Can a resident recruitnik explain why we only have 4 spots left?
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Based on comments fromPaul Jones and Robertson, expect us to sign 25ish again this year. There should be more attrition that will allow for a full class.
But that's flat out wrong. Both of those have mentioned recently how things are going to basically come to a halt for us because we're basically full.AthensBully said:
Guys... I know that GP says that MSU is signing 19. I promise you that's not the plan.
If things hold true MSU will look to sign in the neighborhood of 25. There are a number of guys that will have to prove their worth in order to hang around for next year. So there will be some attrition in the spring... at least attrition is expected.
All that said... if the guys step up an prove they can hang then the number could be closer to 19.
As for things starting to slow down... I expect that would be the case. You will likely see a couple of commits over the next month and then it will slow down as players focus on their high school season.
If things hold true MSU will look to sign in the neighborhood of 25. There are a number of guys that will have to prove their worth in order to hang around for next year. So there will be some attrition in the spring... at least attrition is expected.
All that said... if the guys step up an prove they can hang then the number could be closer to 19.
As for things starting to slow down... I expect that would be the case. You will likely see a couple of commits over the next month and then it will slow down as players focus on their high school season.
Regardless of what they said we'll sign around 22 to 25.
Steve has also mentioned that we would sign a few extras also.
Steve has also mentioned that we would sign a few extras also.
21 or 22 last year and we ended up signing 27. We will bring in 25 new players almost every year.
Some players will leave, like every year. I believe I was counting and we are in a similar situation numbers-wise. We only have 14 graduating seniors, and I believe we have around 81 or 82 on scholarship, though it's hard to count that, so theoretically, we should have around 18 spots to fill. We'll sign a full 25 though, and we'll have attrition take care of the rest.
Nick Saban has had this same problem the past couple years, except he's even more ridiculous about it. I believe he still has about 4 or 5 to cut before camp. That's been his problem. He hasn't had natural attrition take care of players for him, so he has had to put a few on medical hardship (something I didn't even know existed) and tell a few, like Alonzo Lawrence, that they no longer had a scholarship. Apparently if a player is hurt, you can put them on medical hardship or something along those lines and have them sit out.
Basically Saban has taken it to a point where he brings in a load of talent and then only keeps the best of the best, telling the rest to hit the road. It's similar to the way they used to do it in the 60s, where they'd bring in 70-90 players and then run off the ones that weren't any good. He's doing it on a smaller scale and working around the current rules, but he's loopholing the crap out of the NCAA and their scholarship limits to make sure he can trim the fat.
Unfortunately, we can't do that because we can't afford to burn bridges with schools. With his reputation, he can do what he wants and still go out and bring in talent.
Nick Saban has had this same problem the past couple years, except he's even more ridiculous about it. I believe he still has about 4 or 5 to cut before camp. That's been his problem. He hasn't had natural attrition take care of players for him, so he has had to put a few on medical hardship (something I didn't even know existed) and tell a few, like Alonzo Lawrence, that they no longer had a scholarship. Apparently if a player is hurt, you can put them on medical hardship or something along those lines and have them sit out.
Basically Saban has taken it to a point where he brings in a load of talent and then only keeps the best of the best, telling the rest to hit the road. It's similar to the way they used to do it in the 60s, where they'd bring in 70-90 players and then run off the ones that weren't any good. He's doing it on a smaller scale and working around the current rules, but he's loopholing the crap out of the NCAA and their scholarship limits to make sure he can trim the fat.
Unfortunately, we can't do that because we can't afford to burn bridges with schools. With his reputation, he can do what he wants and still go out and bring in talent.
All I've ever said is that he's not as awful a runner as you make it out to be. He's not immobile.Coach34 said:
As far as Russell vs Relf, I also always said that it depended on if Relf could improve his passing, which I did not think he would. So far, he has looked like he may have proved me wrong. Hopefully, it translates to real games this fall. If it doesn't, well, things will be interesting.
on Tyler Russell, as would our entire fanbase. But ask yourself this... what has Tyler Russell done to make you think otherwise?
A pick in a spring game is nothing compared to admitting that you were throwing to one receiver and another receiver catches the ball. He was the backup behind the midget and has been practicing all year. Russell passing ability along would be outstanding compared Relf's but you said,that has improved.