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Still don't.. The numbers are general population from the last 15 years. But when it comes to raw data that is in most cases already in a format that can be pumped into excel, it is easy to process and kick out.
They are for the number of athletes graded who signed LOI's.
My point was that since that is a general average you're comparing us against the general population. If you compare the general recruiting class against previous recruiting cycles for UF there is a stark difference.
And I'm not saying that that is the case with this class. Just in general. I don't have an issue with this class. I think it's pretty damn good. The majority of our three stars are DB, OL, and DL. Personally, I think Polite and Bailey are going to be stars. Bailey has been a terror off the edge his senior season. And as far as OL, it's all about depth. So as long as you sprinkle in a couple four and five star kids it's all worth it. It's a crapshoot anyway with that position. Lack of numbers at that position has forced us to put too many young kids in the line before they were ready.
DB is a bit different. Historically if you are not elite at DB you're not elite later at DB. Now maybe he found a bunch of diamonds in the rough that position. But history (and I'm not saying Mac's history, since we have none to review…) doesn't say that. Gardner is elite. But other than that, I think we are pretty mediocre at DB in this class and DBs should be clamoring to come here. One thing that I do like about the DB class is their length. Maybe the evaluation process has changed. Perhaps the NFL and their focus on tall corners is changing the evaluation and preparation side of college and Mac is ahead of the curve. I don't know.
But to your point, Chump never recruited enough bodies. We were always significantly below the scholarship numbers. Mac has done a superb job with that.
He will be closing with some big four and five star talent.