2006 article. Recruiting Rankings overrated.

[opcat]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11030262/

Another one.
http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/hogfan480618/2007/07/08/Recruiting_Rankings_How_Much_Do_They_Matter

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/stewart_mandel/01/25/recruitjng.revisited/index.html
 

[Huskerfan]

The funny thing is that if you guys had a decent recruiting class, you'd be crowing about how good you were going to be.

As it is you search hard for any possible glimmer of hope...maybe Prince's plan of recruiting one and two star guys who no one else cares about will work...

[vanro031]

Lets look at the pattern of the teams they talked about here:

1999 No. 1: Texas
Who should've been: Miami

2000 No. 1: Florida
Who should've been: Auburn

2001 No. 1: Florida State
Who should've been: LSU

2002 No. 1: Texas
Who should've been: Texas
Close second: Ohio State

2003 No. 1: LSU
Who should've been: USC

National Champs(BCS)
1999    Florida State
2000    Oklahoma    
2001    Miami (FL)
2002    Ohio State    
2003    LSU    
2004    USC    
2005    Texas    
2006    Florida

Auburn 2004 - 13-0 record.

So you see that good recruiting classes do matter in the last 7 years. Prince is just starting his 2nd year and is still an unknown at this time. Give the clown some time.

[opcat]

Byu in the 80's.  Virg. Tech had alot underrated classes, W.Virginia wins with underrated players too ,KSU could have won in 98.

2004 Urban  Meyer led the undefeated Utes to a Bowl Championship Series bid.

Florida didn't do much with Ron Zook.  Why not???

Where is Florida State? Every year they have a top 20 class.

Most  of the schools you mentioned ALL FIRED THEIR COACHES AND RAIDED GOOD COACHES FROM  WINNING PROGRAMS. Oklahoma always has top 20 classes.  So just pointing to big name schools is not proof of anything.

It would have been fun to see if Urban could have repeated success at Utah.

COACHING IS IMPORTANT.

[waks]

Byu in the 80's.  Virg. Tech had alot underrated classes, W.Virginia wins with underrated players too ,KSU could have won in 98.

2004 Urban  Meyer led the undefeated Utes to a Bowl Championship Series bid.

Florida didn't do much with Ron Zook.  Why not???

Where is Florida State? Every year they have a top 20 class.

Most  of the schools you mentioned ALL FIRED THEIR COACHES AND RAIDED GOOD COACHES FROM  WINNING PROGRAMS. Oklahoma always has top 20 classes.  So just pointing to big name schools is not proof of anything.

It would have been fun to see if Urban could have repeated success at Utah.

COACHING IS IMPORTANT.

Obviously coaching is important. The only thing is that you don't have anything to go on, yet, that indicates Prince has a good eye for talent and is a good coach. You're arguments are incomplete.



I know, I know.. STFU 

[bigdeal]

The funny thing is that if you guys had a decent recruiting class, you'd be crowing about how good you were going to be.

As it is you search hard for any possible glimmer of hope...maybe Prince's plan of recruiting one and two star guys who no one else cares about will work...

It worked before...see 1998-2003.