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Post by DFW HOYA on Aug 3, 2022 9:49:59 GMT -5
"The 2022 football roster released this week will feature 33 new players, up from 24 announced last semester as a result of outbound transfers and other students opting not to play. In addition to eight fifth year players and 12 seniors not opting for a fifth year, two freshmen, ten sophomores, and three juniors are not returning in 2022." www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/football.htm
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Post by Problem of Dog on Aug 6, 2022 22:16:33 GMT -5
Ten sophomores sounds like a lot.
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Post by teddy16 on Aug 8, 2022 7:15:12 GMT -5
it sure does.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Aug 8, 2022 11:22:04 GMT -5
It's difficult to know why players leave, but there are some trends over the years: 1. A freshman departure from the roster is often one of two things: they're either completely mismatched at the FCS level or they're not making it in the classroom. If I spot a one year Georgetown player online still playing elsewhere, he's usually at Div. II or a junior college. 2. A sophomore departure isn't necessarily a transfer, though it's much more difficult to tell now that Georgetown took down its online student directory. Georgetown rarely plays freshmen, but because the Patriot League does not allow redshirts, they lose a year of eligibility. If they're not on the two-deep as a sophomore, or get moved around to unfamiliar positions (e.g., a high school quarterback now positioned at as tight end or defensive back), either they want to play while they're still eligible or they might decide not to return but to stay at GU and focus on their major. The transfer portal now makes it more enticing to look elsewhere and some did. At least three sophomores announced transfers elsewhere, though none of them had the season that is going to automatically elevate them at an FBS school. But if you're looking for a career after college elsewhere, telling a prospective employer you played two years of football at LSU, albeit on the 4th string, sounds better than telling them you played at Georgetown. 3. A junior departure is less common and is often a sign of recurring injuries that are going to make a senior year on the team unlikely. Some stay on as managers, some simply stay connected as teammates even through they didn't play. One of the things I look at is the attrition from freshmen to senior years--again, not all leave GU, but how many freshmen make it to senior year. For example, Georgetown signed 18 players in 2016 and 16 were there as seniors: DB Jarrod Kelley left for junior college after one year, QB Brock Johnson transferred to Cal Poly. The class of 2023 signed 20 players in 2019, albeit pre-COVID, there are 18 there today. Georgetown hasn't been a winning program for 20 years, and is held back in a lot of ways to be able to do so. At some point, some kids are going to look elsewhere for a better experience.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Aug 8, 2022 18:08:44 GMT -5
...though it's much more difficult to tell now that Georgetown took down its online student directory. Try using the alumni directory, it has current students in there
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