Comments on: A Must Read Statistical Analysis: Do Recruting Rankings Mean Anything?

By: Does How Well a College Football Team Recruits Equal Wins and Titles « Football on the Brain

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:58:09 +0000

[...] The only thing that has been some what proven about the effects of recruiting well is that if you re… Recruiting top HS talent does not guarantee you wins/conference or national titles but it does [...]

By: Recruiting Rankings Complete - What Can You Expect From Your Team? | MrSEC.com

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:17:29 +0000

[...] to see if there was a correlation between recruiting rankings and real-life game results.You can read the full story right here. Here were the conclusions drawn:1. You can’t look at a single recruiting class and expect [...]

By: Midwest Sports Fans

Midwest Sports Fans — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:34:49 +0000

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By: Morning Newspaper: Mississippi State Edition | MrSEC.com

Morning Newspaper: Mississippi State Edition | MrSEC.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:20:34 +0000

[...] SEC does a very interesting analysis of recruiting rankings vs. success. We linked a similar analysis long ago that was [...]

By: Scout.com’s Latest Recruting Rankings | MrSEC.com

Scout.com’s Latest Recruting Rankings | MrSEC.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:24:38 +0000

[...] As of 10am (EST) this morning, here are the latest SEC recruiting rankings from Scout.com (with each team’s national rank listed to the left):2. LSU8. Alabama11. Georgia12. South Carolina14. Arkansas15. Mississippi State16. Auburn18. Florida22. Tennessee23. Ole Miss27. Kentucky72. VanderbiltYesterday, I mentioned that certain teams and certain conferences get the benefit of the doubt with a lot of these recruiting services. Sign with this school or that conference and a player will magically receive an extra star by his name.With 11 of the SEC’s 12 teams ranked in the top 27 classes in America, you can see that the SEC benefits from this type of bounce quite a bit.For more on how recruiting rankings should be viewed, read this statistical breakdown. [...]

By: cousinwalter

cousinwalter — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:06:02 +0000

I agree with you about Rich Brooks and Bobby Johnson, however not about Spurrier, Miles, and Richt.

Les Miles, Richt, and Saban- Louisianna(hope I spelled that right) has some of the best talent in the country next to Florida, California, and Texas. Georgia and Alabama would come in at 5 & 6.

All these guys have to do is recruit well in state on a regular basis and they will continue to be successful. GT's Paul Johnson does not even recruit the same kids as Richt. PJ has declared that his offense requires a differnent type of offensive player than the usual college offense like Georgia's or LSU.

PJ is more of a threat to Auburn who under Gus Malzahn will be running different types of the spread offense that requires the same type of backs or receivers used in the flex-bone. little speedy guys as backs.

The Ole Ball Coach- Spurrier right now is doing well considering where he is coaching. It doesn't hurt that Tommy Bowden just got fired either. You have to remember the standards at South Carolina are not as high as the standards that he himself set at Florida.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:32:21 +0000

What this shows me is the absolutely unbelieveable jobs that Brooks and Johnson have done at Kentucky and Vanderbilt over the past 3 years. It also shows what an absolute lowsy job Fulmer, Spurrier,and Tuberville did over the same period and why two of them are no longer employed. Furthermore, the Ole Ball Coach, Miles, and Richt also have something to be concerned about, especially Miles and Spurrier. I'll make you a prediction if Miles and Spurrier have less than outstanding seasons this fall one or both of them will be looking for work elsewhere next year or retired. It also wouldn't surprise me if the blow torch got pretty warm on Richt come 2010 if he doesn't have a really good ' 09.