you may recall that Tenn had a reported class of 34 a few years back. we had breakfast today with a guy who is an alum and real fan. he explained the 34 number to us.
- he said 4 were actually signed into the next class and delayed entry. not sure why they would have been included in 34.
- out of the 29 - he recalled 4 never made it into school = went the JC or something else. you would think that Rivals would then rate them on this 25 who actually entered school for the season in question.
- out of the remaining 25, there were only 16 left on the team. injuries, transfers and believe it or not academic failures led to that attrition.
- so Tenn got rated by Rivals based on the 34 players, but less than half were still with the team for 2018.