Actually heard this from a radio guy this Morning and it makes sense . A caller was commenting on number of 5th year seniors on the UF team thinking they should be better . Thought the host had an excellent point . He said that if a team has a lot of 5th year seniors the team is in trouble and here's why . Teams like Bama, LSU, OSU, Clemson (gulp), etc... that recruit at an elite level may lose 5-6 draft eligible juniors every year . After that they recruit more NFL caliber talent that usually play right away and take away playing time from existing players . When those players realize they are being overtaken and can't compete they transfer to a lower tier program or quit . So basically what he is saying is having a lot of 5th year seniors is NOT a good thing . So a Guy is not good enough to play right away , not good enough to enter the draft early , And there's not a more talented underclassman to overtake them .... that's a sign the team is in trouble . Pretty interesting take .
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Would agree for every position but OL. However, I'm not sure the commentator's theory would be proven out by the Wisconsin's and Michigan State's of the world.
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Yeah that is one point he made . He said to exclude guys who had an injury redshirt or similiar issues . Basically what he was saying is elite programs don't have many contributing 5th year guys unless they took an injury redshirt .
It’s part of the recruiting tool bag now though...come here and play early, guys don’t come in and learn a system behind the upper class man anymore. Bama def has older guys playing but it’s a way for less dominant schools to get blue chip guys by advertising you can play now instead of waiting behind the next guy. Plus the truly elite are usually 3 and done like DL, WR and RB. OL, QB and DB need more time to develop and understand the game.
