It's obvious that with Slay already a 2nd rounder and McKinney probably an early exit that our 2011 class is going to get the upper hand. Or do you count CFL since that is where Snoop is?

Regardless there are reasons Mullen doesn't get lots of 5* players. But the main reason is that he doesn't kiss their you know what. He preaches hard work, sacrifice, etc... He doesn't build up anyone's ego. In fact even from his Florida days he's been known to be a downer on the recruiting trail because he wasn't a huge 'Rah-Rah, your a superstar' guy. I've kept up with recruiting for a while now (247). If you read the interviews of players you can pretty much tell if they are going to fit in at State or not. The team has a personality, and some fit and some don't.

I sort of hate to open this can of worms but the R Nkemdiche/C Jones analogy is a pretty good one. Both are great players with great futures ahead of them. But RK has enjoyed being in the spotlight. CJ tried to stay out of the spotlight during his recruitment. I'm not saying one is better than the other just different. Take a guy like Gerri Green, his interviews he stresses working hard, school, wants to be an Engineer, etc... I'm not worried about him. He'll be a dog (and probably a real good one too).

A lot of these 2 star guys Mullen takes were part of winning teams, which usually meant it was because of them. They're hungry and have a chip on their shoulder to do something great. More often than not being in the right positions with some coaching they can achieve great things.

It all goes back to one of the first thing Mullen said when he got here about Favre/Rice/Payton all being from MS but none of them playing for Ole Miss or State. He's actively been sniffing these guys out.