Being our resident and somewhat sane badger fan, what's your take on wisky's situation? (Transfers out/coaching changes, disarray...)
And, if I correctly understand it, all 105 can be on scholarship, but they don’t have to be.
Lol. Thanks for the compliment. (I think) for the record I graduated from MN in 1998 and am a much bigger gopher fan.
I follow buckys5thquarter (never post) and that is my take as well. Also, they have a rugged schedule next year, on paper anyway.
The 105 rule got me thinking int he wake of the Pavia-centric Junior College ruling. I wonder if that will steer more walk-ons to JC programs where it appears there won't be a crimp on eligibility like there would be at the 4-year college level.
Unless I’m wrong the Pavia case hasn’t actually been ruled on yet. I believe an injunction was issued that allows former JUCO players to continue playing as if their JUCO years didn’t count towards eligibility. The court could still rule that the years count, although I wouldn’t be surprised to see the NCAA lose in court again.
It hasn't been decided, but if the pattern of previous decisions holds, I think it will go the way of the players. Every ruling to this point has been in favor of the players.
yeah, a NET transfer portal class would be a more interesting ranking....recruiting just has a whole different meaning nowadays. Recruiting HS, portal, and your own players.
I think this is right ... will depend on what individual schools approve for football. Also could, I assume, be limited by a conference wide decision (e.g. B1G might limit football scholarships to, say, 95). So, for all we know, in the absence of any B1G dictate, PJ might have current authority (from the U) to give out 90 or 95 (or more) scholarships beginning with 2025 season ... meaning he wouldn't have to balance exactly current "ins and outs" to get to 85 scholarships. Just speculation, of course, based on new rule.
I know they list guys that leave through portal and obviously rank those players but I imagine that would be tough to do. But I do agree what hurts Wisconsin and Nebraska is ultimately what are there classes joining, they might rank a little higher than Minnesota but what Minnesota has going for them is a nice returning core of establish players it's not a tear down and rebuild every position group like some other schools.
I’m not thrilled to lose McWilliams, but it was going to take another year or two before he’d be contributing. Other than that, pretty sweet to only be losing Daniels. Especially since we brought in three other olinemen with P4 starts.
Brilliant and so obvious! The net gain is the all-important stat. Replacing a Yugo with another Yugo doesn't get you to Indianapolis.
Kinda like going to a prep school after high school to get more prepared for your Yale and Harvard applications. Go JUCO for 2 years then try and get recruited to P4 as a strong azz 20 year old with the same eligibility as the 18 year old high schoolers.
Some issues with this is that JR colleges are meant for the 1st two years of schooling and getting an academic track record for 4 year schools. Many kids now graduate HS early and/or have some college credits done. I think it would be hard to go the JC route for good number of kids.
I'm old and while what you are describing is the situation now, in the 1970s, a lot of high school graduates went to junior college to actually get credits and not just simply make themselves eligible to enroll in a higher-level program. Community College/Junior College has really changed a lot over the past couple of decades. Some students doing remedial work and a lot of mid-career folks. But those schools were legitimate academic institutions when I got out of high school.
He's probably better than what they had but he's ok at best.