One of the biggest factors in the depth problem is how many of the decent recruits that aren't even on the roster right now. There are a number of contributors to that, some within our control and some not. The coaching turnover probably caused some of it. I hate to even bring it up as it relates to football, but the accident of course impacted 3 guys from the same class.

Meanwhile, if you take a look at the bottom half of our last 5 classes, you see a lot of guys that have stuck (and in some cases developed into our best players). I don't know what exactly that means or if it is common, but I do think it's a factor that the people who have gained us a decent recruiting ranking are not the ones who end up actually playing on Saturdays.

Maybe we take chances to get some higher recruits when we should be landing a higher quantity of productive guys that will be here and develop, I don't know. However we got here, I think our team is top-heavy as a result. Guys like Kiel, Luc, Temple, Mouhon, McKay, Moore, Payne are good players, but the minute we have any injuries or even need a rest the depth just isn't even passable.