spring so that should help. Sorry Charlie, they count towards 2009.
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Post by bcsbbad on May 28, 2008 11:12:21 GMT -5
gobucks - I'm a Bama fan and I didn't know - here's a link - and it's a long article. alabama.scout.com/2/226526.htmlHere's the short story - The criteria of the scholarship are not based on athletics,” King pointed out. “It is awarded to any student (athlete or non-athlete, male or female) whose father played or coached for Coach Bryant. After that - well if you're in pre-law it might help. Hope this answers the question. DAMN - bil beat me to it - guess I'm just old and slow.
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Post by vitruvianman on May 28, 2008 11:59:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the link, bcs and bil, but I'm not THAT interested in Bama recruiting What surprised me was that early enrollees don't count. Do they count for the previous year? What's the deal? Zach, where are you?
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Post by 96Ag on May 28, 2008 12:02:47 GMT -5
I am pretty sure that early enrollees do count
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Post by whamil77 on May 28, 2008 12:35:04 GMT -5
Everyone counts towards the 85 total.
No more than 25 "initial counters" are allowed in any academic year. Early enrolls count, but you can count them against the current academic year, if not already at 25, or the next academic year.
15.5.5.3.2 Recruited Student-Athlete Entering after Fall Term, Aided in First Year. FBS/FCS A student-athlete recruited by the awarding institution who enters after the first term of the academic year and immediately receives institutional financial aid (based in any degree on athletics ability) shall be an initial counter for either the current academic year (if the institution's annual limit has not been reached) or the next academic year. The student-athlete shall be included in the institution's total counter limit during the academic year in which the aid was first received.
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Post by vitruvianman on May 28, 2008 12:40:05 GMT -5
good stuff, whamil. So as I read it, Bama could have one of the early commits count for the 2009 class, and one count for the 2007 class, if they so desired (depending on those yr's count levels). Weird loophole.
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