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I'm positive that he wasn't trying to be the voice of reason amongst this sea of underhanded SEC head coaches and their like-minded staff.
Oh, was that last bit too harsh? Sorry, I meant SEC coaches with little to no scruples where screwing prospects over is concerned.
Come on, people, let's stop beating around the bush. If you are over-signing every season in an attempt to offset the losses you will incur from guys who don't pan out, don't qualify, or who are destined to spend the better part of their existence holding a clipboard or a towel, then you're kind of a dirtbag.
Quite frankly, I think anytime you tell a prospect he will make your roster—even when you know full well that he more than likely won't—you're a bit of a dirt bag.
So, at least for me, it was refreshing to see Mark Richt say that he was against doing such things.
That said, Richt also clarified that he was not against the act of grey-shirting, but rather just the deception that often accompanies it on the front-end. Today, in comments made to Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he reiterated that position yet again saying "I’ve never accused anybody of anything. First of all, I think everybody should have a right to manage their own numbers. All I’ve said is if you sign 25 guys and there’s only room for 20 and after summer you have to tell two or three of them they have to wait until January and they’re shocked about it, I don’t think that’s right..."
I think that's pretty clear, don't you?
In basic English, for those who still aren't clear, Richt was saying that you can oversign all you like, but don't be a prick about it. Let the kid know your plans so he can make a few of his own. Why anyone would make a big deal out of him saying as much is beyond me.
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