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Thunderdome
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Looking at this roster, we really have very little holes left. Almost every unit is stacked numberswise. Of course, most of it is unproven primarily because they are mostly incoming FR, rs-FR, or true SO. But numberswise, to balance the roster and prep for future needs, we really dont have very many critical needs that must be filled this recruiting cycle.
QB - 5 kids, no seniors, 3 FR. Even if Olsen decommits, we dont need to panic.
RB - This is an exception. With injuries a major concern here, you want to go at least 5-6 deep here. Rotate 3 backs, have 3 backs to fill in case of injury. Two kids for 2013 would be ideal to go with Clements, Duke, Dillard, Crawford in 2013. Hagans looks to be a pure FB now. Can make do with just Collins if we dont get a stud to complement him (not sure i want a roster "filler" as the second.)
TE - 5 kids all return for 2013. Fine with just 1 kid, 2 kids max. I personally prefer Kerr to decommit just like Holifield did last year unless he can transition to OT.
WR - Stacked. 8-9 kids for 2013, only Hurns will be a SR in 2013. AJL coming in 2013. I would only take one more - either Coley or Whitfield. No need for anyone else this year - save those ships for RB, OL, S.
OL - Major exception. You dont want to be putting true FR OL into the rotation. We need OL now and right now to get them ready, not for 2013, but for 2014. 4 OL should be minimum. That gives us 11-12 kids for 2014, all with at least one year in the program, and gives us a much better chance to find 7-8 kids that can contribute.
DE - Stacked. We dont need a single DE this year. We have TEN DEs on the roster. Take only the cream of the crop here ie Williams.
DT - Stacked. We will have 7 or so DTs returning in 2013 unless we see attrition or nonqualifiers. We need only 1 DT, but cant turn away Bostwick and Bain. We've had so much trouble recruiting this spot in recent years, cant look a gift horse in the mouth.
LB - Stacked. 9 LBs return in 2013. Take 1 LB, 2 at most.
CB - Stacked. Hargreaves or Alexander is it.
S - Major exception. I'd take minimum 3 kids here.
Now, whether all these current kids will be JAGS or contributors is up in the air. I think Golden already has an idea of who will be let go since the max class prediction of 20 implies that we will say goodbye to at least 8 non-senior kids from the current roster (20 minus 12 graduating SRs = 8).
QB - 5 kids, no seniors, 3 FR. Even if Olsen decommits, we dont need to panic.
RB - This is an exception. With injuries a major concern here, you want to go at least 5-6 deep here. Rotate 3 backs, have 3 backs to fill in case of injury. Two kids for 2013 would be ideal to go with Clements, Duke, Dillard, Crawford in 2013. Hagans looks to be a pure FB now. Can make do with just Collins if we dont get a stud to complement him (not sure i want a roster "filler" as the second.)
TE - 5 kids all return for 2013. Fine with just 1 kid, 2 kids max. I personally prefer Kerr to decommit just like Holifield did last year unless he can transition to OT.
WR - Stacked. 8-9 kids for 2013, only Hurns will be a SR in 2013. AJL coming in 2013. I would only take one more - either Coley or Whitfield. No need for anyone else this year - save those ships for RB, OL, S.
OL - Major exception. You dont want to be putting true FR OL into the rotation. We need OL now and right now to get them ready, not for 2013, but for 2014. 4 OL should be minimum. That gives us 11-12 kids for 2014, all with at least one year in the program, and gives us a much better chance to find 7-8 kids that can contribute.
DE - Stacked. We dont need a single DE this year. We have TEN DEs on the roster. Take only the cream of the crop here ie Williams.
DT - Stacked. We will have 7 or so DTs returning in 2013 unless we see attrition or nonqualifiers. We need only 1 DT, but cant turn away Bostwick and Bain. We've had so much trouble recruiting this spot in recent years, cant look a gift horse in the mouth.
LB - Stacked. 9 LBs return in 2013. Take 1 LB, 2 at most.
CB - Stacked. Hargreaves or Alexander is it.
S - Major exception. I'd take minimum 3 kids here.
Now, whether all these current kids will be JAGS or contributors is up in the air. I think Golden already has an idea of who will be let go since the max class prediction of 20 implies that we will say goodbye to at least 8 non-senior kids from the current roster (20 minus 12 graduating SRs = 8).
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