2021 recruiting rankings reality.

[chrismc1000]

According to 247 we are ranked #5 (last night I checked). We have 9, 3STARS kids. I'm happy with the ranking but it could be better like Georgia's. We need to look at the average not the ranking.

 

[chrismc1000]

I just keep seeing people talk about recruiting and this is my take on it. I feel like people are looking at the wrong thing.

 

[utvolpj]

Someone will always find a reason why it's not good enough. Good grief

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

I just keep seeing people talk about recruiting and this is my take on it. I feel like people are looking at the wrong thing.

Most of those 3 stars will become 4 stars. It’s called “early evaluation” lol but dismiss what this staff is doing.... go on ahead.

 

[901 Orange]

Someone will always find a reason why it's not good enough. Good grief

Ikr. As long as we are bringing in a group of talented kids i dnt see a problem. Top 5 recruiting class is great for the fan base but if i learned anything from Botch is that coaching them up is far more important. CJP has shown us that he can develope players with the best of them and thats what excites me the most.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

According to 247 we are ranked #5 (last night I checked). We have 9, 3STARS kids. I'm happy with the ranking but it could be better like Georgia's. We need to look at the average not the ranking.View attachment 274415

All you're evaluating is stars, the staff is evaluating talent.

 

[VolfanTn2Nc]

I remember when I first started paying attention to recruiting and how dumb I was.

 

[Dudleys87]

If they’re still complain after the last few days they’ll never be happy.

 

[BogeyVol]

The only reality this affirms is some people actively look for ways to be unhappy...

 

[Special Ed]

If you cruit well enough to begin with, you won't have to recruit.

 

[Jack Burton]

Rankings are fluid. We have some guys committed like Isaac Washington that will get ratings bumps.

 

[turnuptheVOLtage]

We will probably shed 2-3 kids that are low ranked now. Everyone is triggered by him bringing up a valid point.

 

[VFLCodyGBO]

We will probably shed 2-3 kids that are low ranked now. Everyone is triggered by him bringing up a valid point.

This, some fans don’t like reality. Have we had a good week in recruiting? Yes. Is our class ranked higher than it should be because we have so many commits? Also yes.

Will “most” (as indicated by an earlier poster) of our 3 stars get a 4th star? No, maybe 2 of them will. Certainly not most.

Are our coaches recruiting talent and not stars? Well...yes? But historically that doesn’t matter. Your top teams consistently pull classes made primarily of 4 star players and then have some 5 and 3 star guys to round out the class.

Do 3 star players outperform their ranking? Sure, some, but if you’re relying on outliers to build a program around then you may be hoping for something that will never materialize.

Will we lose some of the 3 star guys before NSD? Yep. Will we lose some of the 4 star guys? Yep. Will we lose some of the 5 star guy(s)? Maybe.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

December is a long way off. A lot can and will happen before then.

 

[hatingbamaisawayoflife]

Numbers hae pushed our class up.. yes we just had a great weekend and that should not be discounted.. but the 9 commits that are 3 stars will bring the NUMBER of the class ranking down if other schools bring in 4 and 5 stars as all classes grow...just how it is

 

[Volador]

Getting the talent on campus is 10% of the battle. The rest is up to the players and most importantly, the coaches. We have had soooo much talent on our campus since our NC but, didn't have the coaching staff to recognize the talent and or know what to do with it.

I believe in Coach Pruitt and his staff

 

[savannahfan]

I guess the ranking is important. But (and this is a big but) we have experienced over the last miserable 10 years or so, the rankings are not nearly as important as what you do with it. We have experienced not playing a guy where he should be played, criminally under or not at all developing the talent a guy has and in some cases, just offering and taking a player on "stars" alone and never understanding how a guy would fit the so called system. So ranking means nothing if you can't back it up with results.

Yesterday in a thread I saw a few programs mentioned who hardly ever have a noticeable class ranking and they seem to really preform well. This speaks well for these programs coaching staffs. Something we have not been able or should have been proud of recently, that is until now,,,,, it appears.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

VOLS are in a good spot. Nothing to worry about.

 

[njvols]

two biggest things are momentum (we've got it) and chatter about vols on targets (seems we're in the top 3-5 for a ton of high talent guys), so I'm real happy with where we're at. I'd rather be at 5 or 7 and have something to complain about than 29, wondering what the heck is going on. Last few days makes me feel better...4-5* additions.

 

[overseasorange2]

VOLS are in a good spot. Nothing to worry about.

Question. Why would a talented QB commit to UGA?Kirby has demonstrated over and over he can't develop them.....Eason, Fields, Fromm...…...

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Question. Why would a talented QB commit to UGA?Kirby has demonstrated over and over he can't develop them.....Eason, Fields, Fromm...…...

UGA has always landed elite talent regardless of who is coaching. They have been competing for championships.

 

[malibuvol]

According to 247 we are ranked #5 (last night I checked). We have 9, 3STARS kids. I'm happy with the ranking but it could be better like Georgia's. We need to look at the average not the ranking.View attachment 274415

Also, some of the lower ranked commitments may get recruited over as the season progresses. Seems like that always happens

 

[JettVol]

Anytime you are in the top 5 in recruiting in the nation and #2 in the SEC, just be happy and go with it. No matter how you want to negative spin it. This is shaping up to be a good class, but it is still a long way to go until February.

 

[docterjaws]

could be,should be, what if, might be good gosh why can't you just be happy for all the good things that are happening for vol football. We are currently top 5 - take your doom and gloom and drag someone else's football down

 

[Boca Vol]

I recall when UT had the #1 recruiting class in June of 2013. Look at all that hardware it produced!

I think this staff is recruiting players that fit the system. Once a player steps on campus all that crap means squat anyway.