Originally Posted by
CadaverDawg
You may not be saying that, but Bo is. He correlates recruiting ranking to whether you have a shot at a Title. And I will never ever agree with that, because the recruiting ranking is not 100% accurate (or even close), it doesn't re-rank them the year the kids actually take the field, and it doesn't factor in coaching or development at all.
So what I'm saying is, if Ole Miss has the #1 class for 4 straight years, they still may not sniff a Title because Freeze may not be a good enough coach or developer... AND, if those players don't show up to play, they're not the "best recruiting class in the country". Meanwhile, Mullen could recruit the #20 class for 4 straight years, and compete for a Title if he is a good coach, and developer. Because in a redshirt program where players aren't having to contribute until their So or Jr years, it is very easy to turn a Cory Thomas type of recruit (high 3 star), into a DT that is every bit as good or better than Knemdiche or Channing Ward or whoever Mr 5 star recruit is. So does that mean Knemdiche or Ward was still a better recruit? Bc that's what you're telling me. That it's more about what they're ranked out of high school, than the caliber of player that takes the field on Saturday.
It's why our team is finishing higher than OM every year.