Deahler ...was referencing the Citadel number put out by Hurst.. no factual data in my part.
I do not disagree with you comments, but I have resigned myself to live in disagreement how "some are better than others".
My thinking still stands, there are 11 starters in Offense and 11 on defense, a kicker, a punter. That sums up 24, we need subs so selct 16 additional players for a total of 40. The remaining 23 players (your number above)maybe receive 1/2 scholarship (or have a pool of money to share like soccer does) this in theory frees up 11 scholarships to be used elsewhere and you still have not impacted the performance which keeps the marketing arm running.
Now that is D1AA, what about D1 schools that did away with soccer...East Carolina, Vanderbilt, etc. I think they carry more scholarships.
And finally, the idea of going to school is to get an education that will last forever.
