Lobo
Changing from DII/III to all DI means more scholarship money will be available to the Alabama kids. Mississippi is going the other direction and all JUCOs will be DII. Mississippi is bordered by Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas. And is very close to Florida Panhandle and Texas. I think we may lose a few good players to these states since more scholarship money can be made available to them.
Since the rule does not go into effect until Fall 2006 it's hard to tell just yet what the impact will be. I would like to hear from the Alabama contingent regarding the change you mentioned. What limits, if any, are there for Alabama Jucos revruiting out-of-state players?