Sometimes you just completely swing and miss...
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Yah. That's pretty bad.
I have a feeling it won't be much different this year. We're ranked behind Ark and Tenn in the SECPower rankings that came out yesterday (not that they really matter other than being a barometer for media hype). That's a joke.
I have a feeling it won't be much different this year. We're ranked behind Ark and Tenn in the SECPower rankings that came out yesterday (not that they really matter other than being a barometer for media hype). That's a joke.
I just don't understand why we continue to be the program "with not much talent"
going solely by the recruiting rankings. Teams like Michigan State, Boise State, TCU, Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Nebraska, Arizona State, Arizona, ect never have dialogue about how they aren't talented enough to compete with the big boys although we actually recruit better than them most of the time and they are normally near the top of their conference and a few of the above teams have had incredible years and beaten teams with more talent.
I agree with the argument if we want to compete for the top spot in the SECW every year like Bama we need to recruit like them, but for people to dismiss us as not very talented and don't have a shot to compete in the SECW are only looking at stars and giving Dan zero credit for developing players.
I also get tired of hearing how we're all 3 stars, when our average recruiting ranks the past several years has been around #25 and we have several 4 star guys all over the field.
Gary Danielson always talked about our "5th year senior 3 star athletes," but yet starters and major contributors that were a 4 star on at least one site were as follows for the previous year: Fred Ross 4*, Joe Morrow 4*, Ben Brown 4*, Richie Brown 4*, Chris Jones 5*, Kaleb Eulls 4*, PJ Jones 4*, Will Redmond 4*, Justin Cox 4*, Matthew Wells 4*, Jamoral Graham 4*, and even Ashton Shumpert 4*. That's 12 players rated 4 or 5 stars last year that contributed or started. That's half a line up.
We also have several other 4 stars who have not contributed yet, got injured or were a bust such as Nick James 4*, Damien Robinson 4*, Jake Thomas 4*....
Flat out we just develop players, maximize our talent for most guys and we rarely miss on 4 or 5 star talent once they get on campus.
going solely by the recruiting rankings. Teams like Michigan State, Boise State, TCU, Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Nebraska, Arizona State, Arizona, ect never have dialogue about how they aren't talented enough to compete with the big boys although we actually recruit better than them most of the time and they are normally near the top of their conference and a few of the above teams have had incredible years and beaten teams with more talent.
I agree with the argument if we want to compete for the top spot in the SECW every year like Bama we need to recruit like them, but for people to dismiss us as not very talented and don't have a shot to compete in the SECW are only looking at stars and giving Dan zero credit for developing players.
I also get tired of hearing how we're all 3 stars, when our average recruiting ranks the past several years has been around #25 and we have several 4 star guys all over the field.
Gary Danielson always talked about our "5th year senior 3 star athletes," but yet starters and major contributors that were a 4 star on at least one site were as follows for the previous year: Fred Ross 4*, Joe Morrow 4*, Ben Brown 4*, Richie Brown 4*, Chris Jones 5*, Kaleb Eulls 4*, PJ Jones 4*, Will Redmond 4*, Justin Cox 4*, Matthew Wells 4*, Jamoral Graham 4*, and even Ashton Shumpert 4*. That's 12 players rated 4 or 5 stars last year that contributed or started. That's half a line up.
We also have several other 4 stars who have not contributed yet, got injured or were a bust such as Nick James 4*, Damien Robinson 4*, Jake Thomas 4*....
Flat out we just develop players, maximize our talent for most guys and we rarely miss on 4 or 5 star talent once they get on campus.
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