QuackininBama wrote:I'm sorry. This team, as it stands, is not very good, and based on recruiting statistics, should be right up there with Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson and Alabama. We look like crap. Period. So what is your answer?
The answer is your premise is wrong. Our best class was ranked 6th and that was the most recent class, 2021. So they’re true freshman right now.
If you actually look at that class there’s a big gap between it and the top ranked classes, which are packed full of 5*s. We had none; Clemson, Georgia, tOSU, and Bama had 3, 4, 7, and 7, respectively.
2020 was 11th and actually had 3 5*s but was mostly 3*s, hence it’s 11th spot. And again, not on par with the group you mentioned, which were all top 5 and loaded.
2019 was 7th and had Thibs in it, but again looked very different than the classes at the top as it was majority 3*s.
2018 was 13th and really nothing special, only a few spots above UW and UCLA.
2107, which contained 6 current starters before injuries, was 19th and had 5 4*s and 2 3*s.
So, again, your premise that we should be competing with the Georgias, tOSUs, Clemsons, and Bamas because we have comparable recruiting classes is objectively wrong. The funny thing is, using your metric we’re actually performing above expectations; we’re much better than Clemson this year and, of course, soundly beat tOSU at The Shoe.