hiveredtech
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Addressing \"how many can we sign this year?\"
- We have 15 we can give now based on the cap of 79 on scholarship and no more than 19 in a year. This assumes Riles on medical until he graduates...and not counting towards the total.
- We anticipate getting 2 more of those back based on appeal. That would give us 17...we will not know unti August on this. However, this number will likely not exceed the 19 cap we placed on ourselves.
- We have one young man that will likely graduate this June and not play his 5th year...that would free up #18.
- We have 2 or 3 other likely medical candidates until they graduate (which does not count against total). It is also usually safe to say a player or two may not make it academically. Among those 2-5, we are likely to free up #19.
- The above is how we safely take 17....and go as high as 19 in this class assuming they are the right players (players that can help us win championships).
- Could we go over 19 if all of the "right players" commit? Sure...that would require one or two of the current commitments taking a greyshirt their first year (pay their own way, HOPE, etc.), going to a prep school for one year, etc. and count towards next years total instead. Downside of that?...we only have 12 seniors next year. One of those are referenced above as a possible early graduate which leaves on 11 opening next year before we hit the 79 cap...or even the raised cap to 81 or 82 if we guess right and go over the limit this year planning to win on appeal. That makes next years class VERY small.
The repercussions of this are most likely felt in 2008 and 2009 as far as the playing field is concerned.
- We have 15 we can give now based on the cap of 79 on scholarship and no more than 19 in a year. This assumes Riles on medical until he graduates...and not counting towards the total.
- We anticipate getting 2 more of those back based on appeal. That would give us 17...we will not know unti August on this. However, this number will likely not exceed the 19 cap we placed on ourselves.
- We have one young man that will likely graduate this June and not play his 5th year...that would free up #18.
- We have 2 or 3 other likely medical candidates until they graduate (which does not count against total). It is also usually safe to say a player or two may not make it academically. Among those 2-5, we are likely to free up #19.
- The above is how we safely take 17....and go as high as 19 in this class assuming they are the right players (players that can help us win championships).
- Could we go over 19 if all of the "right players" commit? Sure...that would require one or two of the current commitments taking a greyshirt their first year (pay their own way, HOPE, etc.), going to a prep school for one year, etc. and count towards next years total instead. Downside of that?...we only have 12 seniors next year. One of those are referenced above as a possible early graduate which leaves on 11 opening next year before we hit the 79 cap...or even the raised cap to 81 or 82 if we guess right and go over the limit this year planning to win on appeal. That makes next years class VERY small.
The repercussions of this are most likely felt in 2008 and 2009 as far as the playing field is concerned.
