Fellow Vols! I', Long time lurker on VN and Vol alum class of '98.. First post, be gentle..
So I've been looking at the recruiting rankings and few things struck me as lacking.
1. The rankings reward teams with higher star counts yet they do not address actual team needs.
For example, a running football team gets 10 5-Star and 10 4-Star wide receivers and shoots to the top of the rankings. Yet if they don't have other role players, they're screwed even statistically they have the top ranked recruiting class.
2. The difference in Stars could be a decimal point difference. For example, on Rivals, Marlin Lane is a 5.8 4-Star and Tommy Smith is a 5.7 3-Star. That decimal point difference is a whole Star difference between the 2players.
So I created this spreadsheet to count all committed prospects by rating numbers, not by stars to see where we fit vs other SEC schools. As of today, boy do they look good..
Quarterback - 4th
Running Back - 1st (need)
Offensive Line - 1st (need)
Defensive Line - 1st (need)
Linebackers - 2nd
Secondary - 1st (need)
Athletes - 1st
Wide Receivers - too many out there, didn't include in spreadsheet. We're good at wideout so that's not a concern.
Couldn't create a new thread because this is my first post. Hope this gives us more hope for tomorrow!
Go Vols!