Postby billybud » Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:24 am
Back in the day before scholarship limits, programs like Nebraska, Texas, and Alabama would have 125 kids on the roster. Sometimes a strategy to keep the kids from another program, sometimes to build great junior and senior depth. The recruits had to know that they may not play.
It came to a head when stuff like this occurred:
"Pittsburgh coach Johnny Majors reportedly gave scholarships to 90 freshmen in 1973, a move that came under scrutiny when the Panthers won the national championship in 1977. In response, the NCAA tried to ensure some equity of competition within particular sports."
“If short hair and good manners won football games, Army and Navy would play for the national championship every year.”