Guys -- The following was taken from the Rivals site; we all know ratings are of little value as performance on the field is all that matters, but this gives some idea of how the recruiting classes stacked up. Is Rivals objective? Is Rivals accurate? We could discuss any rating service ad naseum, but . . .


2005 Rivals Recruiting Class Rankings
SBC - WAC - MAC - CUSA - MWC
(As of Thursday, 2-3-05, 7 AM)


#54 = MWC - TCU (21 signed)
#56 = MWC - San Diego State (30 signed)
#59 = MWC - Utah (24 signed)
#61 = CUSA - Tulsa (22 signed)
#63 = MWC - BYU (16 signed)
#64 = WAC - Boise State (16 signed)
#69 = CUSA - UAB (27 signed)
#70 = SBC - Troy (32 signed)
#71 = CUSA - Central Florida (25 signed)
#72 = SBC - UL (Cajuns - 24 signed)
#72 = MWC - New Mexico (25 signed)
#74 = WAC - Fresno State (19 signed)
#75 = SBC - MTSU (25 signed)
#76 = MWC - Wyoming (19 signed)
#77 = CUSA - Marshall (19 signed)
#78 = CUSA - Southern Miss (23 signed)
#80 = CUSA - SMU (26 signed)
#81 = MWC - UNLV (29 signed)
#82 = MAC - Akron (24 signed)
#82 = MAC - Northern Illinois (25 signed)
#84 = CUSA - UTEP (30 signed)
#85 = SBC - ASU (22 of 27 recruits listed)
#85 = CUSA - Houston (26 signed)
#85 = CUSA - Memphis (31 signed)
#85 = MAC - Kent (23 signed)
#85 = MAC - Toledo (23 signed)
#91 = MAC - Western Michigan (25 signed)
#92 = WAC - Hawaii (18 signed)
#93 = SBC - UNT (24 signed)
#93 = WAC - Nevada (22 signed)
#93 = WAC - Louisiana Tech (24 signed)
#98 = CUSA - Rice (20 signed)
#99 = MWC - Colorado State (18 signed)
#100 = CUSA - Tulane (19 signed)
#100 = MAC - Ball State (21 signed)
#101 = SBC - UL (Indians - 33 signed)
#101 = MAC - Central Michigan (24 signed)
#101 = MAC - Eastern Michigan (23 signed)
#101 = MAC - Buffalo (27 signed)
#101 = MAC - Ohio (27 signed)
#101 = MAC - Bowling Green (26 signed)
#101 = MAC - Buffalo (27 signed)
#101 = CUSA - East Carolina (23 signed)
#101 = CUSA - Rice (20 signed)
#101 = WAC - Idaho (24 signed)
#101 = WAC - New Mexico State (22 signed)
#101 = WAC - Utah State (22 signed)
#113 = WAC - San Jose State (12 signed)
#114 = MAC - Miami (OH - 13 signed)
#115 = MWC - Air Force (12 signed)
SBC - FAU (transitional; not rated ??)
SBC - FIU (transitional; not rated ??)

Look at that MAC, bringing up the rear again!

Mean Green assistant coach Bruce Bell on Rivals rankings (from a DRC article).

"When we sit down and look at kids on film, that is how we make our determination," Bell said. "We don’t look to see who is a Rivals guy. Film does not lie. We know what we are looking for. If he happens to be a Rivals guy, then he is a Rivals guy."

MeanGreen61 Wrote:Mean Green assistant coach Bruce Bell on Rivals rankings (from a DRC article).

"When we sit down and look at kids on film, that is how we make our determination," Bell said. "We don’t look to see who is a Rivals guy. Film does not lie. We know what we are looking for. If he happens to be a Rivals guy, then he is a Rivals guy."

I agree with what the coach said. But us fans don't have access to the film, so we "rely" on what rivals, scout, ME, ESPN, etc etc think. I recall another article which simply stated (paraphrasing) "every coach thinks they had a great day". We won't know how good we did until these kids get on the field with our teams. I think in general SBC teams did pretty good this year.

Here's another. Scout.com rankings

<a href='http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14' target='_blank'>http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14</a>