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[QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 1926893, member: 2133"]
Because nearly all of the 50-100 guys have committed and there's not a lot of Plan B.  The cupboard is getting thin except for the stud recruits, which is an arena the SU has not done a lot of work in and are competing against schools that have.  And those 25-100 guys are the ones that SU has historically built a class out of (one top-25 guy and a couple of 40-100 guys).    It can change, sure, and it could be a monster class, but this just isn't the typical class and it's new territory for both the school and the fanbase.  It's those back half players that SU typically relies on to anchor teams once they become juniors and seniors.

I haven't followed much recruiting since before 2001, but I don't think there have been any classes where SU hasn't had at least one recruit by November (if I'm wrong, so be it).  Plus there are a lot of 'ships available. Perfect for those 50-100 guys who are a bit of a development project.

So, in short: lots of scholarships available + no commits + not a lot of typical SU recruits remaining = anxiousness.
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