With all of the discussion of our most recently reported 41% GSR, I thought I'd look back and see what might be gleaned from our historic numbers. I went back as far as I could find data, which was presumably when the NCAA began tracking GSR.
Here are the numbers for UGA at the NCAA web site:
1995-1998 Cohorts - 45%
1996-1999 Cohorts - 41%
1997-2000 Cohorts - 41%
1998-2001 Cohorts - 48%
1999-2002 Cohorts - 57%
2000-2003 Cohorts - 68%
2001-2004 Cohorts - 65%
2002-2005 Cohorts - 69%
2003-2006 Cohorts - 82%
2004-2007 Cohorts - 75%
2005-2008 Cohorts - 73%
2006-2009 Cohorts - 60%
2007-2010 Cohorts - 53%
2008-2011 Cohorts - 58%
2009-2012 Cohorts - 64%
2010-2013 Cohorts - 71%
2011-2014 Cohorts - 59%
2012-2015 Cohorts - 54%
2013-2016 Cohorts - 41%
It is hard to draw any real conclusions from this. Also, most of this data was not generated in the transfer portal era. While transfers did exist, we know they were much more restricted. IMO we don't yet know what the effects of the proliferation of transfers will be on GSR. I personally suspect that the transfer portal era will render these numbers less meaningful than ever before (transfers of academically eligible athletes are supposedly factored OUT while incoming transfers are factored IN). Looking back at the 2013 class, I wonder if that was the class that was dragging us down. IMO, one of the key factors is the academic eligibility of the transfers OUT. If the transfers OUT are eligible, they don't necessarily hurt our GSR but if they are ineligible then they have the ability to destroy our GSR.
Lastly, every time I read "GSR," my brain translates that to Gun Shot Residue. I think I've watched too much CSI/NCIS.
Here are the numbers for UGA at the NCAA web site:
1995-1998 Cohorts - 45%
1996-1999 Cohorts - 41%
1997-2000 Cohorts - 41%
1998-2001 Cohorts - 48%
1999-2002 Cohorts - 57%
2000-2003 Cohorts - 68%
2001-2004 Cohorts - 65%
2002-2005 Cohorts - 69%
2003-2006 Cohorts - 82%
2004-2007 Cohorts - 75%
2005-2008 Cohorts - 73%
2006-2009 Cohorts - 60%
2007-2010 Cohorts - 53%
2008-2011 Cohorts - 58%
2009-2012 Cohorts - 64%
2010-2013 Cohorts - 71%
2011-2014 Cohorts - 59%
2012-2015 Cohorts - 54%
2013-2016 Cohorts - 41%
It is hard to draw any real conclusions from this. Also, most of this data was not generated in the transfer portal era. While transfers did exist, we know they were much more restricted. IMO we don't yet know what the effects of the proliferation of transfers will be on GSR. I personally suspect that the transfer portal era will render these numbers less meaningful than ever before (transfers of academically eligible athletes are supposedly factored OUT while incoming transfers are factored IN). Looking back at the 2013 class, I wonder if that was the class that was dragging us down. IMO, one of the key factors is the academic eligibility of the transfers OUT. If the transfers OUT are eligible, they don't necessarily hurt our GSR but if they are ineligible then they have the ability to destroy our GSR.
Lastly, every time I read "GSR," my brain translates that to Gun Shot Residue. I think I've watched too much CSI/NCIS.