Gators Roster Trimming to 105

105, 115. MEH.

What difference does it make? Other than to drive costs up for the schools and their boosters.

105 is plenty of players.

 

College football welfare. Lol... It's really intended to bring about even more parity.

That's such NFL type BS...

 

I’m not sure of the rule, but I don’t see why not. Supposedly it’s their Name Image and Likeness that they are making money from. Has nothing to do with the scholarship.

 

Special teams players like long snappers and backup punters and kickers will take some of these spots.

 

You and I can receive nil money

 

I think at one point, Shane was 5th on the depth chart but was here on scholarship as compared to our current PWOs. I believe (someone correct me if I'm wrong) that scholarship limits back then were 105. Shane beat out Kyle Morris, Brian Fox, Donald Douglas and Lex Smith.

Comes down to a program's NIL budget whether or not they can carry more than 2 QBs. If your 3rd string is good enough to be productive on Saturdays, chances are he's going to command some money as he would on the open market.

 

Shane was behind Douglas in 1989, but might have played had he not been suspended along with Kyle Morris. Douglas transferred before the 1990 season began. I don't know about Brian Fox. He was a transfer that was eligible in 1990 back when all transfers had to sit out a year, so presumably he was on the 89 roster too, just not eligible to play.

 

It's much more important today to have quality backups (the more, the better) than it was before teams could overtly buy players.

 

Depending

If it doesn't affect game prep for opponents, I could see this having an affect with NIL to actually improve the quality of college football. More players are spread out earlier to teams they can play on to develop, and the open transfers allow the better players to rise to higher levels quicker in pursuit of a pay day. Slackman and Douglas didn't have the effect we anticipated with the preseason hype, but Gumbs looks like someone who was destined for a higher level.

 

This is not just for injuries. They are needed to, as are all walkons, to run drills against the top two strings. If along the way we discover Louis Oliver’s cousin, we can gratefully award him a scholarship.

 

Yep, we need them to run other team's plays in practice.

 

Rick… keep up the good work. U r a leader here.
Awesome

 

Thank you, my long time friend, Steve.

 

I don’t think so. A scholarship player receives numerous benefits beyond just money

 

Sure. I agree. But ultimately anything that can be billed to a student could be matched with NIL. I am sure they can figure out what the $$ amount is to be a non scholarship athlete and participate in everything the scholarship guys get. Then just make sure the NIL is more than that.

 

NIL money would be better spent at the top of the roster instead of the bottom. The entire roster will be allowed to receive scholarships next year anyway.

 

I thought 85 was plenty, but liked there being 20 extra spots for walkons. The spots have been great to a lot of people.

I think 105 scholarships is too much and unnecessary. NFL model everyone pines for has 53 roster spots, plus up to 17 walkons—-practice squad.

 

Money can buy whatever they are getting no?

 

105 is still too many players. 4 deep at every position is 88 players.

 

One difference between NCAA and NFL, though, is that you can sign outside free agent replacements if your roster gets thin from injuries. In college, I think you have to be enrolled and on-campus to be an immediate mid-season replacement for such losses.