Great math! My nerd self loves it. Only thing I would note is would a mature program possibly redshirt more than half the new freshman ? I would a thought soPaul C wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 1:03 pmWell I posted a long diatribe about the math behind the depth chart and it disappeared. So here is the condensed version.
We have 63 scholarships. We have 44 spots on the 2-deep. Assuming we sign 16 kids a year, redshirt half our freshman, lose a 2-3 kids per class to transfer, etc, and some recruits just don't "work out"....here is how a "stable" roster should look. (this assumes no partials which is a bad assumption)
Sr - 13
Jr - 13
So - 13
RS Fr - 8
True Fr - 16 (8 RS and 8 play)
With 44 + 2 specialists on 2-deep it's unreasonable to expect more than half the 2-deep to be Jr's and Sr's. Assuming a couple of the Sr's and Jr's just don't work out athletically, probably the best we can hope for is half the 2-deep to be those upper classman. The other half will always be Sophs, RS Fr and a smattering of True Fr.
It just reinforces to me the importance on hitting on a majority of signed recruits, finding a couple diamonds in the rough among walk-ons (Bo McKinney appears to maybe be one) and figuring out how to share a couple of full rides and get 4-6 quality kids for the price of 2-3 scholarships.
Here is what our 2-deep looks like this year
Sr's - 7
Jr - 11
So - 18
RS Fr - 5
Tr Fr - 3 (doesn't include DeJuan Bell or Corey Watkins who are listed 3rd on depth chart)
Just asking. I wonder how many freshman redshirt at JMU and NDSU etc?