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SLICKYINC said:
Yea that's being reported by most sports outlets. I've read it no less than 3 times this morning.
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Sorry, I am not meaning to pass that off, but mornings are busy for me, and I had not read that. Got it from the Memphis side.
 
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VolGee4 said:
Sorry, I am not meaning to pass that off, but mornings are busy for me, and I had not read that. Got it from the Memphis side.
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No problem man. I was saying that because usually when so many pick up on the story, its pretty close.
 
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SergeantVol said:
Serious question for all you recruitniks. Who is the better recruiter, Smart or Pruitt?
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Great question. So I did some research. Unfortunately, historically Smart has proven better. As someone said (above), ask again in 2 years.

Here are Pruitt’s recruiting rankings for the last 5 years.

1st number is national ranking
2nd number is SEC ranking
3rd number is where Pruitt would have ranked on the UT staff for that year:

2013 1/1/1
2014 36/19/3
2015 37/17/4
2016 28/71/3
2017 50/149/7

Trend is not good, but the good news is, he retained Thigpen and Gillespie. Both have been top recruiters for us, and consistently out-recruited Pruitt in recent years.

Substituting Smart for Pruitt:

2013 2/1/1 (finished second nationally to Pruitt.)
2014 3/2/1 (2nd to Bryan McClendon at Georgia)
2015 23/11/3 (Stripling and Elder finished higher)
2016 HC at Georgia. Recruiting class ranked #6
2017 HC at Georgia. Recruiting class ranked #3
2018 HC at Georgia. Class currently ranked #1
2019 Way-to-early-to-tell. Class currently ranked #1

Winning will help to equalize this.
 
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HSTVol said:
Great question. So I did some research. Unfortunately, historically Smart has proven better. As someone said (above), ask again in 2 years.

Here are Pruitt’s recruiting rankings for the last 5 years.

1st number is national ranking
2nd number is SEC ranking
3rd number is where Pruitt would have ranked on the UT staff for that year:

2013 1/1/1
2014 36/19/3
2015 37/17/4
2016 28/71/3
2017 50/149/7

Trend is not good, but the good news is, he retained Thigpen and Gillespie. Both have been top recruiters for us, and consistently out-recruited Pruitt in recent years.

Substituting Smart for Pruitt:

2013 2/1/1 (finished second nationally to Pruitt.)
2014 3/2/1 (2nd to Bryan McClendon at Georgia)
2015 23/11/3 (Stripling and Elder finished higher)
2016 HC at Georgia. Recruiting class ranked #6
2017 HC at Georgia. Recruiting class ranked #3
2018 HC at Georgia. Class currently ranked #1
2019 Way-to-early-to-tell. Class currently ranked #1

Winning will help to equalize this.
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We didn't keep Thigpen.
 
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HSTVol said:
Great question. So I did some research. Unfortunately, historically Smart has proven better. As someone said (above), ask again in 2 years.

Here are Pruitt’s recruiting rankings for the last 5 years.

1st number is national ranking
2nd number is SEC ranking
3rd number is where Pruitt would have ranked on the UT staff for that year:

2013 1/1/1
2014 36/19/3
2015 37/17/4
2016 28/71/3
2017 50/149/7

Trend is not good, but the good news is, he retained Thigpen and Gillespie. Both have been top recruiters for us, and consistently out-recruited Pruitt in recent years.

Substituting Smart for Pruitt:

2013 2/1/1 (finished second nationally to Pruitt.)
2014 3/2/1 (2nd to Bryan McClendon at Georgia)
2015 23/11/3 (Stripling and Elder finished higher)
2016 HC at Georgia. Recruiting class ranked #6
2017 HC at Georgia. Recruiting class ranked #3
2018 HC at Georgia. Class currently ranked #1
2019 Way-to-early-to-tell. Class currently ranked #1

Winning will help to equalize this.
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Thigpen has not been retained. Also, most of the drop in Pruitt's ranking as a recruiter can probably be attributed to him becoming a DC and thus being listed as primary recruiter on fewer players. Bottom line, both are great recruiters.
 
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highspeed said:
Thigpen has not been retained. Also, most of the drop in Pruitt's ranking as a recruiter can probably be attributed to him becoming a DC and thus being listed as primary recruiter on fewer players. Bottom line, both are great recruiters.
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This.
 
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HSTVol said:
Great question. So I did some research. Unfortunately, historically Smart has proven better. As someone said (above), ask again in 2 years.

Here are Pruitt’s recruiting rankings for the last 5 years.

1st number is national ranking
2nd number is SEC ranking
3rd number is where Pruitt would have ranked on the UT staff for that year:

2013 1/1/1
2014 36/19/3
2015 37/17/4
2016 28/71/3
2017 50/149/7

Trend is not good, but the good news is, he retained Thigpen and Gillespie. Both have been top recruiters for us, and consistently out-recruited Pruitt in recent years.

Substituting Smart for Pruitt:

2013 2/1/1 (finished second nationally to Pruitt.)
2014 3/2/1 (2nd to Bryan McClendon at Georgia)
2015 23/11/3 (Stripling and Elder finished higher)
2016 HC at Georgia. Recruiting class ranked #6
2017 HC at Georgia. Recruiting class ranked #3
2018 HC at Georgia. Class currently ranked #1
2019 Way-to-early-to-tell. Class currently ranked #1

Winning will help to equalize this.
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Yeah, his recruiting ranking will be based on his ability to recruit good recruiters, etc. moreso than his ability to recruit individual players, from now on. So far, it looks like a home run.

Edit: Stealing players from the state of Georgia counts for bonus points.
 
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Brillovol said:
A toast to the people in this thread who resist the urge to banter with the most notorious troll in the land. May you be blessed for keeping the peace.

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May he ban himself again soon.
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