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Originally Posted by hagger23
How about some speculation as to which true freshmen see the field this year...
I am the guy who always pushes for incoming freshmen to be red-shirted, citing the benefits of having 23 yr old fifth yr players in lieu of 18 yr old 1st yr players.I am willing to make a concession from that point, but not for the normal reasons.
Given that each team has a limited number of scholarships each year, red-shirting may not always be the best idea.
Consider MSU:The 07 and 08 recruiting classes are viewed as not very good. The 09 class is looking very strong and we hope the trend continues going forward.
That being said; what do we do with the menial 07-08 recruits?
I think it makes sense that if a guy like caulton ray is going to be surpassed in the future by caper and baker, let him play this year, and stay for four instead of five years. That will free up a scholarship down the road.
If ray proves himself worthy, he can always be red-shirted later on, but my point is, we can flush out some lower rated prospects to make room for better players down the road! |
Ummm I hate to rag on you but this post is idiotic.
First off last years class didn't have the star hype like this year but don't consider them not very good. All of those guys from last years class have the potential to be very good.
Caulton Ray is a tremendous athlete and you redshirt him. If he gets passed on the depth chart then you tell him he fits in better at a different position. He is a damn good defensive back as well. Same thing with Glenn Winston but at linebacker. But he may not redshirt.
The guys I don't see redshirting are Fred Smith, Johnny Adams, Tyler Hoover, Keshawn Martin, 1 of Charles Burrell/Brynden Trawick, 1 or 2 of the linebackers and possibly Jerel Worthy.
I think you are going to look back in 4 or so years and say that Rivals missed the boat on a lot of these guys. Greg Jones was a 3 star player and I doubt anybody thinks that now.
We have very good guys in place. I see a lot of potential in the guys we have brought in the last 2 years.
Lastly, there is nothing set in stone that we will continue to recruit the way we are. I am certain that recruits would love us rushing players out the door and treating them like crap.