[BigEasyTider]

	Quote:	GrandBayTider
	83 Currently -9 SRs to Graduation -1 JR to Draft +2 Backcount to 2008 class +25? incoming FR = 85 Roster start of Fall practice There will be a lot of action on the transaction wire this summer.

I think you've got the math about right. And if those numbers hold up, we'll have to shed about 15 players that are currently on scholarship right now.

To be sure, I don't expect it will be that many, because we probably won't bring in 25 players in this recruiting class. We'll probably sign 25 or 26, but we'll have at least a couple of academic casualties, and we might have a couple of guys who greyshirt. As a result, we'll probably only bring in about 22 or 23 players this Fall, so we'll "only" need about 12 current players to leave.

Don't get me wrong, that's a lot of attrition that must take place, but it shouldn't be a problem. Saban and company wouldn't sign this many if they didn't know for certain they would be able to get them all to fit. I imagine that the staff knows full well of several specific players who are likely to transfer over the next several months, plus a couple that are probably bound for a medical scholarship. Without naming names, I think we can all look at the roster and find several players who are unlikely to ever see any meaningful playing time at Alabama, and frankly it's always smart to bank on at least a couple of medical scholarships.