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[QUOTE="pfister1, post: 1259921, member: 285"]
I really don't understand how you can make a credible argument that you are self imposing a scholarship reduction when you would have used them had two guys (Ennis and Grant) not surprised you by leaving early and at the late stage that they did announce there wasn't really anyone else to bring in.

I suppose JB could have scrounged up some JUCO guy or a transfer, but I'm not sure you would then have enough scholarships available for the class we signed for next season.     I also assume that we wouldn't have given the one scholarship to White if that was the strategy.    Isn't it better to self impose a 3 scholarship reduction than only 2, especially when the third one is going to a walk on who isn't ever going to play?

Maybe we could also tell them that we had decided to self-forfeit wins against BC, Ga Tech, NC State,  @UVA, @Duke and against Dayton in the tournament last season.

To me, it's a much more credible "self penalty" if you make the decision before the Spring signing period and actually refrain from signing people that would have taken you to that limit.
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