The other side of the coin to filling up the 85 man roster ASAP is balance by class. If we take the 31 total bodies we could this year, and they all leave the program about the same time, we'd have a hole that we couldn't fill with a "full" recruiting haul of 25.
Also, I believe that Muschamp and crew have done their due diligence, and aren't opposed to taking 3 star players, in fact, there were a handful of them included in this incoming class. As much as we need depth, unless it's of a certain level of quality, it really doesn't provide true depth, or help your starters develop, and I'm pretty sure that they don't want to waste time/schollies on players that have little to no chance of benefitting the program. Steve McKibben ________________________________ From: Rob Alexander <[email protected]> I guess I lean a bit with Jerry on this. You know, when people look back on signing classes four years out, there are always a pile of 3-star kids who didn't get as much recruiting attention, but who turn out to be stars. (LSU's Mathieu was a 3-star recruit, for example.) The thing about these kids is that they're mostly getting offers from middling schools and many would jump at a chance to come to Florida. If I had 8 more slots available, I would have been trying to fill my class with some of those guys whom my coaches and their HS coaches thought had that potential, like that lightweight OL recruit we did sign. We need bodies for the OL. I'd leave a few spots open, but not eight. -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
