The gators are doing it. Big Ten teams do it. Is every college football team, including FSU, next?
Guaranteed four-year scholarships are beginning to replace the one-year agreements. Florida and Auburn made the switch this year. And ACC commish John Swofford recently said, "I think we need to take a look at it. Maybe it's a two-year grant with a two-year renewal. Maybe it's a four-year grant. There are pros and cons either way. But I think we need to discuss it."
The NCAA Div. 1 is for it. In fact, the 4-year scholarship will be put to a vote of all D-1 schools this month.
Virginia's Mike London is against it. Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson is iffy about the guarantee part, saying coaches still need to be able to revoke a scholarship of players who break the law or can't make passing grades.
And Jimbo? He was quoted in an Alabama newspaper last fall as saying he doesn't believe players have to live in fear of being run off under the current system in the first place.
Obviously a 4-year guarantee benefits players and helps prevent oversigning. The argument against is that some kids won't give the extra effort if their scholarship doesn't have to be renewed every year.
It's no secret that some successful coaches relish the ability to practice creative roster adjustment to weed out marginal players and free up scholarships. But they soon may no longer have that luxury.
Tell us what you think about 4-year schollies in the Nole Poll on the right.
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