Backstop22 posted:JUCO is a different animal when compared to kids who go to 4-year schools. By definition, it is a one or two year program with a goal of competing to open a door to finishing up at a 4-year school. Roster spots are a continuous churn of guys moving up or out, other guys dropping down from failures at 4-year schools, and so on. It is much more practicable for JUCOs to keep their roster sizes down to a manageable number. And like all levels, the better programs do not need to inflate their rosters because they always can attract top players to their programs.
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Backstop, that was definitely not our experience here in Calif. Two of the best programs in the state (and ones that I am close to) commonly bring in between 70-95 in the fall. Another pretty solid program that one son played for brought in between 80-90 in the fall the two years he was there. Some cuts are pretty obvious early on but most of the players are typically pretty decent (some HS all-league recognition or better). All of fall is a bloodbath. None of these programs would post rosters until spring, which, BTW, is also when a few additional drop-downs would typically show up.
But then, I didn't know that "practicable" was a real word, so take this with a grain of salt 