re: 2015 Arkansas Recruiting Thread - Football & Basketball Commits

quote:

---

Serious question.


Why are we signing classes of 25 and less when the SEC has a 25 per class rule other conference members are routinely signing above 25.

I don't think I'll ever understand the silly math used, but it certainly seems that going by the book is a handicap.

---

Serious Answer.

Attrition, or the lack there of.

CBB comes from the big10 where there is a scholarship limit in place of only being able to sign to replace what you lose to stay at 85, basically.

Because of this, you have to be better at initial evaluations and have a 4/5 year plan in place for the player.

The numbers will "work themselves out" from guys going to the NFL, not jail, or being injured and no longer able to play, not processed, of course guys are going to be looking to transfer for playing time, that happens every where. It isn't a handicap from the perspective of the APR, which Arkansas was in trouble with.

The math says that if you redshirted say 20 players a year, you would be left with 65, that is more than enough to build a depth chart for a team, that also trends towards having a "veteran" squad year in and out.

The other advantage Arkansas has reaped is having spots to pick up late qualifiers, early JUCO players gaining eligibility, transfers, etc.

There are more than enough spots on a CFB roster to field a team barring fluke injuries to 5 guys at one position, managing the roster is what keeps this from happening, cross training players for positions ets, a NFL mentality, not a we need a couple WRs, so lets sign 10 of them and let it work its way out. 2 QBs and 2 kickers in a class? Why the frick not.