Aidan upgraded to 247 composite 4 star player.
https://247sports.com/player/aidan-atkinson-46050241/
https://247sports.com/player/aidan-atkinson-46050241/
Aidan Atkinson - 4 Star
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Nice. gocatsgo2003 will be especially thrilled by this development. Thanks for posting.
I posted on the pay board but no way his tape justifies anything less. He looks like a stud with some ridiculous numbers.
Espn has him as number 138 in the country.
Time for ARY bump soon to a 4 star.
It means he got better this spring. Probably did extra pushups and had some protein bars.
I think everyone knows being a 4 star versus a 0 star doesn’t change the actual player walking on to the practice field for the first time. What it does change is fans expectations and more importantly perception.
It gets poo pooed around here by some, but imo there is such a thing as “recruiting buzz”. Get some 4-5 star recruits and other players getting recruited take notice. If I am a 4-5 star recruit, I want to insure I am going to a team with other highly regarded recruits. My thought process as a 17 year old isn’t, “ I know they are mostly 0 or 2 stars, but I watched the film, these guys are good, the rating services got it all wrong. It’s also not, I am making a 40 year decision, so what if there isn’t enough talent to consistently compete for a B1G title. Plenty of teams like ND sell the 40 year decision. I want the best of both.
Doesn’t change the player, but changes the perception of the program, which in turn opens the door to more potential talented players.
Completed a bunch of passes in their spring practices
I do agree w PPD above though. Perception is reality.
Absolutely agree. I like having 4 stars in our classes. I really like having good players in our classes. AA is a good player.
Glades doesn't know good beer. He only drinks the cheap stuff he finds abandoned at state parks and after VFW jamborees.
That's funny because I'm drinking a Stella Artois that I pulled out of a dumpster at the moment. Ahhh!
The cheap stuff I save for friends when they drop over. They PREFER Busch Light and Natty Light over quality beers. It's really amazing.
Go to the Rock to read Josh Hemholdt's report on JJ and Glades' beer habit.
Now there's incentive to sign up for the Rock! Lou, I sense a whole new marketing campaign.
Great news!
With the current QBs on NU, he has always known there will be high-level competition at QB. The AA 4-star ranking only means that others are beginning to recognize it too.
I've forgotten the exact JJTBC quote on his expectations coming onto the team for the first time, but he said something like, "I'll let my play speak for itself." McCarthy likely just thinks the same.
Let's walk this guy along the lake and discuss the many exclusive NU benefits.
Sign him, and then it could be easier to sign some top WRs.
With the current QBs on NU, he has always known there will be high-level competition at QB. The AA 4-star ranking only means that others are beginning to recognize it too.
I've forgotten the exact JJTBC quote on his expectations coming onto the team for the first time, but he said something like, "I'll let my play speak for itself." McCarthy likely just thinks the same.
Let's walk this guy along the lake and discuss the many exclusive NU benefits.
Sign him, and then it could be easier to sign some top WRs.
A bump in star ratings won't impact things at all.
McCarthy knows that if he commits to NU he will have every opportunity to be a four-year starter, beginning either as a true freshman (on the chance Hunter leaves a year early) or a redshirt freshman (if Hunter plays all three years). Similarly, Atkinson will have a great shot to be a multi-year starter.
Not to take anything aways from his development as an individual and a player, but I think you could also argue that perception is changing about NU (finally). The consistent success over the last few years makes the rating services look bad.
The guys who have said ratings don't matter have been proved right by NU's success on the field with mostly 3 stars. For recruiting purposes, getting more kids rated as 4 stars may attract other 4 stars but what really matters is are they any good.
I don’t think it will impact McCarthy‘s decision either. When you look at his offer list no matter where he goes he’s going to face some tough competition for the position.
I am sure he believes that he has the ability to start no matter where he goes.
Somehow, with Hunter Johnson in the fold, 4 stars doesn’t seem good enough anymore.
Let’s get JJ.
MOAR
Word out here is Colorado is staying close to him. If Johnson lights it up next year they will be trying to convince him to break him commitment to the Cats. They will have an open QB spot to offer.
Head over to The Rock and you'll read that he has completely ReBUFFed Colorado's advances. Probably smart on his part because I don't think Mel Tucker is going to end up being a very successful head coach.
AA would only overlap HJ one season after the prerequisite Red Shirt year for a QB. We are in the day and age of QB flips and especially transfers. It’s hard to keep a 4 star QB in a back up role. The bigger factor to me is if AA feels he is the guy for those 3 remaining seasons. A lot could depend on the 2021 QB recruit, but flips happen there too. Bottom line is AA is good enough to be confident that he’ll see the field in a starter role at some time.
I know guys want to start right away and play lots of football but It seems to me that two years starting would be optimal for QBs and programs.
CT took a lot of hits. He ended season three with the knee injury and season four with a bum ankle. I can't honestly say he was remarkably better season four than three and where he was probably the best choice to start, he was pretty raw during season one.
For the program, we have been talking pretty proudly about putting 3 QBs in the NFL in ten years. What if Alviti , also a four star, had had NFL measurable statistics and started for two years and got drafted? then we would have had 4 QB's drafted.
If NU can land 4 and 5 star QB prospects 3 out of 4 years, who cares if once and a while a guy transfers out? In fact if he does well after the transfer, NU still gets a little credit for development. What can really hurt would be the flips. Right now we would be a worried crew if it were not for HJ partly because of recent QB commitment flips.