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To the Clemson fans that have infiltrated these boards

Posted on 2/1/17 at 3:57 pm
Posted by BHMKyle
Birmingham, AL
Member since Feb 2013
5076 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 3:57 pm
Why only 14 commitments?

What's the deal with this? Anyone know why Clemson failed to field a better class after having played for two consecutive National Titles?
Posted by Gary Busey
Member since Dec 2014
33277 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 3:58 pm to
Dabo recruited them all to Bama.
Posted by Tigerman97
Member since Jun 2014
10354 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:02 pm to
It was about available spots. Look at the quality though. 2 5 stars 9 4 stars all at positions of need, etc...
Posted by Bamadoc
Mississippi
Member since Jan 2014
3985 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:02 pm to
Can only get 14 to fit the 85 limit. Not too many srs and Jr's left
Posted by remaster916
Alabama
Member since Oct 2012
12219 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:13 pm to
How does Bama sign 25 plus every year?
Posted by monkeybutt
Member since Oct 2015
4583 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:17 pm to
quote:

How does Bama sign 25 plus every year?




Do you not follow Bama football?

Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37706 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:17 pm to
quote:

Why only 14 commitments?


According to Tigernet, they are maxed out with those 14 recruits. They have an absolutely massive junior class

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This post was edited on 2/1/17 at 4:18 pm
Posted by IStillMissDanny
S TX
Member since Aug 2016
2151 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:21 pm to
You can do better than that. Hell, Rooster could even do better than this.
Posted by GIbson05
Member since Feb 2009
4292 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:24 pm to
quote:

It was about available spots

Amateurs...
Posted by elposter
Member since Dec 2010
24870 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:25 pm to
quote:

According to Tigernet, they are maxed out with those 14 recruits. They have an absolutely massive junior class


That's a nice breakdown they did there. Looks like adding 14 gives them 84. So right now they have room for one more or can give a walk-on a scholarship for a year.

I still feel like staying at 14 is going to result in them being under the 85 and feel like they should have signed a few more. With natural attrition, qualification issues, etc it actually seems prudent to go a couple over the limit with a class this small.
Posted by BHMKyle
Birmingham, AL
Member since Feb 2013
5076 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:40 pm to
quote:

Can only get 14 to fit the 85 limit. Not too many srs and Jr's left


I find this absolutely unbelievable. They had 4 Juniors declare early for the NFL Draft. Would they have otherwise signed just 10 kids?

It shows they signed 21 in 2014... 26 in 2015... and 21 in 2016. That looks pretty normal. I've never seen a Top 25 program sign this few kids in a class.

If you go back and look at all the Top 25 classes signed since 2010, there have been a total of 175 Top 25 classes and only 14 of those consisted of fewer than 20 kids.

Six of those consisted of 19 signees
Four of those consisted of 18 signees
Two of those consisted of 17 signees

Only two consisted of fewer than 17: 2015 Texas (with 15 kids) and the 2013 USC class (with 12 kids) that faced serious scholarship losses.

This class of 14 kids for Clemson is the fewest kids to be signed into a Top 25 class since at least 2010, not counting teams on probation. I just find this unreal considering Clemson had 4 juniors declare for the Draft.

Dabo is going to have to get better at managing his roster if he ever wants to coach at Bama.
Posted by IStillMissDanny
S TX
Member since Aug 2016
2151 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:43 pm to
Part of it is trying to save spots for the impressive in-state talent next year. There is a serious uptick in South Carolina talent next year, and we're looking good for a lot of it, regardless of what our little feathered friends think.

When McKinney unexpectedly went with y'all, it looks like the coaches just decided to bag that scholarship for next year.
Posted by IStillMissDanny
S TX
Member since Aug 2016
2151 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 4:50 pm to
Stanford did it today as well.
Posted by ALA2262
Cumming, GA
Member since Jun 2016
1683 posts
Posted on 2/2/17 at 7:32 am to
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You can do better than that. Hell, Rooster could even do better than this.


I wouldn't bet on it!
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