Can we stop comparing apples and oranges. Syracuse and UNC brought back numerous 5th year seniors, Grad students and Syracuse has 6th year player. Is it any wonder that they are playing at a higher level. The NCAA decision is what it is but it created the current environment which may continue for the near future.
It’s not not really about seniors, 5th year or graduate transfers, it’s about bringing in the best recruits. For the most part the programs that bring in the most high end recruits usually have the best teams. Syracuse, UNC, Northwestern consistently bring in top tier recruits. If a program does not bring in strong players they will have a hard time beating the programs that do bring in strong players. If a program can stockpile those high end recruits, keep them for a 5th year and bring in high end transfers they will be tough to beat.
