Bama again No. 1 in oversigning

[HudsonGator]

Alabama ran away with the No. 1 spot in the “Oversigning Index” by CBSSports.com.

No other team is even close to Alabama, which projects to have 95 players on scholarship for the 2013 season.

The runner-up is Washington at 91, followed by Virginia at 90 and (surprisingly) Vanderbilt at 89.

Per NCAA rules, a college team can only have 85 players on scholarship before the start of the season.

Yes, schools that are over the magic number are going to have to figure out a way to lose some infantry by the summer, either by encouraging players to transfer to other schools, to graduate early, to get approved for a medical redshirt, among other ways – including possibly asking a current signee to take a grayshirt.

The “Oversigning Index” was created by CBSSports.com’s blogger Matt Hinton, and is a 2013 scholarship estimate for major conference teams. It’s unofficial estimates based on available rosters as of Feb. 19.

Hinton thoroughly examines Alabama’s situation and you can read it HERE.

Alabama signed a total of 101 recruits for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The Crimson Tide has 70 scheduled to return for the 2013 season. They signed 25 recruits earlier this month.

http://m.ajc.com/weblogs/college-rec...signing-index/

[GATORAZ]

People are just going to have to get over it Bama is going to continue to do what they want within the rules. They can and will be beat.

[tilly]

Bama again No. 1 in oversigning

In other news:
Water is wet.

[Gatorrick22]

I can't stand that team, and yes, they will get beaten this year.

[elrongator]

This.
Tilly we may disagree on Meyer's legacy, but this post made me laugh and I couldn't agree more.

[KronoGator]

Making the 85 limit a hard number that cannot be exceeded at any point during the year would help, of course Alabama would then start throwing kids off the team in January as opposed to September

[GatorDoc74]

Vandy will just have 4 guys graduate early.

[gnvgator]

Patrick Suddes, Assistant Director/Football Operations
Kevin Steele, Director of Player Personnel
Ashleigh Kimble, Assistant Director of Player Personnel
Kerry Stevenson, Director of Player Development
Willie Carl Martin, Director of Player Development
Candice Rosenkranz, Recruiting Operations Coordinator
Linda Leoni, Administrative Assistant
Glenda Edwards, Administrative Secretary
Brandy Moore, Athletics Intern
Dean Altobelli, Football Analyst
Jeff Norrid, Football Analyst

http://www.rolltide.com/staffdir/alab-staffdir.html

[elrongator]

At some point you'd think we could use this against them in recruiting.
At some other point you'd think we would hire coaches and call them analysts just to compete with those cheating a-holes.

[corpgator]

Originally Posted by GatorDoc74

Vandy will just have 4 guys graduate early.

And they are graduating early because they're smart, not because they're bad football players and need to be gone to make room for better ones.

[gatorchris]

Originally Posted by elrongator

At some point you'd think we could use this against them in recruiting.
At some other point you'd think we would hire coaches and call them analysts just to compete with those cheating a-holes.

Kids sign with Bama fully understanding that its a one year scholly there. I felt sorry for the first couple of classes this happened to, but not anymore. They know Saban's tactics up front and still continue to line up and play for him. They arent victims, they are willing participants.

[jms]

+ bama has what
Looks like on the field is 1 coach for every 3 players

[gator7_5]

I read that Bama has 4 RS Sr's graduated who won't be on scholly in the fall (which is common) and then will kick off the 4 arrested. That leaves them with 2 transfers/attrition by August. I think its a gamble, but not as bad as the article makes it out to be.

Anyone going into spring with 85 on ship, will be under when the ball is kicked off in August.

[PIMking]

I love all the breaks these assholes get, easy schedules within the conference and the SEC and NCAA looking the other way on their oversigning. Alabama is our Texas, they do what ever the hell they want when they want because they know they can and no one will do a damn thing about it.

[gator7_5]

Originally Posted by PIMking

I love all the breaks these assholes get, easy schedules within the conference and the SEC and NCAA looking the other way on their oversigning. Alabama is our Texas, they do what ever the hell they want when they want because they know they can and no one will do a damn thing about it.

Looking the other way? The rule states you can't have over 85 by the time the season starts. Bama isn't breaking any rules. Skirting ethical boundaries? Maybe. These recruits understand what may happen to them if they dont pan out and they still line up to go there.

Still, alot of the butthurt sounds like jealousy because they are winning crystal.

The schedule thing is bs, but its up to an East team to negate that advantage.

Hopefully, our team is sick of it too and changes things the first week of Dec in Atl.

[nawlinsgator]

Originally Posted by gatorchris

Kids sign with Bama fully understanding that its a one year scholly there. I felt sorry for the first couple of classes this happened to, but not anymore. They know Saban's tactics up front and still continue to line up and play for him. They arent victims, they are willing participants.

I highly doubt this. I highly doubt Saban is telling them, "we're sigining you on for one year and see if you pan out". It may be written down somewhere in their paperwork, but I highly doubt the staff emphasizes that it's a one-year scholly. And I bet most of the kids do not know this.

[Matthanuf06]

Alabama is the best run program in the nation. Why on earth wouldn't you oversign and have more resources (analysts). They have a commitment to excellence and to winning. Good for them.

The kids certainly know the deal. Every school will use that against Bama. Yet the kids see it as the premier football school that is most committed to winning in the premier conference.

[Spurffelbow833]

Don't look for Bama's oversigning and "analyst" habits to change when Saban leaves. The alumni and boosters will run any coach out of town on a rail who doesn't press every advantage he gets there.

[jjenkins5]

As long as we remain competitive (and by that I mean we beat Bama a respectable amount of times for the SEC Championship and get the nod for the NC) then I'd far prefer to do things the "Florida Way", as Will puts it, i.e., the RIGHT way.

The kids attracted to what we offer are the kind we want in the locker room, and ultimately as lifelong members of Gator Nation. Not saying we don't want talent, just that we place a premium on character, too - including in our HBC. I'm much prouder to support what we're doing the way we're doing it than if we were bending the rules at every opportunity.

BTW, I feel similarly about Donovan over Calipari for essentially the same reasons.

[wingtee]

Originally Posted by Gatorrick22

I can't stand that team, and yes, they will get beaten this year.

LOL>.. no chance