Sully, I am fairly certain that Wesley Neighbors is on a Bryant Scholarship and does not count against the 85 until he plays a down in a game. Until then, he is on a Bryant scholarship and does not count.Ok I cross-referenced the signing classes from 2005-2008 against the Rolltide.com roster and I eliminated the seniors and Smith and Coffee.
I am left with 73 returning players I believe should be on scholarship. My list includes Wesley Neighbors, Colin Peek and Leigh Tiffin. Does anyone know for sure if they are on scholarship?
Neighbors was in a signing class, but I think he might have been on a Bryant Scholarship, which I think means he does not count toward the 85 limit. Anyone know for sure?
Tiffin was originally a walk-on, but I bet he has since been given a scolarship. Anyone know for sure?
Peek was a transfer from Georgia Tech (who will be eligible to play this Fall by the way), so I assume we gave him a scholarship. Anyone know for sure?
Thanks again for any help you can offer.
-Sully
A better way to calculate this is to subtract the players that have left team since last season (graduated, entered draft early, etc) from 85.Since there has to be 60 players or less on sholarship for us to be able to bring in a new 25, I was curious how far off we are.
I don't think this is correct. Once he touches the field, he counts against the 85, even after the first two years, no matter what kind of scholarship he has. This rule was put in place to counter Coach Bryant's use of baseball, track and other schollies for FB players. The "break" of the Bryant is that he doesn't count against the 25 per year limit, if he doesn't play in the first two. If he plays before two, then he back-counts against the 25 limit of his signing year, which is a powerful incentive to hold them off for the two years.Neighbors will not count against the 85 limit if he doesn't play in his first 2 years. So as long as he stays off the field until his RS soph. season, he could remain on the Bryant scholarship, play and not count toward the 85 limit.
I think you're right, and what that all means is really simple. If Neighbors plays in 2009 and counts against the 85, then the magic number is 13. If he don't, the number is 12. Either way, it will be very interesting this Spring and Summer!I don't think this is correct. Once he touches the field, he counts against the 85, even after the first two years, no matter what kind of scholarship he has. This rule was put in place to counter Coach Bryant's use of baseball, track and other schollies for FB players. The "break" of the Bryant is that he doesn't count against the 25 per year limit, if he doesn't play in the first two. If he plays before two, then he back-counts against the 25 limit of his signing year, which is a powerful incentive to hold them off for the two years.