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bigdawg88
✭✭ Sophomore
"The NCAA's announcement said seniors student-athletes who take advantage of the additional year of eligibility will not count against team scholarship limits in 2021-22"
If this is the case, then what is the problem with keeping seniors? Either deal with the numbers we have and convince some kids to greyshirt, or convince some of the perennial bench warmers to try out the transfer portal.
Honestly, for UGA and teams of that caliber, the transfer portal is turning out to be a good thing. Other than Justin Fields its going pretty darn good. And I didn't miss him anyway. As an alum, I want kids who want to be at UGA, not some me-first kid.
Go Dawgs!
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budknox310
✭✭✭✭ Senior
I agree. But just like everything the NCAA touches, it's without complete thought. How can you offer "no-wait" transfers, extra year for seniors and not change the number of scholarships?
What if every senior came back, and no early departure for the draft happened? Ga would only have about 5 scholarships, if that. To get more, they would have to "ask" players to transfer.
Just no thought process in this at all.
GO DAWGS!!!!
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UGA66
✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
I think too, UGA is as snug harbor from Covid. They have had no problems with it that I am aware of. Bowers signing early gets him out of CA. as he mentioned. The number of scholarships does need to be expanded as this Covid year decimated team player numbers.
Glad Bowers is signing early. All these earlies get the full complement of UGA spring practice and G-Day. Sentell writes that De'Jahn Warren #1 JUCO cornerback, could be a starter!
I like these kinds of problems!
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BubbaBill
✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
Wow.....this is an amazing blessing if Kirby can pull it off. These kids arriving in January have almost a half year jump on the June graduating classes. In addition, they get to participate in Spring practice and the G-Day game. That extra training is huge.....especially for the players who can contribute during their freshman season. Go Dawgs!!!
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Betheredge
✭✭✭ Junior
The NCAA as usual changed rules for what is a good reason but they did so without considering all of the consequences on the back end. They are going to need to make allowances for the scholarship limits. Considering the teams that struggled with numbers this year, an increase in scholarship numbers might not be a bad thing if we do not want a repeat in 2021.
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reddawg1
✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
Little nugget plays like a much bigger guy. Good thing he can jump out of his shoes. He will need to learn to wrap up in the SEC, those shoulder hits don't work as well with the big boys.