This Coaching Staff Has 2 Weeks To Figure It Out

[ShotgunDawg]

There are many teams out there with less star talent than us, that are way better.

Yes there are. It's interesting to look at. We are in an odd cycle right now. We missed on a bunch of players back in a few years ago that is holding us back right now. You could also look at it this way, the fact that some of those team below us in the recruiting rankings are really good, could offer hope that perhaps things can change back for the good quickly.

One thing about next year is the amount of JUCO players we are bringing in & we don't know what they'll give us. We are losing some nice players, but, if a few of those JUCO guys come in and are impact, perhaps we become a better team.

We are the 25th best recruiter in the country over the past 5 years. Here are the 15 teams after us:

1. Stanford - Smart dudes & discipline. Understandable why they are better. However, if they were in the SEC, I think they'd be Arkansas
2. Nebraska - We've been better than these guys for about 5 years
3. Washington - We've been better for a while
4. Arkansas - We've beaten them 3 or 4 straight times
5. North Carolina - We've been better
6. Pittsburgh - We've been better
7. Duke - Nice team, but we've been better
8. South Carolina - Have been better for about 3 years. There recruiting has been falling.
9. Wisconsin - Wisconsin is solid. Different schedules, but they've been more consistent. Similar to Stanford & play to their strengths.
10. Kentucky - When is the last time they beat us?
11. Virginia Tech - We are currently a better program
12. California - We are currently a better program
13. Oklahoma State - Similar success to us, & they beat us. Gundy is outstanding.
14. Houston - Currently better than us, & have a stud coach. Schedules are different.
15. Mizzou - We are better.
18. Louisville - Elite coach & current QB. They are better

I bolded teams that are clearly better programs than us right now, & all of them have elite head coaches, systems, stability, & focus their recruiting on a sub-group that their natural recruiting base produces.