For the few WT faithful left on here I thought I'd start a thread.
I went thru the roster and this is what I've come up with:
53 Freshmen
12 RS-F
4 Soph
17 RS-Soph
3 Jr
17 RS-Jr
6 Sr
4 RS-Sr
Grad 1
So, the breakdown is:
65 Freshmen
21 Sophomores
20 Juniors
10 Seniors
1 Graduate
For competing in the LSC, that is an extremely young squad. Typical thinking would say WT is two or three years away from being competitive, if the talent level is good. I don't think that matches Coach Hughes' timetable. My guess is he's planning on seeing solid play this year and building the foundation of his program. I bet he expects to be competing for a championship in 2019. How long before the Buffs get back to top tier LSC level? If the Buffs can do four things, I'd say 2020.
Those four things are:
1. Great coaching
2. Great recruiting
3. Retention of players that can play
4. A little luck wouldn't hurt
Right now, I think WT will win 3 games this year, 4 with a little luck. If we can be tough enough to make teams have to keep their 2 deep rotations on the field, and not clear the benches, like many did as last year wound down, I'd count 2018 as a good building year.
I think my numbers don't add up so I'll go back and recount. They were right. The roster is obviously not updated. We have probably 10-15 more players than is posted.
I went thru the roster and this is what I've come up with:
53 Freshmen
12 RS-F
4 Soph
17 RS-Soph
3 Jr
17 RS-Jr
6 Sr
4 RS-Sr
Grad 1
So, the breakdown is:
65 Freshmen
21 Sophomores
20 Juniors
10 Seniors
1 Graduate
For competing in the LSC, that is an extremely young squad. Typical thinking would say WT is two or three years away from being competitive, if the talent level is good. I don't think that matches Coach Hughes' timetable. My guess is he's planning on seeing solid play this year and building the foundation of his program. I bet he expects to be competing for a championship in 2019. How long before the Buffs get back to top tier LSC level? If the Buffs can do four things, I'd say 2020.
Those four things are:
1. Great coaching
2. Great recruiting
3. Retention of players that can play
4. A little luck wouldn't hurt
Right now, I think WT will win 3 games this year, 4 with a little luck. If we can be tough enough to make teams have to keep their 2 deep rotations on the field, and not clear the benches, like many did as last year wound down, I'd count 2018 as a good building year.
I think my numbers don't add up so I'll go back and recount. They were right. The roster is obviously not updated. We have probably 10-15 more players than is posted.
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