Quote Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew View Post
I doubt we sign a full 25. JoeMo is going to always try to keep a couple scholarships free for grad transfers. I'd say anywhere between 21-23.
I think that is a good strategy in today's "free agent" era. As much as everyone bitched about us undersigning this past year - it left us 4 slots that we filled with guys at 4 positions of need (QB, WR, DT, and P) - and those guys could be the collective difference giving us 2-3 more wins if it works out. I also like Joe taking advantage of the JUCO market. We all know that our recruiting footprint doesn't always provide the players we need, at the positions we need, when we actually need them. And when you are competing against the school we recruit against, it's just that much harder. however - that strategy has to be coupled with excellent player evaluation. It makes our margin on "misses" very thin.

Personally, I think after the 2020 class, we see Joe move away from being JUCO heavy. Our recruiting was so spotty over the past few years - coupled with that huge JUCO class in '16, he was left a real unbalanced roster that has had to be dealt with. JUCO was about the only way to balance that back out.