To me the rankings are like teacher evaluations. They do a good job of picking out the really good or really bad but have a hard time sorting out the 80% in the middle. Although, player rankings don't really focus on those at the bottom.

One thing I find puzzling is the EMU 4* QB and WMU 3/4* QB. The EMU commit has 5 or 6 total offers and no BCS while WMU's has 3 or 4 total offers with 2 BCS. Seems like they should have more if they are that highly rated.

In the end, I'd take a class full of 3 stars over 2 stars (default for all D-1 offers). WMU has a good class coming in if they can keep them together.

(06-28-2013 01:07 AM)Campbell4President Wrote:  I don't know...according to this rivals list, in 2009 Alabama had the #1 rated recruiting class and UMass was last on the list at #121. In the 2012 season, Alabama played for the national championship and won it in January of 2013. Meanwhile, UMass lost pretty much every game they played. Recruiting rankings might have a little merit to them....

Edit: here's the link.

UMass was still FCS 1-AA in 2009.

So you can't really compare the two.

(06-28-2013 01:07 AM)Campbell4President Wrote:  

(06-27-2013 08:08 AM)7 Wrote:  

(06-26-2013 06:26 PM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  

(06-26-2013 08:40 AM)7 Wrote:  

(06-25-2013 07:15 PM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  Wait until the recruiting services mysteriously drop them a star or 2, then give those stars to AQ commits.

Why does that make you mad? Who cares?

It's just annoying how recruiting services try and down play non-AQ commits, while playing up AQ recruits big time.

And yet you still think recruiting rankings mean anything. They don't.

I don't know...according to this rivals list, in 2009 Alabama had the #1 rated recruiting class and UMass was last on the list at #121. In the 2012 season, Alabama played for the national championship and won it in January of 2013. Meanwhile, UMass lost pretty much every game they played. Recruiting rankings might have a little merit to them....

Edit: here's the link.

NIU: 91st.

Hahaha NIU's recruiting rankings

2007: 115th
2008: 119th
2009: 91st
2010: 83rd
2011: 78th
2012: 95th

Oh yeah, real important lol

(07-02-2013 02:51 PM)7 Wrote:  Hahaha NIU's recruiting rankings

2007: 115th
2008: 119th
2009: 91st
2010: 83rd
2011: 78th
2012: 95th

Oh yeah, real important lol

All that 2007 class did was take us to 2 straight MAC Championships (and should've won two straight MAC Championships ) and win back to back MAC MVP Awards.

Not to bad for the 115th ranked recruiting class.

(07-02-2013 02:51 PM)7 Wrote:  Hahaha NIU's recruiting rankings

2007: 115th
2008: 119th
2009: 91st
2010: 83rd
2011: 78th
2012: 95th

Oh yeah, real important lol

That's even worse than I thought. LOL

(07-02-2013 03:51 PM)BarsemaBone2 Wrote:  

(07-02-2013 02:51 PM)7 Wrote:  Hahaha NIU's recruiting rankings

2007: 115th
2008: 119th
2009: 91st
2010: 83rd
2011: 78th
2012: 95th

Oh yeah, real important lol

All that 2007 class did was take us to 2 straight MAC Championships (and should've won two straight MAC Championships ) and win back to back MAC MVP Awards.

Not to bad for the 115th ranked recruiting class.

Yes, 2007 was arguably our best class ever. I would take another 115th just like it.

Seems like our recruiting rankings depend on what we did the year before. Up until 2012.

7-6 = 115
2-10 = 119
6-7 = 91
7-6 = 83
11-3 = 78
11-3 = 95

(07-02-2013 04:16 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  Seems like our recruiting rankings depend on what we did the year before. Up until 2012.

7-6 = 115
2-10 = 119
6-7 = 91
7-6 = 83
11-3 = 78
11-3 = 95

Must be part of the Orange Bowl backlash. They'll teach you (them shaking their fist).

(07-02-2013 04:18 PM)TARDledo Wrote:  

(07-02-2013 04:16 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  Seems like our recruiting rankings depend on what we did the year before. Up until 2012.

7-6 = 115
2-10 = 119
6-7 = 91
7-6 = 83
11-3 = 78
11-3 = 95

Must be part of the Orange Bowl backlash. They'll teach you (them shaking their fist).

I didn't put 2012 since I don't know what this year's recruiting ranking is. We'll see I guess.

(07-02-2013 05:16 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  I didn't put 2012 since I don't know what this year's recruiting ranking is. We'll see I guess.

Oops, I misread that.

3 more verbals for the Bobcats this past week bringing their total to 10.

Ohio

OLB Jared Brumfield 6-3 218 (Dayton, OH)
Offers: Western Michigan

CB Curtis Brunson 5-11 175 (Farmington, MI)
Offers: Akron, Illinois State, Toledo

WR Andre Meyer 6-0 185 (Pickerington, OH)
Offers: N/A

Of course, there is more to a team than their senior class. When you look at the rankings as a whole for NIU compared to the rest of the MAC, they haven't been all that bad outside of '08 and '13, which isn't obviously contributing yet.

2008- 12th
2009- 7th
2010- 2nd
2011- 2nd
2012- 4th

They're still an outlier ranking 5th in the conference in recruiting over that period while being clearly the best team. But in general the teams towards the top have been Toledo, KSU, NIU and Ohio. WMU has underperformed a bit looking strictly at their recruiting.

Akron picked up a 3* defensive lineman from Pennsylvania yesterday. Picked the Zips over offers from Pitt, UConn, and Maryland.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/re...xen-139522

(07-13-2013 12:18 PM)uakronkid Wrote:  Akron picked up a 3* defensive lineman from Pennsylvania yesterday. Picked the Zips over offers from Pitt, UConn, and Maryland.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/re...xen-139522

Seems like Bowden is doing a good job recruiting. Not too surprised.

Flashes sign 6'5" 285 lb. Willoughby South OT.

Quote:In giving his verbal commitment to the Flashes, Ritz picked Kent State over other suitors including Akron, Bowling Green, Toledo and a handful of Ivy League schools that fancied his athletic ability and his 4.2 grade-point average.

After dropping by Kent's campus last week to take a look at the academic side of things — Ritz plans a major in biotechnology — the massive offensive lineman made his choice to join Coach Paul Haynes' program.

"I'm definitely looking forward to joining the Flashes," Ritz said. "Kent was the best fit for me academically and athletically."

Ball State signed Georgia CB Quentin Turner who had offers from Indiana, Purdue, Tennessee and Northwestern.

(07-14-2013 02:09 PM)axeme Wrote:  Flashes sign 6'5" 285 lb. Willoughby South OT.

Quote:In giving his verbal commitment to the Flashes, Ritz picked Kent State over other suitors including Akron, Bowling Green, Toledo and a handful of Ivy League schools that fancied his athletic ability and his 4.2 grade-point average.

After dropping by Kent's campus last week to take a look at the academic side of things — Ritz plans a major in biotechnology — the massive offensive lineman made his choice to join Coach Paul Haynes' program.

"I'm definitely looking forward to joining the Flashes," Ritz said. "Kent was the best fit for me academically and athletically."

If the choices are Akron, Toledo and BG academics or Ivy League football he's probably right picking Kent State.

(07-14-2013 04:23 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(07-14-2013 02:09 PM)axeme Wrote:  Flashes sign 6'5" 285 lb. Willoughby South OT.

Quote:In giving his verbal commitment to the Flashes, Ritz picked Kent State over other suitors including Akron, Bowling Green, Toledo and a handful of Ivy League schools that fancied his athletic ability and his 4.2 grade-point average.

After dropping by Kent's campus last week to take a look at the academic side of things — Ritz plans a major in biotechnology — the massive offensive lineman made his choice to join Coach Paul Haynes' program.

"I'm definitely looking forward to joining the Flashes," Ritz said. "Kent was the best fit for me academically and athletically."

If the choices are Akron, Toledo and BG academics or Ivy League football he's probably right picking Kent State.

And the troll/tool/dbag/idiot/etc. strikes again. I wonder why he didn't even list Ohio at all?

Notre Dame WR transfer Justin Ferguson has committed to WMU.

Rated as #85 player nationally and 14th-best wide receiver in the country on 2012 ESPNU 150 list.

http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2...ame_t.html