Glass Half Full

[SmokeyFTW]

So if you go to rivals and look at team rankings were
30ish, but if you click on AVERAGE points per recruit the rankings switch up and were 21st in the nation.
It's not so bad when you look at it like that. Keep doing what were doing and it will be a good class.

 

[BigOrangeLoyalist]

I actually looked at that yesterday, but on Scout. We're ranked like #45, but based by the average player rating, we were somewhere around 22.

 

[SmokeyFTW]

and were only with 16 commits so far. A full class of same and some better players. We could end up pretty happy.

 

[UrbanCryer]

i dont really care about stars. i look at who else is recruiting the same player.

if bama, usc, texas, etc(enter big name school here) are going after a player we get. i put more stock in that that player.

if we outrecruit memphis, troy and south florida for a guy, not so much.

my .02

 

[SmokeyFTW]

There are plenty of kids that get overlooked because there not able to go to these big time camps or any type of showcase for that matter, so they dont end up with the offer list you wish of and end up only 3*. These could be the type of kids CBJ sees. Potential to be great with coaching and an already known name is a short distance apart.

 

[Rudy123]

So if you go to rivals and look at team rankings were
30ish, but if you click on AVERAGE points per recruit the rankings switch up and were 21st in the nation.
It's not so bad when you look at it like that. Keep doing what were doing and it will be a good class.

You do realize that we are trying to recruit a Defensive End from Suwanee, Georgia named Glass, don't you?

I thought that you were going to make comments about him being 1/2 empty or 1/2 full...

 

[Rudy123]

i dont really care about stars. i look at who else is recruiting the same player.

if bama, usc, texas, etc(enter big name school here) are going after a player we get. i put more stock in that that player.

if we outrecruit memphis, troy and south florida for a guy, not so much.

my .02

Montori Hughes did not have many good offers until Chavis found him. Had tons of potential but was lazy. I saw on the 2013 mock NFL draft where he will enter the draft after playing at U.T. Martin.

ALso, Patrick Willis did not get many good offers but he was a leader on the Ole Miss team even as a freshman.

So, occasionally, you can find the diamond in the rough that only Western Kentucky and New Mexico State have offered..

 

[CagleMtnVol]

I actually looked at that yesterday, but on Scout. We're ranked like #45, but based by the average player rating, we were somewhere around 22.

There is a reason Scout is never mentioned anymore by news/media outlets when talking about these players.

#1 - 24/7 Sports
#2 - Rivals
#3 - ESPN
#4 - Scout

 

[SmokeyFTW]

You do realize that we are trying to recruit a Defensive End from Suwanee, Georgia named Glass, don't you?

I thought that you were going to make comments about him being 1/2 empty or 1/2 full...

no i didnt, is he any good haven't heard of him yet.

 

[volboy81]

There are plenty of kids that get overlooked because there not able to go to these big time camps or any type of showcase for that matter, so they dont end up with the offer list you wish of and end up only 3*. These could be the type of kids CBJ sees. Potential to be great with coaching and an already known name is a short distance apart.

I have also heard that recruiting services such as Scout and rivals are very biased toward certain schools. For example if they know the head coach of a certain school they're likely to give a player from that school a better rating than if they don't know or don't like the head coach at another certain school. Also the Schools reputation for football also plays into it. In other words a kid from Maryville would probably be rated higher than a kid from Heritage

 

[SmokeyFTW]

I have also heard that recruiting services such as Scout and rivals are very biased toward certain schools. For example if they know the head coach of a certain school they're likely to give a player from that school a better rating than if they don't know or don't like the head coach at another certain school. Also the Schools reputation for football also plays into it. In other words a kid from Maryville would probably be rated higher than a kid from Heritage

I always thought that, but was never really sure about it. Not fair for the recuits. I know in S.C. we have schools based on population are either 1A, AA, AAA, or AAAA. The kids at lower populated schools are less likely to get noticed because the competition is not as tough and therefore lower ranked than a kid at the AAAA school. When they have the talent just not the notoriety*. That might be the same in other states, not sure.

 

[UofTalum2007]

Nick Glass????

 

[SmokeyFTW]

i dont really care about stars. i look at who else is recruiting the same player.

if bama, usc, texas, etc(enter big name school here) are going after a player we get. i put more stock in that that player.

if we outrecruit memphis, troy and south florida for a guy, not so much.

my .02

Well we're already out recruiting them.....So NO Worries

 

[oldfartvol]

no i didnt, is he any good haven't heard of him yet.

Heard he's not half bad.

 

[UrbanCryer]

Montori Hughes did not have many good offers until Chavis found him. Had tons of potential but was lazy. I saw on the 2013 mock NFL draft where he will enter the draft after playing at U.T. Martin.

ALso, Patrick Willis did not get many good offers but he was a leader on the Ole Miss team even as a freshman.

So, occasionally, you can find the diamond in the rough that only Western Kentucky and New Mexico State have offered..

probably why no one wanted him? he didnt even last long at UT.

i agree that you can find a diamond in the rough but if everybody wants them they probably can play.

id rather have 25 guys that were wanted by big schools than 25 guys that im trying to find a diamond in the rough with.

not nec. 5* guys just guys that are wanted by other "big time" schools.