HelenaHandBasket
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Reed Harris asshat.
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2025 gogriz Roster Notable Missing Players
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WyomingGrizFan
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A Red Sox fan? Or, maybe a Celtic or a Bruin fan? Whatever.
GoldStandardGriz
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Not sure where you're getting your info from, but on page 1 of the '25 recruits, the list has 4 Montana kids. Plus the Whitefish kid transferring in from a D2 school in Minnesota brings the total to 5. Far short of the usual haul, but still more than only 2.
I'm also only seeing 6 kids that we offered that went to MSU, and one of them is the coach's son.
And a couple more are 'Scat legacy kids...the sky is NOT falling...
I would love someone to put into layman's terms what "opting in" or "out" would mean for the university?
lol. wow. I'm pretty sure the Griz offered all those kids and didn't view them as "NAIA raw projects".
FCS Notebook: How Will The House Settlement Impact FCS Scholarship Limits?
If an FCS-level school opts into the settlement, it could go above 63 scholarships. But each conference can set its own scholarship cap.
herosports.com
That is the best article I read on it, in terms of breaking down what it means for us.
billingsgriz
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And we do get kids offered by FBS schools almost every year.
One of the best historic examples is during BH 1.0, when Bobby recruited future all-time GRIZ great and NFL RB Lex Hilliard of Kalispell, who was heavily recruited and offered by WAZZU.
And last year we picked up DT Patrick Hayden from Monmouth from the portal, who had 5 or 6 FBS offers.
While we most definitely are not going to win all of these recruiting battles against FBS schools, we also are most definitely not going to lose them all either !!!
One of the best historic examples is during BH 1.0, when Bobby recruited future all-time GRIZ great and NFL RB Lex Hilliard of Kalispell, who was heavily recruited and offered by WAZZU.
And last year we picked up DT Patrick Hayden from Monmouth from the portal, who had 5 or 6 FBS offers.
While we most definitely are not going to win all of these recruiting battles against FBS schools, we also are most definitely not going to lose them all either !!!
HelenaHandBasket
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I have seen that MSU will opt-in and NDSU will opt-out.
Will the board of regents and/or the state AG office let one of the Montana schools opt in without the other? Especially since it could affect academic awards. Likewise, seems like the conferences being proactive and setting forth how they plan to handle this so schools can make the best decision.
We're opting in too. Haslam said so earlier this month. I'm interested to see if schools at the FCS level that opt in have some kind of advantage over schools that don't opt in. Or if it will really matter.
That is my impression from him as well though others have felt we won’t. I think teams that have money certainly will be able to support more scholarships and have an advantage. Schools like NDSU and UND might actually be at a disadvantage as coming up with extra FCOA funding might be more challenging on top of additional scholarships. I do not know if they give FCOA outside of scholarship players already or not.
It seems like it will let the school direct more of the NIL money, which would seem to streamline the discussions in recruiting. I would think, anyway.
Revenue sharing would theoretically allow for the idea people keep stating of selling beer in the stadium and directing those profits to NIL. That should be an advantage.
Early signing period. MSU signed 10 Montana kids. I was mistaken, UM signed 3. Here are the links:
Griz add 15 to Open Early Signing Period - University of Montana Athletics
Montana Grizzly head coach Bobby Hauck and his staff added 16 players to the incoming class of 2025 on Wednesday – the first day of the early signing period.
Montana State Bobcats sign 24 football recruits, including 10 from Treasure State
"We have a good foundation, and we want to build this program on high school players that we develop." MSU head coach Brent Vigen
HelenaHandBasket
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I still believe that if a school opts in, it makes sense to maintain a private NIL cooperative.
You're tilting at windmills. NOBODY is arguing that we don't get any of those kids. Literally nobody.
garizzalies
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This makes no sense to me. Why would any school opt-out? I don’t get it. What benefits are there for opting-out? If any such benefits, how do those out weigh the benefits of opting-in?
The article explains the pros but no cons:
I'm sure this year's recruiting class is more expensive because it isn't populated with Montana kids, who cost less because they're in-state students. I know Montana recruits who agreed to accept less aid because it freed up funding for more expensive out of state recruits.
I do not know why there isn't a flat tuition rate for student athletes. There should be, especially in the portal era.
I do not know why there isn't a flat tuition rate for student athletes. There should be, especially in the portal era.
Why not opt in? It caps the roster at 105.
