Coming Roster 105 imit

[StarHawk]

I know some have concerns over meeting this limit next year and still bringing in a good recruiting class and potential Transfer Portall help. I think every team will face that challenge especially if a number of walkons are coming back. (note the 105 limit counts walkons ....so really no point having walkons...unless you just don't want them participating in NIL sharing).

I was really curious to see how Nebraska will handle this. They have been collecting players liike crazy since Rhule took over. I went out to their Rivals site and did a quick count of their Football Roster. I only counted Freshman, Sophmores and Juniors (since most seniors will be gone...although I read where they still have a few seniors that want to take their 5 or 6 or whatever extrea covid year)

But without seniors I counted over 130 players! Since they seem to have no concern about their recruting class size this year...and for sure they will be very active in Portal which has been their key to avoiding complete disaster.....how in the hell will they get to 105? Seems they will have to cut 50 players to add new ones. NCAA can you answer that question?....or will Nebrask be doing their usual rules avoidance tricks behind the scenes,

 

[DutchyFunStar]

They will probably start an intramural league and use it as a farm team to stash guys to call up once other flame out.

It'll be interesting to see how this new limit plays out. If we can't keep scholarship WRs now, what will happen to the room when you add 3 or 4 more? Will the the bar be lowered to keep those walk on level guys? Will we see more player rotation to keep guys happy? Will incoming freshman classes be smaller and more rides saved for portal guys?

 

[OILCHECKER]

Do you want to waste a spot on a long snapper? Or a backup punter?

Will we see reg position players filling these roles?

 

[BHoppy]

So, with the Hawks still offering PWO for next season, how many scholarship players do you think they will have?

How many PWO does Iowa have right now?

 

[danny14]

Will need to be like baseball and have some utility players that can do more than one thing.
I think incoming freshman classes will be getting smaller for all schools to support the transfer portal.
It's easier for coaches to cut and paste, rather than wait 3 years for a freshman to develop. The teams that fail to make use of the portal will get left behind. Even the top teams like Ohio State can't get by without the portal.

The freshman classes have been hit hard the last couple years in all sports. With Covid and opening up the transfer portal, many freshmen have been recruited over by more experienced players. Transfer players aren't coming in to sit on the bench. My granddaughter was a 2-time All-Ohio field hockey player and hasn't been able to get on the field at Ohio State. Another Columbus girl, a year behind her, has the same situation. Great high school player and can't get time on the field.

 

[MepoDawg#]

I know it’s not Iowa or B1G related, but the SEC announced they’re limiting scholarships to 85 next year.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

Not that the total roster number isn't an issue, but I'm more interested in whether or not there will be some type of salary cap implemented. Either that or some other method of leveling things financially between the rich teams and everyone else(Iowa is of course in the everyone else category).
It's been semi pro football with the pretense of amateurism for a long time. Now it's out in the open pro football. Some mechanism is necessary to put financial guardrails in place for competitive balance.

 

[pistachio1999]

Not that the total roster number isn't an issue, but I'm more interested in whether or not there will be some type of salary cap implemented. Either that or some other method of leveling things financially between the rich teams and everyone else(Iowa is of course in the everyone else category).
It's been semi pro football with the pretense of amateurism for a long time. Now it's out in the open pro football. Some mechanism is necessary to put financial guardrails in place for competitive balance.

Won't really matter if they realistically cannot cap NIL. Do they cap what Mahomes can earn "outside" of football?

 

[mro1978]

Do you want to waste a spot on a long snapper? Or a backup punter?

Will we see reg position players filling these roles?

long snapper, yes
a bad one can cause real problems as much as Iowa punts

 

[Greenway4Prez]

This is going to help G5 and FCS programs big time. More talent trickling down.

 

[GhostAppendage]

Will need to be like baseball and have some utility players that can do more than one thing.
I think incoming freshman classes will be getting smaller for all schools to support the transfer portal.
It's easier for coaches to cut and paste, rather than wait 3 years for a freshman to develop. The teams that fail to make use of the portal will get left behind. Even the top teams like Ohio State can't get by without the portal.

The freshman classes have been hit hard the last couple years in all sports. With Covid and opening up the transfer portal, many freshmen have been recruited over by more experienced players. Transfer players aren't coming in to sit on the bench. My granddaughter was a 2-time All-Ohio field hockey player and hasn't been able to get on the field at Ohio State. Another Columbus girl, a year behind her, has the same situation. Great high school player and can't get time on the field.

Starting QB / Scout Team MLB?

 

[kceasthawk]

Do you want to waste a spot on a long snapper? Or a backup punter?

Will we see reg position players filling these roles?

This is where guys like the kicker commit we have who also punted would be valuable. I think right now we have 5 kickers and punters combined. I think you'll see that move to three with one say one kicker being the back up punter.

 

[chuck285]

I know some have concerns over meeting this limit next year and still bringing in a good recruiting class and potential Transfer Portall help. I think every team will face that challenge especially if a number of walkons are coming back. (note the 105 limit counts walkons ....so really no point having walkons...unless you just don't want them participating in NIL sharing).

I was really curious to see how Nebraska will handle this. They have been collecting players liike crazy since Rhule took over. I went out to their Rivals site and did a quick count of their Football Roster. I only counted Freshman, Sophmores and Juniors (since most seniors will be gone...although I read where they still have a few seniors that want to take their 5 or 6 or whatever extrea covid year)

But without seniors I counted over 130 players! Since they seem to have no concern about their recruting class size this year...and for sure they will be very active in Portal which has been their key to avoiding complete disaster.....how in the hell will they get to 105? Seems they will have to cut 50 players to add new ones. NCAA can you answer that question?....or will Nebrask be doing their usual rules avoidance tricks behind the scenes,

Just like the old days.. Instead of a McDonalds bag they will have the 50 extra recruits {sort of } working at McDonalds