re: Spinoff Thread: AU’s last 12 Composite 5 Star commits

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What would the numbers look like if you take out the non-qualifiers? Auburn had a ton in 2007 and 2008.

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Alabama had 4 of 25 not enroll in 2007 (Ricks, Lett, J. Taylor, Farmer).

Alabama had 4 of 32 not enroll in 2008 (Jackson, Hood, Ray,Preyear)

So, the 2007/2008 classes for Alabama ended up at 49 over 2 years. Then starting in 2009 began the yearly large exodus of transfers who didn't play (BJ Scott, Star Jackson, Ivan Matchett, etc) and a bunch of NFL entries yearly, leading to similarly high class sizes (with non qualifiers that made the enrolled number smaller) .

So let's not move the bar here - most SEC West programs recruited and signed kids the same way in the mid-late 2000s. They took more chances on bad grade kids because they could. Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, Ole Miss and State had huge classes and generally lost 2-4 kids to grades every year.

Now, those kids just aren't even messed with because of the 25 signee rule (unless you end up with an open spot like UGA with Farmer).