That is what I am thinking also,we are just about to the point that 2 or 3 departures don't hurt as bad as they once did but I hope it isn't anyone on the projected 2 deep for the start of next season.We are in the best shape we have been since the height of the Brooks years,I hope we can build on where we are next season
I had a conversation recently and came to the same conclusion. I believe 1 spot is reserved through NSD for Lynn Bowden. Then you have a number of quality names going after the last 2 spots. At some point, the coaches have to tell recruits that we have more interests than spots available and that there are athletes just as good as each of them. We are also at a point where the critical needs have been filled and alllow us to take the best athlete available approach.
This is an interesting tidbit of news for sure. Not knowing what motivates Rowland's assessment, we cannot say whether he knows something, or whether he is guessing like the rest of us on this particular point. I don't know how many more commitments Stoops will take in this class. Here's what I know. With the 22 current commitments, 89 scholarship players are scheduled to be here next August. That means 4 more underclassmen will have to leave our football program after the bowl, or there could be decommits. With every new commitment, that means another underclassman will have to leave. Stoops might have 7 underclassmen in mind who are leaving after the bowl, although I don't know who they would be. That's what will be necessary to make room for a 25 man class. All signs are pointing toward Lynn Bowden committing to Kentucky. Bowden is a receiver/safety prospect. We might take either Danny Davis or Keshawn Dingle, but that might not happen if Stoops plans to use Bowden as a receiver. We already have lots of great corners, so it's possible Yusef Corker's commitment pushes Lonnie Johnson over to full time safety. That could push Bowden to receiver, removing a need for Davis or Dingle. John Ford has scheduled a visit to Kentucky, but he is committed to Miami. So that's a reach. Thayer Munford will commit to Ohio State the moment Urban Meyer offers him a scholarship, and I think that is coming unfortunately. I still think we take 23-24.
