(08-03-2017 07:17 AM)JCGSU Wrote:  

(08-02-2017 01:01 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  

(08-02-2017 12:43 PM)JCGSU Wrote:  

(08-01-2017 05:06 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  

(08-01-2017 04:44 PM)eagle9098 Wrote:  How many times have you seen a program that was on top, especially at our level, be mid level in recruiting rankings but have the best team?
Coaches go after guys they like in order to build and mold their team, and these rankings are based more on athletic ability than football player ability. BIg difference. Dont pay any attention to these rankings. The only ones you can actually look at are the top 10 and that doesnt always matter either. Look at programs like UGA who finish in the top 5 or 10 every year yet look what they do.

If any App State fan argues against that, the're arguing with a southern fan for the sake of arguing with a southern fan. This is what we preach. Coincidentally, we're first in recruiting at the moment according to the blah blah blah. Grain of salt.

What you dont get conf rankings have to be put into context of national rankings. If you are first in the conference but the last place team is only ten spots away then no big deal could be one or two players or a quantity thing. If you are first in the conference and the last place team is 20 spots behind then that is a huge gap and will show up on the field eventually if both team CONSISTENTY are that far apart. This rarely happens in the Belt except for a few teams at the top and bottom. We had a team a 77th ranked class then the next year at 105th that is not going to separate you from the log jam the Belt has in the middle.

I agree with this for the most part. Last year the SBC's star averages were between 76 and 79. The SEC was between 83 and 93. That's why the SBC is always competitive, but lower level SEC teams almost never beat the guys on top.

Thank you! I was beginning to think all hope was lost in the search for common sense. The only difference in conferences you will see like the Belt is the very top and very bottom overtime I am pretty sure ULM, Idaho and NMSU would be the lowest in team talent and they TYPICALLY finish at the bottom. Before someone brings up Idaho, they did not play App or ArkSt and three of their wins came from ULM, NMSU, a struggling TXST and an FCS. Their season has a lot to do with scheduling.