Can someone explain how recruits drop or rise in the offseason?

[BigOrangeTrain]

This has baffled me for awhile. We see recruits rankings rise or fall in the offseason when these kids aren't playing. How and why is that? I can understand during the preseason or season. If they struggle or play great then the jumps or drops are warranted. But when no football is being played? I just dont get it.

 

[Mathias]

Probably as simple as driving traffic to the site to generate ad revenue.

 

[Glitch]

Camps. If you don't go, you don't get "evaluated" and others that do jump you. It is basically pay for ratings. Sleezy.

 

[3rdDegreeVol]

 

[GoBigOrange_2309]

I think they only do updates at certain times. Now that the '20 class is done they're focus shifts to the next class. I'm assuming it's mostly being based on their JR film

 

[livefaith]

I doubt it's so much "recruits" who do the jumping or falling, as much as it is the "evaluators". It's a gigantically flawed "science" that identifies a HS junior CB from Virginia is a 3* while another CB from California is a 4*.

 

[eVOLutionNation]

If Bama offers they go to 5 star, if we do they drop to 3 star

 

[tennvols77]

just cause........keeps them in business...............or they would be more irrelevant than their arbitrary prognostications and guesses currently are except to fans........

 

[Sleegro]

I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens.

 

[Glitch]

I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens.

 

[esarmstrong]

If Bama offers they go to 5 star, if we do they drop to 3 star

The Bammer bump and the Vol slide.

 

[GlockVol]

Perhaps the bank accounts of the evaluators receives a bump from certain schools to change minds

 

[Jack Burton]

Bodybuilding pics mostly. Does his veins have veins? RATINGS BUMP

 

[Devo182]

That is when lots of the film is evaluated, especially for the Junior class. Then later in Summer you also have in-person evals across camps.

 

[bignewt]

That is when lots of the film is evaluated, especially for the Junior class. Then later in Summer you also have in-person evals across camps.

those choads couldn't evaluate an Adam Sandler film.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

those choads couldn't evaluate an Adam Sandler film.

 

[Devo182]

those choads couldn't evaluate an Adam Sandler film.

Maybe not, just explaining why the timing. Many have asked this before.

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

Injuries and camp exposure would be two that come to mind.

If they commit to a program early this can sometimes allow them to languish at the same rating or drop compared to others.

 

[golfballs]

It’s a secret. Only insiders know the answer. If you pay me $9.99 a month for an annual subscription then I will give you hints into this top secret process

 

[rickyb712]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[peaygolf]

Camps. If you don't go, you don't get "evaluated" and others that do jump you. It is basically pay for ratings. Sleezy.

IMO....that's crap. I was speaking to an ex-NFL coach a while back. He told me that the combine and pro-days (kinda similar to HS camps) are only about 10% of what he looked at when evaluating a player....unless said player is from a small school, where he doesn't play against great competition. Game film is what is important. If a player doesn't jump out in person or on film, he's not worth taking....(Grimes)

I don't judge a golfer on what he does on the range, with a perfect lie on flat ground. Let's see what he does when he sticks the tee in the ground, with cash on the line and 15 mph winds.

 

[bignewt]

Maybe not, just explaining why the timing. Many have asked this before.

and many had good reason to. It's a racket, son.

 

[UTwick]

I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens.

Thank you, Giorgio. Made my day.

 

[Carp]

This has baffled me for awhile. We see recruits rankings rise or fall in the offseason when these kids aren't playing. How and why is that? I can understand during the preseason or season. If they struggle or play great then the jumps or drops are warranted. But when no football is being played? I just dont get it.

Camps are a big one. Also, more tape becomes available and more evaluation is done. And certainly generating site traffic (i.e money) is another big factor.

Basically I stole everyone's ideas from above my posts.

 

[djohnnyg]

Its like Harrison Bailey going from 4 to 5 star w Rivals I believe? Rivals shows us having 1 5 star player and I assume its Bailey. Anyway...the weird thing is ESPN/SEC network (same company) having us at #19 and Rivals has us at #7. That's a HUGE discrepancy. The "ESPN hates us" thing appears to have merit. Although they were the only ones who had Trey Smith as top recruit in nation. Nothing makes sense.