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After the February signing period we had 83 on scholarship.  If the point was signed fewer for four years abd keep some 5th year i would yell stupid.

Why?  Is there some mando requirement to give 2 walk-ons scholies each year?
Plus, how many of the 83 were given scholies while in HS?

BTW, I don't view the problem as grad school - the problem is why these guys cannot stay an extra quarter for undergraduate degree?  That used to happen more frequently than it does.  Maybe there is some institutional prohibition on this practice nowadays; but if so, I'm not aware of it.

No one needs to get into grad school to stay for a fifth year. Everyone can stay and do more undergrad courses even if they have a degree.  The 83 includes 3 5th years who never started and a somewhat gratuitous grad transfer QB who only got a fifth year because most of the 5th year starters left for greener pastures.  We had room for Swann, Eboh, Williams, Hattis and Hamilton.  Head was included in the 83.

Right, not everyone could have been welcomed back, but of the folks who didn't come back, we lost a few people who could have been bigger contributors than some of the ones who left.  You also left Costello off your list, and he certainly would have done better than West/McKee against Oregon.

Swann and Williams would have been likely starters.  Eboh would have been a starter once Adebo left; he would have been the first back-up to Adebo/Kelly and would have started agaonst Oregon.  One or both of Hattis or Hamilton would have started once we knew that Little was leaving.  On the other hand, the offensive line acquitted itself decently without them.

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After the February signing period we had 83 on scholarship.  If the point was signed fewer for four years abd keep some 5th year i would yell stupid.

Why?  Is there some mando requirement to give 2 walk-ons scholies each year?
Plus, how many of the 83 were given scholies while in HS?

BTW, I don't view the problem as grad school - the problem is why these guys cannot stay an extra quarter for undergraduate degree?  That used to happen more frequently than it does.  Maybe there is some institutional prohibition on this practice nowadays; but if so, I'm not aware of it.

No one needs to get into grad school to stay for a fifth year. Everyone can stay and do more undergrad courses even if they have a degree.  The 83 includes 3 5th years who never started and a somewhat gratuitous grad transfer QB who only got a fifth year because most of the 5th year starters left for greener pastures.  We had room for Swann, Eboh, Williams, Hattis and Hamilton.  Head was included in the 83.

Right, not everyone could have been welcomed back, but of the folks who didn't come back, we lost a few people who could have been bigger contributors than some of the ones who left.  You also left Costello off your list, and he certainly would have done better than West/McKee against Oregon.

Swann and Williams would have been likely starters.  Eboh would have been a starter once Adebo left; he would have been the first back-up to Adebo/Kelly and would have started agaonst Oregon.  One or both of Hattis or Hamilton would have started once we knew that Little was leaving.  On the other hand, the offensive line acquitted itself decently without them.

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