Are we the youngest team in FBS?

[00Burdell]

I snipped this out of our media guide. I knew our roster tilted towards the underclassman but never imagined we were this young.

 

[coit]

I snipped this out of our media guide. I knew our roster tilted towards the underclassman but never imagined we were this young.

“Freshmen” are actually two groups, last year and this year. Soph are 3rd year, Jr 4th year and Sr 5th year. So still young but not like we have 77 first year guys.

 

[00Burdell]

The irony of coit posting in a thread about youth...

 

[supersenior]

“Freshmen” are actually two groups, last year and this year. Soph are 3rd year, Jr 4th year and Sr 5th year. So still young but not like we have 77 first year guys.

Wouldn't it also include people who redshirted then had covid year

 

[JoeCakeEater]

It’s a weird dynamic with the free COVID year. Everyone will seem younger than the reality of their experience.

 

[cbee]

Doesn't really matter. With early departures to the NFL and the portal, team age can flip substantially from year to year.

 

[IM79]

Wouldn't it also include people who redshirted then had covid year

I assume that's the Recruiting Class of 2019 you are referring to. Let's take Jordon Yates and Demetrius Knight as examples.

The roster just released has them as follows:
Yates - RS Freshman
Knight - Sophomore

Difference is Yates redshirted in 2019, Knight played in 2019. so I call Yates a 3rd year freshman and Knight a 3rd yr Soph

 

[supersenior]

I assume that's the Recruiting Class of 2019 you are referring to. Let's take Jordon Yates and Demetrius Knight as examples.

The roster just released has them as follows:
Yates - RS Freshman
Knight - Sophomore

Difference is Yates redshirted in 2019, Knight played in 2019. so I call Yates a 3rd year freshman and Knight a 3rd yr Soph

So the 77 freshman is really from three different classes (all of two classes, part of a third)

 

[RoanokeJacket]

Doesn't really matter. With early departures to the NFL and the portal, team age can flip substantially from year to year.

gonna need to, that 77 isn't so talented that we would want them to be 77 seniors in 3 years, wouldn't have any scholarships left to speak of

 

[zippyGT]

Do we have the breakdown of other teams?

 

[BrentwoodJacket]

I assume a lot of the 77 are walk-ons who will eventually drop off.

 

[samsgt02]

gonna need to, that 77 isn't so talented that we would want them to be 77 seniors in 3 years, wouldn't have any scholarships left to speak of

But I bet we win the Coastal with 77 seniors.

 

[00Burdell]

I assume a lot of the 77 are walk-ons who will eventually drop off.

I read the roster and didn’t see that many walk-ons. I think the covid thing has tilted things but a senior is a senior and we only have 12.

 

[BigDanT]

But I bet we win the Coastal with 77 seniors.

Hopefully we win the B1G ACC with 77 seniors.

 

[manjano mdudu]

Sort of looks like it...

 

[ramblinwise1]

I snipped this out of our media guide. I knew our roster tilted towards the underclassman but never imagined we were this young.

That's 126 players on roster. That would be a bunch of freshmen walkons wouldn't it.

 

[MACHETE]

MSU is the youngest FBS team according to Mike Leach.

 

[gtgtgt1]

MSU is the youngest FBS team according to Mike Leach.

Wonder if he means they are the youngest by age, or most immature. Can never really tell with the pirate.