DaU83
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So 1 freshman, and couple of sophomores counts as "dominating the defense" i guess.. not to mention, that's sprinkling a few talented guys into an already talented defense.. our upperclass guys, especially on the Dline .. were not there.FSU. 6 starters were freshmen or sophomores.
But Goldman, Darby, Edwards, and Ramsey were 5 stars regarded as the top player at their position on at least 1 recruiting site. not exactly the "average" for freshman.
The other major young players were RS Soph LB Terr. Smith, CB PJ Williams, and S Nate Andrews was a 3 star (not an elite athlete, but similar to Sal Sunserinat Bama) that was hand picked by Pruitt as the "Money" back. An LB/S Hybrid.
There are no "buts" about it. He specifically asked for one example and that's what I gave him.
Shocking that 5 stars contributes early in a major way? Welcome to big time football.
A couple of sophomores? Try 5. Quit spinning.
Like I said, they had 6 total underclassmen starting which is more than we had. FSU also had 7 defensive players drafted the previous year and had to replace all but one defensive coach. All of this happened under a new scheme.
Of course we're not there yet but it can be done...
no spinning needed.. the interior of their D had how many of those sophomores? Redshirt sophomores have been there 3 years.. those guys aren't underclassmen in anything other than designation.. we could go up and down the list of top 10 defenses, and i bet having 5 underclassmen logging major minutes is the exception, not the rule..