NCAA is expected to approve increased scholarships across multiple sports

[R1Letterman]

90 gets you 4 deep offense and defense at every position plus 1 punter and 1 K. Alll on full scholarship. Imagine being on full scholarship & after fall camp have 15 on full scholarship left making the 5th string.

And that being normal.

The extra 15 can all be kickers and holders, lol

[R1Letterman]

How many once redshirting comes back in to play

[R1Letterman]

The "pine" might as well be replaced with lazy boy recliners in an air conditioned booth

[VObserver]

Hate to be right; but I have seen this coming for several years, and have warned baseball and softball fans about how this will make us less competitive in those sports for about the last 5 or 6 years.

As for football, both basketballs and volleyball, all have been headcount sports for years. They just raised the scholarship limit to equal the roster limit in those sports; that won't hurt nearly as much as the changes in the stick and ball sports.

[CajunJack55]

That’s the last thing we needed. More talent riding the pine in the P5.

Hmmm but the narrative for the past decade has been that "kids these days" don't want to ride the pine anymore.

[jaxmc1023]

Hmmm but the narrative for the past decade has been that "kids these days" don't want to ride the pine anymore.

That's the point I've been trying to make..

Riding the bench at Alabama is more fun (to some) than playing in front of 10k people at Cajun Field.

Bigger school, bigger parties, better amenities, etc, etc.

[Turbine]

That's the point I've been trying to make..

Riding the bench at Alabama is more fun (to some) than playing in front of 10k people at Cajun Field.

Bigger school, bigger parties, better amenities, etc, etc.

That may be why they stay.

I don't think that's why they go.

[Scott Malkinson]

Hmmm but the narrative for the past decade has been that "kids these days" don't want to ride the pine anymore.

For 100k a semesters I would have spit shined the bench after every series.

[ZoomZoom]

Hate to be right; but I have seen this coming for several years, and have warned baseball and softball fans about how this will make us less competitive in those sports for about the last 5 or 6 years.

As for football, both basketballs and volleyball, all have been headcount sports for years. They just raised the scholarship limit to equal the roster limit in those sports; that won't hurt nearly as much as the changes in the stick and ball sports.

Give it a little time, these new numbers will decrease in a few years. As it becomes “dead money” both on a university’s and NIL’s side, there will be a quiet move to do away with the drunken sailor on payday approach to financial management at the P2 level. One day, they’ll run the numbers on pine time athletes and see a 7 or 8 figure number that could be used elsewhere.

For example TTU’s million dollar SB pitcher. How many FB 5th and 6th string place holder’s NIL and scholarship dollars could be part of a million dollar package?

[VObserver]

Give it a little time, these new numbers will decrease in a few years. As it becomes “dead money” both on a university’s and NIL’s side, there will be a quiet move to do away with the drunken sailor on payday approach to financial management at the P2 level. One day, they’ll run the numbers on pine time athletes and see a 7 or 8 figure number that could be used elsewhere.

For example TTU’s million dollar SB pitcher. How many FB 5th and 6th string place holder’s NIL and scholarship dollars could be part of a million dollar package?

Several, but not enough to buy you a Natty.