Alabama Has 127 Players on its Spring Roster

They need to get to 105 by fall. I assume they will start by cutting walk on’s. Then process scholarship dudes after spring practice. Spring portal will be busy , but likely few top tier dudes.

Wonder if the future of college football will eliminate the walk on. It’s looking more and more like the NFL model will take over college football. Practice squads in some form.

I’m not sure how many are on USC roster. But we will find out soon.

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9 Comments

Java

Mar 04

I think that’s the assumption yes. Eliminate walk ons. Schools like Alabama and Oregon. Where you can live in a trailer in the woods with the chiggers for nothing. And tuition is $159. $59 with the $100 off coupon from piggly wiggly or the Harley dealership in Eugene.

Schools like that will give NIL to cover tuition and so even if they can’t give a scholarship beyond 85 they’ll still easily be able to afford the next 20.

USC and Stanford. SMU. TCU etc are going to have to endow some more scholarships.

SC Gator

Mar 04

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Probably so. I remember your story about the visit. I couldn't tell you, though, whether your post was contemporaneous with the trip or a remembrance later on. But I can tell you it was a long time ago.

That was one of several posts you wrote that stuck with me all these years, but only because of the chiggers story. Another post I still recall contained your observation, in 2003 or 2004, that SC's recent national championships made all the earlier ones relevant again. And a long post-mortem after the 2006 Rose Bowl in which you included several incisive observations from Coach B.

I try to give you attribution when I use your stuff.

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