13th in 247 last year but Hardley Gilmore and Jack McAllister never made it to fall camp. ON3 and 247 calculate the portal differently, on3 takes transfers out as part of it. 22nd in ON3 last year, 29th this year overall.
Treading water in the middle of the conference, Colandrea is the biggest wildcard, he's probably going to make some wow plays and touchdowns and also make some boneheaded turnovers. If he's more positive than negative it could be another 7-5 year but with the tough schedule atm probably looking at 5-7.
Recruiting rankings back then were wildly inaccurate and more of a crap shoot than the modern recruiting rankings. Still not a perfect system but better than it was back then.
Except if they sucked why were they playing? Because the folks behind them are worse. Bad take.
Correct...someone has to start. It doesn't mean they are awesome, it just means they are not as bad, sometimes.
Yep. Maybe those scraps fill glaring needs and really help a team. For top programs landing an all conference guy might not actually improve them all that much. Maybe it just supplants a guy who would start for most other teams in their conference. I’ve largely gotten over the rankings. I’ve seen too many high 4* and 5* guys do nothing of note.
Old enough to remember Tom Lemming? I am. There is no way he could accurately rate/rank high school players back in the day like he did, but he talked a good game and you mostly believed him. He was a trailblazer of sorts that seemingly pulled back the curtain on the otherwise secret world of college football recruiting.
Even at that, the #65 ranked team owns us and consistently brings in lesser rated talent every year - and still walks away victorious year after year after…
