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A grayshirt offer is....

  • janda23 said...

    An opportunity to receive a free education at a 4 year university...guaranteed.

    An opportunity to play for the defending national champions, greatest college football program in history of CFB...guaranteed.

    An opportunity to receive top notch coaching to prepare you to succeed...guaranteed.

    And all you gotta do is delay enrollment for six months. Shoot, where can I sign up? Where's the problem?

    Thank you may I have another.

    dave397

  • Sosa98 said...

    OK, then take a different offer. A greyshirt is just that: an offer. You got a better one? Good for you. You like this one best? Welcome aboard.

    BOOM!....That sums it up best. ^^^

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  • Sosa98 said...

    OK, then take a different offer. A greyshirt is just that: an offer. You got a better one? Good for you. You like this one best? Welcome aboard.

    I agree 100%.....RTR

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  • Unless it's agreed upon well in advance, it's wrong. Period.

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  • janda23 said...

    An opportunity to receive a free education at a 4 year university...guaranteed.

    An opportunity to play for the defending national champions, greatest college football program in history of CFB...guaranteed.

    An opportunity to receive top notch coaching to prepare you to succeed...guaranteed.

    And all you gotta do is delay enrollment for six months. Shoot, where can I sign up? Where's the problem?

    Your gonna do that when I hear recruits say all the time I wish I would've enrolled early. Your life though that would be tough for me to take.

    joshpc57

  • Sosa98 said...

    OK, then take a different offer. A greyshirt is just that: an offer. You got a better one? Good for you. You like this one best? Welcome aboard.

    exactly...and, you know what? Because of the "hard cap" the SEC and the NCAA keeps INSISTING on "for the kids" (cough cough), there are ALWAYS gonna be kids who don't get what they want, because there are ALWAYS players just a "little bit" higher on the board than they are. It's the way the world works. Fair? Probably not, but they need to find out now that life ain't exactly "fair"; however, getting to go to school on a full ride is something that MOST kids in this country would DIE for, no matter when, no matter where...

    so spare me the bleeding hearts for those "poor, poor, kids" who just HAPPEN to have to either wait til the next year (what's the big deal?), or go to another school if they want to play NOW (a selfish, short sighted idea)---either way, they still ultimately get everything they want...

    Not everyone can go to the "top" programs---that's just how it is. And since you get penalized for going over this "cap" (stupid idea), there will be kids who have to be given other options. This isn't the coaches' fault, this is the SEC and the NCAA's fault if you wanna find someone to blame.

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  • janda23 said...

    An opportunity to receive a free education at a 4 year university...guaranteed.

    An opportunity to play for the defending national champions, greatest college football program in history of CFB...guaranteed.

    An opportunity to receive top notch coaching to prepare you to succeed...guaranteed.

    And all you gotta do is delay enrollment for six months. Shoot, where can I sign up? Where's the problem?

    Exactly!!!

    Plus, these kids got injured after the scholarship offer was presented. People NEED to see the generosity of the programs for honoring their commitment AT ALL. Any injured player is not the same commodity in which you were investing, unless it occurred prior to the offer. Even the DAMN NCAA knows this fact. Therefore, they don't demand that every institution MUST give a scholarship to every recruit that is offered and commits but suffers a serious career threatening or delaying injury.

    These kids are but hurt because they feel like someone is going to look at them as though they are 2nd rate or rejects because they delayed their official enrollment. Most of these kids were going to redshirt any way. A significant number need the time to academically mature. Furthermore, the 6 months away leads to a significantly better healing process and physical maturity.

    Now, if a greyshirt recruit REALLY wants to be in school with his "entering class", he can enroll part time and pay his own way. For an in-state student, the cost is minimal and affordable. He can get a loan, Pell Grant and Supplemental Grant. At the most, he will incur $5000 in debt that can be deferred. When he finishes his career, with or without a degree, it can be repaid. I know of a few scenarios that can wipe that debt away rather easily.

    Of Note: The OPPORTUNITY to attend college for free is still on the table and available.

    These kids and some adults cannot see the forest for trees. Its a damn shame!!! The ONLY situation I see where this can be heinous is if the recruit was perfectly healthy and a school rescinded the scholarship offer very close to signing day; thereby, limiting the recruit's ability to sign with another program.

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  • why dont you email or face puss this cap or taik to your auburn buddy we just had a great class you have know ideal what happen i can say roll tide can yall

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    Douché!

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    Douché!

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    Douché!

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    Douché!

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