Yeah I know, this has become secondary to the "early" signing day in December, which has become the real NSD, but there are still players being reeled in today.

Post any new about your school here, eh?

posted it on another thread but Alabama has landed the top class ever according to 247.

All we need.

(02-03-2021 11:53 AM)stever20 Wrote:  posted it on another thread but Alabama has landed the top class ever according to 247.

All we need.

Well Texas took most of their offensive coaching staff! Maybe Sarkasian was a good idea after all.

Alabama signed #1, #5, #10, #13, #29, #31 and #39 in Texas according to 247. And all but one of them were offensive players (note: everytime I look, the rankings change a little, so I don't know if you can reproduce it, but its 7 top players).

In the last 5 years or so Alabama would get a top 10 and one or two other highly ranked players from Texas. But this year, they may have had the best recruiting class in Texas.

(02-03-2021 11:53 AM)stever20 Wrote:  posted it on another thread but Alabama has landed the top class ever according to 247.

All we need.

Alabama does a great job of recruiting, no question. But Ohio State looks to be close on their heels.

For those who think Alabama is "too dominant" now, recall that the previous two seasons, the last two seasons not skewed by the virus, they (a) were wiped out by Clemson in the national title game, then (b) didn't even make the playoffs, didn't even make an NY6 bowl.

Alabama's actual period of greatest dominance was 2009 - 2012, when they won 3 titles in 4 years. The have won only 3 titles in the past 8 years since.

Yeah, "only", LOL. But you get the point. Alabama isn't unbeatable.

(02-03-2021 12:07 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(02-03-2021 11:53 AM)stever20 Wrote:  posted it on another thread but Alabama has landed the top class ever according to 247.

All we need.

Well Texas took most of their offensive coaching staff! Maybe Sarkasian was a good idea after all.

Alabama signed #1, #5, #10, #13, #29, #31 and #39 in Texas according to 247. And all but one of them were offensive players (note: everytime I look, the rankings change a little, so I don't know if you can reproduce it, but its 7 top players).

In the last 5 years or so Alabama would get a top 10 and one or two other highly ranked players from Texas. But this year, they may have had the best recruiting class in Texas.

That's definitely a problem for Texas, and Texas AM. It's like back in the 1990s when Nebraska would raid California and Florida for top talent.

Memphis picked up Roc Taylor who was dropped by Tennessee yesterday after a two year commitment. His coach said the new staff at UT confirmed Taylor's offer last week only to pull it right before NSD.

(02-03-2021 12:13 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  Memphis picked up Roc Taylor who was dropped by Tennessee yesterday after a two year commitment. His coach said the new staff at UT confirmed Taylor's offer last week only to pull it right before NSD.

That's a great pickup for Memphis. Wish USF could get some guys dropped by Florida, LOL.

(02-03-2021 02:19 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(02-03-2021 12:13 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  Memphis picked up Roc Taylor who was dropped by Tennessee yesterday after a two year commitment. His coach said the new staff at UT confirmed Taylor's offer last week only to pull it right before NSD.

That's a great pickup for Memphis. Wish USF could get some guys dropped by Florida, LOL.

Hope it works out for him. Memphis has shown players can be consensus AA and draft prospects out of the program, but really hate to see this for any young man.

(02-03-2021 02:49 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  

(02-03-2021 02:19 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(02-03-2021 12:13 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  Memphis picked up Roc Taylor who was dropped by Tennessee yesterday after a two year commitment. His coach said the new staff at UT confirmed Taylor's offer last week only to pull it right before NSD.

That's a great pickup for Memphis. Wish USF could get some guys dropped by Florida, LOL.

Hope it works out for him. Memphis has shown players can be consensus AA and draft prospects out of the program, but really hate to see this for any young man.

He should have every opportunity. He's likely to get a lot more playing time at Memphis, and as you say, Memphis is not off the NFL radar. If he's good, he will get noticed.

ND beat out LSU today for New Orleans running back Logan Diggs.

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/rb-log...e-over-lsu


That was the only news of the day for ND.

(02-03-2021 05:44 PM)TerryD Wrote:  ND beat out LSU today for New Orleans running back Logan Diggs.

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/rb-log...e-over-lsu


That was the only news of the day for ND.

That's big, to swipe a kid out from under LSU's nose.

Pretty tough year for Texas in state with all the rumors of Tom Hermann's firing all season. Top 34 players-Texas A&M 9, Alabama 5, OU 4, LSU 2, Baylor 2 and Texas was one of 12 schools with 1. Of course the one player was #3 and one of the 3 5 stars. Texas did better from 35 down, picking up 5 players from 35-45.

Looking at numbers in top 100 it doesn't look too bad for Texas schools. They had 50 of the top 100 vs. 39 last year. 18 went to schools in neighboring states vs. 17 last year (OU the most with 6). The difference is the number of the top 3rd who went elsewhere (although A&M did well). Texas schools got more of the bottom 2/3 of the top 100, with Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU and SMU doing pretty well. UH picked up a couple. SEC (other than A&M) didn't do much different in numbers than last year, but the quality was higher as Alabama made up for Georgia and Florida not picking up any this year. Only 2 went to the Big 10 vs. 7 last year. ACC picked up 4, same as last year. Pac 12 had 7 down from 10 last year.

Those numbers are based on 247.

I was extremely pleased collectively with Vandy, Cincy, Memphis and North Carolina. Indiana ... a bit baffling the Hoosier talent haul was modest after such a good season by IU standards.

(02-03-2021 05:44 PM)TerryD Wrote:  ND beat out LSU today for New Orleans running back Logan Diggs.

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/rb-log...e-over-lsu


That was the only news of the day for ND.

Got me looking at LSU. They didn't seem to have too many Louisiana kids (but they did have 5 of the top 6 are expected to get the 6th one). They had the #10 player in Maryland, #7 in Ohio, #5 in Michigan and #4 in Pennsylvania. That along with other players in Texas and the Southeast. They have the #4 class overall.

Alabama has 7 from Texas, 7 from Florida, 5 from Alabama, 2 from Mississippi, and one from each of Michigan (#1), Ohio (#8), Maryland (#4), Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina and Mississippi.

Georgia with the #3 class stuck closer to home with 11 from Georgia and all but two others from Georgia or neighboring states (AL, TN, NC, SC, FL). But they did pick up the #10 player from California and #8 from Maryland.

(02-03-2021 11:20 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I was extremely pleased collectively with Vandy, Cincy, Memphis and North Carolina. Indiana ... a bit baffling the Hoosier talent haul was modest after such a good season by IU standards.

Especially in a Covid year, but even normally, recruiting is decided well before signing day. This year's results will help them more next year.

(02-03-2021 11:23 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(02-03-2021 11:20 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I was extremely pleased collectively with Vandy, Cincy, Memphis and North Carolina. Indiana ... a bit baffling the Hoosier talent haul was modest after such a good season by IU standards.

Especially in a Covid year, but even normally, recruiting is decided well before signing day. This year's results will help them more next year.

Good point, Bullet. I wasn't thinking of it in those terms.

(02-03-2021 07:13 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(02-03-2021 05:44 PM)TerryD Wrote:  ND beat out LSU today for New Orleans running back Logan Diggs.

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/rb-log...e-over-lsu


That was the only news of the day for ND.

That's big, to swipe a kid out from under LSU's nose.

Right after beating LSU out for defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman.

(02-04-2021 07:43 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(02-03-2021 07:13 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(02-03-2021 05:44 PM)TerryD Wrote:  ND beat out LSU today for New Orleans running back Logan Diggs.

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/rb-log...e-over-lsu


That was the only news of the day for ND.

That's big, to swipe a kid out from under LSU's nose.

Right after beating LSU out for defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman.

I hope our Ohio boy from the Dayton area does good things in South Bend!

Updated 247 team rankings:

Alabama
Ohio State
Georgia
LSU
Clemson
Oregon
Texas A&M
Southern Cal
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Miami
Florida
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Texas
Ole Miss
Maryland
Nebraska
Penn State
Florida State
Iowa
Arkansas
Mississippi State

Looks like the NY6 will still have a familiar look for the foreseeable future.

Cincinnati's recruiting:
9 from Ohio (including #18, 26, 38, 41, 49, and 50)
3 from Florida (#58, 137, 157)
#16 and #27 in Pennsylvania
#10 and #21 in Indiana
#30 and #36 in Illinois
#2 in West Virginia
#5 in Kentucky
#23 in Michigan
#181 in Texas
#1 in Australia


If you rearrange the borders to look who recruited in the "state" of Cincinnati:
top-10 recruits: Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, Penn State, Iowa State, Kentucky all got 1. UC got 4 of the top-10.