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(02-07-2019 05:08 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(02-07-2019 04:33 PM)Punk Wrote:  

https://twitter.com/Monarch_Recruit/stat...5766785026

It seemed a little suspect to me that the #11th ranked recruiting class in CUSA was our second best ever. Turns out, according to 247 sports, its our third best class ever. Though thats some good spin, calling #11 out of 14 the "2nd best ever!". 1A recruiting rankings for CUSA have been:

2014 #2
2015 #10
2016 #12
2017 #13
2018 #13
2019 #11

So after trending the wrong way for several years, it seems we may have started heading in the right direction again. I would have hoped the new stadium would have gotten us in the top half again, but maybe we will see a bigger bump next year. I hope.

We are now down to 12 in CUSA and 114 in the nation on 247.
https://247sports.com/Season/2019-Footba...ence=C-USA
https://247sports.com/Season/2019-Footba...mRankings/

Rivals, which some feel is more accurate, has us also at 12 of 14 in CUSA. Rivals only reports the top 100 nationally, and we are not on that list.
https://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/2019/cusa/football
https://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/2019/...s/football

I personally think that, except for early commits, the best indicator at our level is the interest and offers that a player receives from other programs.

Whether you believe in the rankings or not, it has been shown, with only a few exceptions, that recruiting rankings since we have been in CUSA have correlated closely to conferencing standings.