SEC recruiting at its finest. Texas A & M just picked up its 34th verbal commit today. Yes thats right, 34th. Needless to say, a few kids are going to be dissappointed.

That's horrible Bc those kids that don't get in are going to be left out in the cold when they could've had a nice cozy spot on a team.

My Lord, how is that possible?

 

aloha's

My Lord, how is that possible?

 

aloha's

 

Kids jumping on the flavor of the month bandwagon. They got right into SEC style recruiting, leveraging Johnny Bandwagon for all they can get.

They could technically get them all in. You'd have to know how many are going to early enroll and would count against last year. But if they had 9 open slots last year (I've no idea if they did), and that many EE, they'd be at 25 for this year.

A&M had 19 commitments in last years class.

They have some very small classes in the past (meaning they signed quite a few but must be transfers and other issues). Scout eligibility chart basically indicates they can take 8 more. 77 used right now...

Edited December 10, 201212 yr by Big23Head

Thought there was a 25 or 28 limit - no?

Thought there was a 25 or 28 limit - no?

 

I though it was supposed to be 25 + EEs I believe.

Edited December 10, 201212 yr by Big23Head

Thought there was a 25 or 28 limit - no?

 

SEC now only allows 28 + any EE's that can be enrolled to a previous class. They COULD EE at least 6 guys in this recruiting class, plus an additional guy for each recruit that EE'd in LAST year's class.

 

It's a very fluid thing.

It actually switches to 25 limit + EE for the 2013 recruiting cycle so back filling this year would be allowed for the SEC I guess.

 

New SEC rule on signings offers safety net for recruits left behind

 

Oversigning offenders won't be curbed by NCAA's toothless rule

Edited December 10, 201212 yr by Big23Head

And this is why the SEC is so good, they get massive classes, then pick and choose who is good enough to keep.

 

The conference has ALLOWED cheating for the past decade, the NCAA has done nothing to stop it. This is why I hate the SEC, they are getting away with cheating, and its not like they are hiding it... that is the worst part.

Scholarships are for students they should be for 4 years....

 

Coaches need to realize that if they offer a kid a scholarship and he doesn't pan out like you thought that's tough luck....one of my friends on my team just got sent home (he has only pitched in 4 games in 2 years and was the one of the most highly rated recruits we got)....I understand that his performance wasn't worth the free school that he got, but I feel like that should be the coaches fault.....

 

It sucks that a grown man goes into your house for a year and tells you how important you are to the success of a team and then when you don't perform or somebody better comes along it's see you later...

 

I can understand if the guy isn't trying as hard as everyone else (missing workouts, getting in trouble, academic failure) ....but to cut someone for not being as good as you thought they were is BS

Scholarships are for students they should be for 4 years....

 

Coaches need to realize that if they offer a kid a scholarship and he doesn't pan out like you thought that's tough luck....one of my friends on my team just got sent home (he has only pitched in 4 games in 2 years and was the one of the most highly rated recruits we got)....I understand that his performance wasn't worth the free school that he got, but I feel like that should be the coaches fault.....

 

It sucks that a grown man goes into your house for a year and tells you how important you are to the success of a team and then when you don't perform or somebody better comes along it's see you later...

 

I can understand if the guy isn't trying as hard as everyone else (missing workouts, getting in trouble, academic failure) ....but to cut someone for not being as good as you thought they were is BS

 

Football Darwinism. The thing is, it's not only an open practice in front of the NCAA, the recruits are perfectly aware of it. It's their choice (and often seen as their privilege) to risk going to an Alabama or LSU for one year and dream big. I suppose that's what makes it "fair".

 

Notre Dame has done a decent job of plucking talent out of the South. It makes me wonder if they are selling the alternative: loyalty from the program and a guaranteed four-year education, and examples to prove it. BK doesn't even have to negatively recruit, just say "look what you can get here that's not available in your back yard."

Limit is 25 per year and 85 total. EE can be counted against previous year (ie if they had 18 last year, they could sign 32 this year with 7 EE). Same rule for ND.

 

How they get to 34 I'm not sure (maybe 2 from last year didn't qualify). SEC oversigning was supposed to be cracked down on.