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[QUOTE="pfister1, post: 1109021, member: 285"]
I would be curious to know how JB handles this situation.   Maybe he is just a bit more subtle about it than Calhoun and the others SU fans have routinely criticized for not reawarding scholarships to players that they don't want to return (want to "run off").

If he handled it like you suggest than he can't know today that he'll have a scholarship available for Bryant or Jones.   The kid that he talks to and suggests won't ever play might in fact say "I want the SU education and I am satisfied to be nothing more than a 4 year practice player if I get that education."    And while everyone is certain that McCullough and/or Roberson might turn pro after next season, that is assuming no injuries and that they play to a level that will allow them to draw professional interest.   I assume if CM blows out his knee in the first practice and has to sit out the season than he would be back.   So while JB can be relatively confident he'll have another scholarship open up, he can't be absolutely certain unless he is willing to resort to telling someone that they aren't being renewed.   In all likelihood it wouldn't come to that, but that may be why Bryant isn't in the fold.   If push came to shove depending on how JB handles he might have to tell him he needs to go elsewhere.
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