Top Ranked Classes Don't Always Mean Success

[vander]

You give them too much credit. It's not hard to predict that the traditional powers will land the big time recruits and still be there in 5 years.

Without any scouting/analysis whatsoever of their incoming players, I am going to predict that the 2015 BCS will contain at least some combination of these schools: Florida, Texas, USC, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Alabama, Penn State, Nebraska, LSU. Want to bet against me?

Recruiting rankings (almost) never predict the rise of lower programs or the fall of traditional powers. They typically follow it.

NOBODY is hiring guys off these recruiting services to be recruiting coordinators/assistant coaches. To me, that speaks volumes.

well, I think that this is much less true of the future than of the past. and when it comes to hiring practices, both industries have plenty of nepotism and Who-knows-who

[K-State Spur]

well, I think that this is much less true of the future than of the past. and when it comes to hiring practices, both industries have plenty of nepotism and Who-knows-who

Most of rivals top 'scouts' are writers and website developers.

Look at their qualifications - it's not a plethora of football experience where only nepotism is keeping them out.

It's a bunch of guys who just look at the offer list/hype surrounding various recruits and then rank them accordingly, patting themselves on the back for their great prediction skills after the fact.

No big deal, it's fun to follow, but it's not worth the paper that the electronic rankings aren't printed on.

[mookie2001]

Kstate why are you a repeating yourself?

In Texas, when a high school player in a good district, dominates the compe ion, it makes the papers, the news, messageboards, radio

rivals.com isn the only way to know the top high school players, this is Texas

I get it, you trust bill snyder and you would rather have your 10 class than the rivals top 25 players in the state