roddo518
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I, like many, were beginning to get worried. After scrutinizing, analyzing, and welcoming all these players, we all hate to see any of them go. But for some, it will be in their's and Tennessee's best interest. I wish them a successful career wherever they wind up. I looked in a lot of places on line for info on specific programs attrition, But the info was hard to come by. I guess we know so much about ours due to our informed posters on here. I did come across some national information that stated the average was around 64% attrition in football programs. Meaning that with an average freshman class of 25, you can expect to lose 4 to 5 players from that class per year leaving around 10 seniors fulfilling all four years of eligibility. It has to work that way due to any given time there are five classes on the books fulfilling 85 scholarships.(rs,fr,so,jr, sr). So the class sizes normally:rs 25, fr 21, soph 17, jr 13, and sr 9.
I guess the biggest thing I learned is that this will continue to happen. A class of 34 is huge by any standards, couple that with the quality we have, and there will be some attrition for sure. I also like the fact that CBJ continues to add talent like we have not seen in several years. The ones that will remain will be the best of the best. By the fourth year the classes will have leveled off to normal numbers across the board. It will be nice to have team leadership coming mainly from the 20 to 25 seniors and juniors. A poster asked when depth won't be a problem, that would be my answer. NCs and SECCs then will be within our grasp. My new motto: everyone that wants on, get on, everyone that wants off, get off. This train will be hard to stop once it gets up to speed! GBO!
I guess the biggest thing I learned is that this will continue to happen. A class of 34 is huge by any standards, couple that with the quality we have, and there will be some attrition for sure. I also like the fact that CBJ continues to add talent like we have not seen in several years. The ones that will remain will be the best of the best. By the fourth year the classes will have leveled off to normal numbers across the board. It will be nice to have team leadership coming mainly from the 20 to 25 seniors and juniors. A poster asked when depth won't be a problem, that would be my answer. NCs and SECCs then will be within our grasp. My new motto: everyone that wants on, get on, everyone that wants off, get off. This train will be hard to stop once it gets up to speed! GBO!