2012 Recruiting Thread

[Pmoney327]

Quote: Originally Posted by LionsFanNJ

The fact that with the coach turnover Rutgers is still able to land a top 20 (25?) class not even without Fuller makes me happy. Now if Kyle Flood can coach them up its going to be all good. Also WTF is Stanford EVER going to come out in anything other than goalline on offense? Holy hell teams are going to become mulch for the farm when they visit.

Also; it appears the Fraser is leaving to go with Schiano and the bucks, PJ Fleck is now the OC and NIU, and Jay Butler is leaving as well.

[Blaxican8504]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

Wth cares about the recruit rankings? They mean zero.

Gives fans something to talk about.

Quote: Originally Posted by sportsbuck

Mike Farrell @rivalsmike Reply Retweet Favorite · Open I don't have the reason why #OhioState won't be taking Davonte Neal, I just know he tried to commit and couldn't. Well sourced. #RivalsNSD Must mean good things abrewing on the Diggs front...

I have no idea why people are excited about Diggs. He is going to be drama for whoever he commits to.

[Husker_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

Wth cares about the recruit rankings? They mean zero.

They don't mean anything to 95% or more of the coaches, but they're a talking point for media and fans.


However, rankings are becoming more and more accurate with each passing year. They do miss on guys who aren't rated high enough or miss on a guy who was rated too highly, but for the most part they get it right.

[trobinson97]

Josh Harvy-Clemons is an OLB recruit who announced for UGA but his granddad refuses to sign the papers because he wants him to go to Florida.
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In order for his letter of intent to be valid, Woodrow Clemons, Harvey-Clemons' grandfather and legal guardian, must co-sign it. He has yet to do so and told Adams earlier that he preferred his grandson to sign with Florida, who was a finalist for Harvey-Clemons.

That's jacked up. I'm watching Inside the Huddle right now and they say grandpa snatched the papers up and left.

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"I guess he's sort of gone AWOL on us," Harvey-Clemons' uncle Josh Hart told the paper. "But I know he's going to support Josh with his decision. I just feel that way. I don't know. I just feel like it's a matter of time before Woodrow signs it. I don't feel like it's going to be a bombshell, and he's not going to sign it."

[Blaxican8504]

Josh wants Georgia. Granddad wants Florida. I hope they compromise and just roll with Florida State.

[Husker_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by AuburnAlumni

According to who? ESPN, Scout, Rivals, 247??

247.

I did the average of Scout, 247, and ESPN too. Didn't realize Rivals doesn't have their team rankings for non-subscribers anymore?


Alabama: 1
Florida: 4
UGA: 8
LSU: 10
USC: 14
A&M: 15
Auburn: 16
UT: 21

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Husker_OS

They don't mean anything to 95% or more of the coaches, but they're a talking point for media and fans. However, rankings are becoming more and more accurate with each passing year. They do miss on guys who aren't rated high enough or miss on a guy who was rated too highly, but for the most part they get it right.

They are hokum. Things for people who don't know any better to talk about or brag about.

They are worthless.

They give people the opportunity to claim themselves to be recruiting experts when they really aren't.

[Husker_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

They are hokum. Things for people who don't know any better to talk about or brag about. They are worthless. They give people the opportunity to claim themselves to be recruiting experts.

Believe it or not, there are recruiting experts out there that work for these sites.