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<blockquote data-quote="The Bell Tolls for Thee" data-source="post: 132014048" data-attributes="member: 1812660">Schools like Bama may &quot;shed depth&quot; by letting go of guys not good enough to play for them.&nbsp; So sure they could shed a back-up LB that could start for us.&nbsp; However, they are shedding that depth in order to add better players.&nbsp; And if they have the option to get those better players from teams like WVU it is a net negative for the teams on WVU's level.&nbsp; I'm not sure why it's exciting that WVU may be able to pick up the scraps from programs like 'Bama while those same programs can equally pick the very best bits of WVU.&nbsp; Problem is I see it as a guarantee that bigger programs are going to be in the ear of WVU's prime players.&nbsp; While its a no guarantee fight with other mid level power 5 teams as to whether WVU gets any of the decent scraps from those same bigger programs.If the goal of WVU is to on a blue moon create a team with an outside shot at the CFB playoff, this is terrible for WVU.&nbsp; If the goal is to be the best &quot;mid tier&quot; team in all of CFB, but never really vie for the title, then you have a point that it could work in WVU's favor.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Bell Tolls for Thee, post: 132014048, member: 1812660"] Schools like Bama may "shed depth" by letting go of guys not good enough to play for them. So sure they could shed a back-up LB that could start for us. However, they are shedding that depth in order to add better players. And if they have the option to get those better players from teams like WVU it is a net negative for the teams on WVU's level. I'm not sure why it's exciting that WVU may be able to pick up the scraps from programs like 'Bama while those same programs can equally pick the very best bits of WVU. Problem is I see it as a guarantee that bigger programs are going to be in the ear of WVU's prime players. While its a no guarantee fight with other mid level power 5 teams as to whether WVU gets any of the decent scraps from those same bigger programs. If the goal of WVU is to on a blue moon create a team with an outside shot at the CFB playoff, this is terrible for WVU. If the goal is to be the best "mid tier" team in all of CFB, but never really vie for the title, then you have a point that it could work in WVU's favor. [/QUOTE]

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