A look back at the recruiting strategy of Sumlin recently

Yeah yeah, recruiting board... But if you read this I think it's more relevant here.

I remember in the last 2-3 recruiting classes, Sumlin brought in some absurd (or was it?) number of wrs into his classes. I remember reading many comments basically along the lines of "they can't all play at once", or "you need more linemen".

I think it's pretty obvious what Sumlin was doing, and it's what butch jones does at tenn.

Bring in such an over abundance of talent at a position of need that you have the luxury in the next few years of basically making cuts. A normal team who signs 3-4 recievers a year has to rely on development heavily, however if you essentially have 20 guys in 2-3 classes fighting for the same 3-5 spots, you're promising yourself elite play in the future.

It's a bold strategy. It definately works, as far as quickly getting talent into a program at positions of need.

I know up until recently richt would basically offer four year scholarships.

What do you guys think about this practice? It certainly works, but is it unethical?

And just to be fair, les will process you too normally if you aren't contributing by your junior year.