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[QUOTE="BlazeOrange, post: 1508677, member: 683"]
Recruited Over = Incoming players with more talent/better fit for the system will immediately (or almost) move ahead of the incumbent player on the depth chart.

From a staff/fan perspective, it's a good thing because the team is getting better.  From the incumbent players viewpoint, not so much, as the possibility that they will never see the field again has increased.  One "stigma" is that the incumbent has disappointed in some way and is being replaced, but that isn't always the case.  Injuries, system changes, and plain getting interest from elite players can also be factors.

Some players will see the writing on the wall and transfer someplace where they can get more playing time before their eligibility runs out.  Others will stay and fight for their positions and may or may not rise to the challenge.

The other type of recruiting over involves adding higher-rated players at the same position as someone already committed in a recruiting class. This can get murky depending on what promises were made to the initial recruit.  If someone was swayed by an expectation of early playing time, they may reconsider if we bring in another player in the same class that the "experts" feel will relegate him to the bench for his entire college career.
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