It’s an average class that fills a lot of needs. Still big issues at LB and I think the OL class is really weak. WR is nothing earth shattering but definitely an improvement.
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It’s an average class that fills a lot of needs. Still big issues at LB and I think the OL class is really weak. WR is nothing earth shattering but definitely an improvement.
Agree.
The way I see it is that an MSU MUST be well above average at either coaching or recruiting. Thus far, Moorhead has appeared below average at coaching & average at recruiting.
I know some will say that he's an above average recruiter, but the evidence to this point just does not support that.
Another way of looking at recruiting is this:
To compete at the highest levels of college football, you need at least 50% 4+ stars on you roster. Which means on average you need 10 per year.
Today we signed 5 4 stars with a good chance of getting may 2 of our signees bumps to 4 stars.
Not a bad class & solid, but has to get better if this program is going to improve
As of now, his two classes, 2019 and 2020, are both top 25. Thats pretty good relative to our historical average. Mullen averaged 28 from 2010 through 2017. Not sure joe bumping that average to 24-25 makes a difference, but it is a start. To me, the consistency of being a top 25 class would help so that you dont have huge talent gaps. Dan put up a 17 and a 18, but also some 40?s
Eh. Mullen had some poorer classes due to lack of effort but he also had a few top 20 classes.
Moorhead has done exactly what Mullen did. Not a penny's worth of difference.
2021 will be big for him in recruiting because he should have relationships now with those guys. If he can't land a top 20 class next year, it's not going to happen.
Moorhead strikes me as a good relationship guy that is probably too scared to get involved in the streets with real recruiting. That will lead to more classes like this one.
Solid but not needle movers
I'll give it a B-
Would've been a B+ had we not lost Hill to LSU
Finishing with these guys in February can move it towards an A:
https://247sports.com/Player/Edgerrin-Cooper-46058718/
https://247sports.com/Player/Marcus-Henderson-46048085/
https://247sports.com/Player/Kahlil-Benson-46081236/
https://247sports.com/Player/Quantav...slie-46055363/
Dans only top 20 class was 2015. He also had a 41 in 2011 and a 36 in 2014. That is what joe has thus far avoided. I get that all of this is on paper, but that is all recruiting rankings are. On paper, joe has not yet thrown up two sub 35 classes like Dan did.
I suspect joe will recruit around 20-23 on paper on average, which is about as good as MSU will ever do sans freeze level cheating or an overhaul in scholly limitations because recruiting is more about the school than the coach.
1 this hopefully is Moorhead last class filling Mullen holes, it's all on him after this class, no excuses
2 Morehead is suppose to be a good recruiter, he pretty much filled holes and did pretty good with limited relationship with these guys. He got who her needed to.
3 next year will tell is how good of a coach and recruiter he is. No question.
So.. let's hope he gets the ball rolling with a bowl win, gets couple more top recruits to move the needle on NSD, does well next season and capitalizes it on the recruiting trail.
If he does that then I believe he will win the base over and start to elevate the program. Hopefully he makes some staff changes to make this possible.
I think we all agree that where we are now should be the floor in all aspects.