[Mr.Kimball]

The one thing that numbers can give a program is depth. Get three or 4 key players hurt during the term of the season and that can spell for a disasterous season, even for a team that can put quality players at every position. I always felt that UK could put almost as good of a starting lineup as anyone else in the SEC , but attrition by injury seemed to alter the way in which they played towards the end of the season. The Floridas and the Alabamas always seemed to be able to go 3 to 4 players deep at every position. One goes down, and the next guy on the depth chart steps in, and they never skip a beat. Mass numbers also aid in a program being able to reload season after season rather than try to rebuild when a bumper crop class graduates. I know that smaller enrollment schools dont have that luxery though.