I will be curious when we see all of the people actually on campus part of the team on the roster. We know the staff was all over this summer so I expect at least a few new names to be on the roster, late blue shirt additions, preferred walk ons, maybe 5th year transfers.
Why I actually care is I'm starting to look at the class and get a little disappointed that it's possibly 60-75% full. There are currently 11 guys in this class (9 on the list plus Durley and Ayinde). The blue shirts and transfers of Perdue, Gonzalez, Roberts, and Hammon are known. Now you are at 15. I'm willing to ber we are going to see 2-4 other names we haven't heard of or were once discussed but long forgotten. Even at 17 with a max of 25 that seems like we didn't see the staff truly look at the foundation as well as we probably had hoped unless 7 or 8 kids added will all be high school kids. I would think KU will also hold a spot for Bledsoe until the end, even if he picks someone else. I just feel Bowen and family stuff are going to keep KU in it there. Now you are at maybe 6-7 spots you are looking to fill.
I think back to how they got Armstrong, Ogbebor, Moore, Miller, McCauley, Feaster, Ayinde, Booker, Sims, Harrell, Richmond, Stanley, Sternberger, and Durley with little time. My expectation KU would have a class full of high school kids that get coached up and build up their bodies with Jackson over 2 years and start shaping the program with almost exclusively high school kids. Based on how they closed last year, it seemed they could find those kids.
Why I actually care is I'm starting to look at the class and get a little disappointed that it's possibly 60-75% full. There are currently 11 guys in this class (9 on the list plus Durley and Ayinde). The blue shirts and transfers of Perdue, Gonzalez, Roberts, and Hammon are known. Now you are at 15. I'm willing to ber we are going to see 2-4 other names we haven't heard of or were once discussed but long forgotten. Even at 17 with a max of 25 that seems like we didn't see the staff truly look at the foundation as well as we probably had hoped unless 7 or 8 kids added will all be high school kids. I would think KU will also hold a spot for Bledsoe until the end, even if he picks someone else. I just feel Bowen and family stuff are going to keep KU in it there. Now you are at maybe 6-7 spots you are looking to fill.
I think back to how they got Armstrong, Ogbebor, Moore, Miller, McCauley, Feaster, Ayinde, Booker, Sims, Harrell, Richmond, Stanley, Sternberger, and Durley with little time. My expectation KU would have a class full of high school kids that get coached up and build up their bodies with Jackson over 2 years and start shaping the program with almost exclusively high school kids. Based on how they closed last year, it seemed they could find those kids.
