Canespace: By The Numbers: Just A Man And His Computer

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

Technology can be a very good things in the hands of a highly skilled technician. Lucky for all of us we have at least one of those computer gurus with skills.

At Canespace we have a blogger named TonyCane who knows his way around a database. Here is what he found doing his research "By The Numbers":

So let’s take a look at the roster from the 2103 season and then sneak a peek forward into 2014 and beyond. Going into 2013 the UM roster looked like this:

5 Star Players: 3
4 Star Players: 20
3 Star Players: 41
2 Star Players: 6

Barring any early departures, we will be replacing the following players going into the 2014 season:

5 Star Players: 1
4 Star Players: 4
3 Star Players: 9
2 Star Players: 3

That will leave us with the following for our squad:

5 Star Players: 2
4 Star Players: 16
3 Star Players: 32
2 Star Players: 3

The 2014 recruiting class thus far grades out as:

5 Star Players: 1
4 Star Players: 9
3 Star Players: 16

So on paper this will be a more talented squad. Thus we would project us next season to be:

5 Star Players: 3
4 Star Players: 25
3 Star Players: 48
2 Star Players: 3

And next year's departing class, again barring any early departures or transfers, has only 1 four star player. If Golden can get 10 or more 4-star players in the 2015 recruiting class, suddenly the numbers begin to approach what Shannon had and what FSU currently has.

Sure, it's about coaching, but it is also about recruiting "By The Numbers"!