Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings

[UOducksTK1]

http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=9&c=14&yr=2009

In terms of star ratings, we are 23rd. But since we have fewer commits than most schools, we are only ranked 43rd overall.

[duckgrad99]

I think we need to land a few of the big time recruits that are still considering Oregon to be considered a top 25 class. The class certainly got better today.

[Mops]

This type of rankings are fun to watch, however, for myself at least I dont even look at them until the canvas has been fully painted. Still lots of white spots left in the painting of the 2009 class.

[dthomas=ddixon]

This type of rankings are fun to watch, however, for myself at least I dont even look at them until the canvas has been fully painted. Still lots of white spots left in the painting of the 2009 class.

Awesome analogy Being an artist, I can really appreciate it.

[Duckxing]

You really have to wait and see which recruits qualify before you can even begin to rank classes.

[gofightingducks]

When it all said and done (after the Ducks land Brown, Boyd, Harris, Gaines, Johnson and maybe some other suprise guys) the Ducks end up with a top 15 class (maybe top 10)

[sickaduck]

You really have to wait and see which recruits qualify before you can even begin to rank classes.

Amen to that. I don't really care about the shoulda, woulda, coulda's...it's the ones that put on the uni's that matter.

[woundedknees]

The luster definitely is somewhat tarnished when the highlight reel player(s) of a recruiting class fails to qualify...

[midwestduck82]

BB will definately increase our preseason ranking because of the potential combo of BB and LB. If we get this guy, I can't wait for 3 more years of another great running back.

Our line on both sides of the ball need to have some seriously good play to keep that ranking up there.

[gregspechtismyhero]

Hold on, is Wazzu really ahead of us? That's when you know this system is flawed

[addictedtoquack]

I would consider us to be much higher than 43rd.

[ducksball]

I really don't like these rankings. They are just a formula and not an actual evaluation of talent, just how many players, etc..

[midwestduck82]

I would consider us to be much higher than 43rd.

Most of our recruits are JC though. I think we will jump up significantly after we get some of these high rated freshman. A lot of people do not consider a class of half JC to be that great. I lot of people pointed their fingers at the JC recruiting when Nebraska started its demise.

I have a lot of high hopes for these freshman that have not signed YET. I never thought that Pryor was going to commit to us but I do have a good feeling about this years questionables. I think that Brown, Boyd, Harris, and Hall are coming.
With Brown liking the system and knowing Harper and Boyd, he has to come to Oregon.

[WheatDuck]

anybody know how the point system works?

[UOducksTK1]

anybody know how the point system works?

Not in detail, but here's what scout says about their system:

ABOUT OUR TEAM RANKINGS Scout.com team football recruiting rankings are based on the Talent, Need and Balance of players committed to that school. We consider only players who have made a Verbal or Soft Verbal commitment to that school. We include high school, prep school and junior college players in our analysis.

Talent - This category reflects the quality of players committed to that school. Teams must recruit difference-makers throughout their class to obtain a high ranking.
Need - This is analysis of whether the team needs are being met at each position. This value is capped per position type (i.e., a team does not receive extra credit for overloading at a position).
Balance - Teams must be represented at every position by players of each body type. Securing balance in every recruiting class is a necessity due to the injuries and attrition that are part of college football.