Why does T A&M have 31 incoming recruits and 115 on the roster?
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PhoenixHawk
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Most of them will get cut during camp..
sportstalent
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On the 31 scholarships not all qualified and some enrolled early. Early enrollees do not count and the SEC has limited classes to 25 minus early enrollees.
For the 115 players total not sure how that works...I thought walk-ons were capped as well.
For the 115 players total not sure how that works...I thought walk-ons were capped as well.
Their coach just said on espn all 31 qualified and are in classes now. Sounds to me like they plan on keeping all 31 4-stars.
sportstalent
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Again early enrollees do not count and I know they had at least 4 of those, it could have been more.
My issue with the SEC and the 25 per year is that early enrollees go toward the previous year...so, how are they regulating the 25?
So if they had at least 4 that is still 27, so if they had a couple more then they are still okay, by the SEC, so to speak. I still don't see the SEC regulating it.
If they are keeping all 31 then that is fine with me as I want my Aggies to do well. In that same light, FU Johnny Football, haven't liked him from day one. I don't care he won the Hypesman because it is just that, a media hype machine, it doesn't mean crap anymore once they leave school and hasn't for some time.
sportstalent
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The NCAA is a sham, but it won't bother me if his college career is over. He is just an idiot.
I personally have no issues if kids get paid for their autograph, but the NCAA does as they make millions of dollars selling these kids merchandise, but oh wait, it isn't them because their is no name on their uniforms.
Here is a question, for teams that don't have their names on their uniforms, should the NCAA be allowed to sell them as it is the actual representation of that player, not a "likeness" of that player?
Good lord I hate the NCAA, sorry for some derail there guys, but I was listening to a Sports Radio show today and they were talking about this.
kicker22
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I agree, but although a stupid rule, the fact is rules are rules and players and schools blatantly violate them. While I truly agree with you about this but I also see the athletes benefitting from the exposure of the NCAA just not as the NCAA benefits from the athlete. The fact is while the NCAA places the emphasis on them being student athletes, they receive perks far greater than the normal student. Unfortunately for them they fall in between the cracks of being an average "student" and being a "professional" student. While I think the NCAA does have the upper hand the fact is that the players themselves, paid or not, also benefit from the NCAA in the fact that they can use the NCAA as a podeum to display their talents and ability to help them get to the next step whether it be that of a professional athlete, or simply getting a decent job down the road because of the name that they wore on the front of their jerseys and exposure they got as an athlete.
The fact is the networking contacts and the opportunities these athletes have, if taken advantage of, can take them very far in their career path as a professional athlete or the "real" world. While I feel that the NCAA does have the deck stacked in a way to reap the profits and keep the profits out of the hands of the athletes, I don't pity them, because they're still getting the free education and the tools and connections to do very well for themselves in the future. I guess rather than calling them "student athletes" maybe they should simply call them unpaid interns.
sportstalent
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Yeah, good call, thanks for pointing that out.
sportstalent
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See this article and what Jay Bilas did, I applaud him for this and hope more continue to point this out:
Jay Bilas takes down NCAA - College Football News | FOX Sports on MSN
More people that can be heard need to continue to speak out on this. The rules are there and JFM probably did get paid for signing stuff and I have pointed out, he is an idiot.
I also applaud Ed O'Bannon for fighting the NCAA as well. The NCAA is in trouble on that case, in my opinion, and not renewing the EA Sports contract for the Football game, to me, is a sign they know they are screwing kids.
Yes, I agree with you that some players benefit from the NCAA exposure, but more often that not with the amount of "student athletes" that there are it is a very small percentage that benefit in that area.
