2020 Recruiting Thread

[FearlessF]

Texas, Oklahoma, Miami, Florida, Penn St., Notre Dame are great recruiters missing

[Anonymous Coward]

FSU and USC are gonna suck this year.

And not everyone on the debate stage before a primary is even polling at 3%. Still, asking "Who made it onto that stage?" gives us a useful and select group. And it's worth repeating that the eventual winner is guaranteed to be in that group.

[FearlessF]

starting in 98

Michigan and Nebraska's 1997 teams didn't make the list

both pretty good teams and worthy of MNC

[Anonymous Coward]

starting in 98

Michigan and Nebraska's 1997 teams didn't make the list

both pretty good teams and worthy of MNC

I'll have to check but I don't think the reason it starts in '98 is because it wouldn't have worked in '97 but because the star system doesn't go back that far. I strongly suspect Michigan's '97 crew would be regarded as >50% in BCR if the data were available.

[FearlessF]

I'm pretty sure that Nebraska's wouldn't have made the list

put a lot of kids in the NFL draft, but maybe not the 4 and 5 stars recruited

[Anonymous Coward]

That's hard to prove without the data. And then Osbourne retired, making future UNL classes unlikely to be representative of the ones that built the '97 team. By comparison, Lloyd kept coaching, and I doubt his recruiting changed much before/after that threshold.

[ELA]

The first Athlon I ever bought, in maybe 1995, certainly had recruiting rankings, but I don't think went beyond top 50 by conference, then ranked the top 25 or so classes.

Also, here's this

http://sportstreatise.com/2018/01/1995-nebraska-and-the-myth-of-championship-recruiting/

[Anonymous Coward]

The first Athlon I ever bought, in maybe 1995, certainly had recruiting rankings, but I don't think went beyond top 50 by conference, then ranked the top 25 or so classes.

Also, here's this

http://sportstreatise.com/2018/01/1995-nebraska-and-the-myth-of-championship-recruiting/

Did that Athlon use the 5-star system? Was it Tom Lemming; was there anyone else back then? Also, the '97 team would have been built of '93 through '97 classes. That's picking nits (if there were rankings in '95, there were probably rankings a year and more earlier than that), but all this does put a fence around unanswered questions that are key to the conversation.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Purdue with a couple recent big commits from diminutive speedsters.

Marcellus Moore, WR with laser-timed 4.29 speed. Believed to be the fastest recruit in the nation. Only a mid-high 3* due to his size, but exciting amount of speed.

Jaylen Stinson, a WR/CB who has been timed at 4.35. Projected to play CB/nickel at Purdue. Also on the smaller side, but is a mid-high 3* as well. 

Big name on the board is Maliq Carr, a 6'4" 230# WR, 4*, with current crystal ball of 75% to Purdue. May be a dual-sport athlete and spend a little time with Matt Painter as well. Not expected to announce until mid-October though.

[FearlessF]

inquiring minds want to know

[FearlessF]

I'd give the kid with sub 4.3 speed an opportunity to prove he was a football player and not just a track guy

[betarhoalphadelta]

I'd give the kid with sub 4.3 speed an opportunity to prove he was a football player and not just a track guy

Based on his offer list, plenty of other schools were willing to give him that opportunity... Including Frosty and the Huskers. 

[FearlessF]

Frosty loves speed after his time with the ducks

[CWSooner]

The first Athlon I ever bought, in maybe 1995, certainly had recruiting rankings, but I don't think went beyond top 50 by conference, then ranked the top 25 or so classes.

Also, here's this

http://sportstreatise.com/2018/01/1995-nebraska-and-the-myth-of-championship-recruiting/

That's a very interesting article on the Huskers, ELA.