Dave asks, in part ...
>Wayne's post about Maine's impressive recruits has left me with a couple
>questions, a couple of them general and a couple specific to the Black Bears.
>
>1.  How does a team allocate scholarships when players such as the Ferraro
>twins remain in limbo?  Does the team allocate a full scholarship for iffy
>players and tell recruits that they will get partial scholarships if the
>veteran player stays but will get full ones if the other player leaves?  How
>much does this put a team at a competitive disadvantage in recruiting?
 
   A search of the archives will probably find an article (I think) I
   posted last year quoting some comments from Shawn Walsh.  He said,
   among other things, that the recruiting deadline caused (him)
   problems (in being able to offer the best players the most
   scholarship money).  I don't know how Maine or any other teams
   allocate scholarships, but I have the impression that with the
   reduction of total scholarship number comes more partial aid.
 
>5.  Is the Jamie Thompson who is returning the same Jamie Thompson that played
>high school at St. John's Prep?
 
   The same.  And can his father sing the National Anthem(s)!
 
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