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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5313651, member: 405"] I think they have to evaluate the tons of young guys they already have on the roster. As another poster said, these guys have had a year and a half of the culture already. He recruited guys who fit his size and speed profile. Not a lot of smurfs or guys who have to gain 30-40 lbs to be able to play. I think he has to get a good look at them, since the FR / R-FR / SO group makes up about 60% of the roster. You have to see who has it and who doesn't. Yes, a lot of big fish will be taken from the portal by spring, but a lot of JUCOs will have just ensured their eligibility, and they will have some of the mature bodies we might lack on the lines or on defense. But we have to be getting good enough players that there is a viable path for them to become starters, or else we will just turn into somebody else's feeder program. We clearly need help on defense as a starting point. [/QUOTE]