The binder sits in an easy-to-grab spot and rests just to the right of Blake Anderson's computer.
Arkansas State University's coach rolls his chair away from his main desk and scoots toward the record-keeper of the Red Wolves' football program.
The binder holds an empirical explanation to the Red Wolves' short-handed roster issue that -- if all things go perfectly -- is years away from being fixed and began because of frequent coaching turnover (five in five years from 2010-14).
The binder contains the answers.
Its listings explain why ASU's current coach met with 12 walk-ons in quiet one-on-one meetings to surprise them with scholarships this fall.