Should we start worrying yet?

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15 minutes ago, TreeFiddy said:

The low number of HS commits so far could be due to the number of jucos/transfers the staff plans on targeting.  We already know the numbers of scholarship players is low (68) and the depth is very thin.  To compound this, we have roughly 25 seniors on the roster (not all scholarship) that will likely be moving on after the semester.  Many of these players are contributors that will need to be replaced.  We may have bought a little bit of time with the jucos that we brought in this year, but remember that we have already borrowed numbers from next year's class as well.  

Let's say that we sign 6 blue shirts that count against the 2017 class (not sure the are all blue shirts, but: Jenkins, Hoston, Thomas, Wyche, Jackson, O'Hara).  That leaves us with 19 spots.  If we go heavy on jucos again (we signed 7 this past mid term/spring), that leaves us with roughly 12 spots for HS players.  We already have 3 committed, which could be about 25% of our class.

With such a large number of seniors set to graduate and many holes to fill, the staff may have no choice but to keep riding the juco/transfer hamster wheel.  However, if we hit on several of the incoming jucos/transfers it might allow the staff to add a few more HS players. 

This incoming freshman class I see a lot of reshirts. With around 74 players coming in that may not be the case. Definitely would think qb and D ends could sit out.

[baberuthbomber8]

Walk-on, when they get a scholarship in their first 2 years, doesn't that scholarship Count against the class/year they walked on such as Mann the LB from temple.. Since he is a walk on, couldn't we offer/put him on scholarship once some of these JUCOs leave possibly? Which then back fills the class?? Hopefully this makes sense

 

Also, with us having depth issues, does anyone think we could go out and offer some more walk on spots to kids as a possibility for just a hail-Mary try out chance? 

[GMG24]

13 hours ago, baberuthbomber8 said:

Walk-on, when they get a scholarship in their first 2 years, doesn't that scholarship Count against the class/year they walked on such as Mann the LB from temple.. Since he is a walk on, couldn't we offer/put him on scholarship once some of these JUCOs leave possibly? Which then back fills the class?? Hopefully this makes sense

 

Also, with us having depth issues, does anyone think we could go out and offer some more walk on spots to kids as a possibility for just a hail-Mary try out chance? 

no, that would take up a scholarship for a future class if its within their first two years of enrolling. 

[baberuthbomber8]

reading Vitos post today, we have 68 players plus this class... which is alot better then I had thought of 68 including this class

[southsideguy]

my question is when did you stop worrying