The last thing we need here is yet another recruiting thread. But my subject matter here is a bit different. If you are one of those fans who views questioning the Army Football program in any manner as being disloyal, please do not read this.
Let me caveat my comments by saying that I am excited about the 2023 recruiting class! We appear to have some awesome talent coming in. Maybe the best class in the Monken era (as others here have stated). AND, I want Army to win football games more than anyone else I know. All of that said, I am concerned about our recruiting practices. I see we are up to 101 commits now. That's right... 101. And they keep coming. According to the Rivals data base, this is the most commits of any school ever (at least for as long as they have recorded Rivals history). It's more than we have ever done, and more than our sister academies (I don't believe AFs numbers). I get the idea that we are not limited to the NCAA caps on athletic scholarships. And we need to do it this way in order to increase our odds of being competitive, The law of averages says that some of these 101 will be accepted, stay in school, and develop into very good players. I just don't know where you draw the line. Why don't we reserve 200 slots for football players? Why not 300? There is just something that feels wrong to me about our Alma Mater bringing this many players in. The admissions office is tasked with the job of recruiting candidates that best support the mission of USMA. In my book that does not likely mean we should take over 100 football commits. I don't know what the right number is, but this feels over the top. And I am not sure it is 100 percent fair to the kids either. I know former players who have been cut, who didn't even realize that the team made annual cuts until they arrived on post. Bringing in 8 or 9 quarterbacks? I'm not sure. I am truly interested in comments. If 101 isn't too many... then how many is too many? Should there be any limit? Who should decide? Are we truly advancing USMA's mission by allowing this many commits? By the way... I understand how the attrition thing works. I understand that many won't even get accepted. The question still stands. Ask yourself, if AF was bringing in 101 and we were bringing in 50, would you cry foul? You better believe I would be screaming.
Let me caveat my comments by saying that I am excited about the 2023 recruiting class! We appear to have some awesome talent coming in. Maybe the best class in the Monken era (as others here have stated). AND, I want Army to win football games more than anyone else I know. All of that said, I am concerned about our recruiting practices. I see we are up to 101 commits now. That's right... 101. And they keep coming. According to the Rivals data base, this is the most commits of any school ever (at least for as long as they have recorded Rivals history). It's more than we have ever done, and more than our sister academies (I don't believe AFs numbers). I get the idea that we are not limited to the NCAA caps on athletic scholarships. And we need to do it this way in order to increase our odds of being competitive, The law of averages says that some of these 101 will be accepted, stay in school, and develop into very good players. I just don't know where you draw the line. Why don't we reserve 200 slots for football players? Why not 300? There is just something that feels wrong to me about our Alma Mater bringing this many players in. The admissions office is tasked with the job of recruiting candidates that best support the mission of USMA. In my book that does not likely mean we should take over 100 football commits. I don't know what the right number is, but this feels over the top. And I am not sure it is 100 percent fair to the kids either. I know former players who have been cut, who didn't even realize that the team made annual cuts until they arrived on post. Bringing in 8 or 9 quarterbacks? I'm not sure. I am truly interested in comments. If 101 isn't too many... then how many is too many? Should there be any limit? Who should decide? Are we truly advancing USMA's mission by allowing this many commits? By the way... I understand how the attrition thing works. I understand that many won't even get accepted. The question still stands. Ask yourself, if AF was bringing in 101 and we were bringing in 50, would you cry foul? You better believe I would be screaming.
