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Rivals is terrible...
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:03 pm
Not that I didn't know this already, but just out of curiosity I went back a looked at last years recruiting class and each recruits star rating. Now, I wasn't completely shocked by what I saw, but it does point out just how pathetic a job they do in evaluating kids coming out of high school.
Vadal Alexander, 4 star, 5.8 rating. After starters went down, stepped in and arguably played better who he replaced.
Deion Jones LB, 3 star, 5.7 rating. Almost cracked the starting line up and saw significant playing time behind a very strong linebacker core this year.
Jallen Mill DB, 3 star, 5.6 rating. Started and played well in one of the best secondaries in the country.
These are just a few of the examples from this past year, but it never fails, Rivals is by far the worst talent evaluating body for recruiting there is. It's kind of sad.
Vadal Alexander, 4 star, 5.8 rating. After starters went down, stepped in and arguably played better who he replaced.
Deion Jones LB, 3 star, 5.7 rating. Almost cracked the starting line up and saw significant playing time behind a very strong linebacker core this year.
Jallen Mill DB, 3 star, 5.6 rating. Started and played well in one of the best secondaries in the country.
These are just a few of the examples from this past year, but it never fails, Rivals is by far the worst talent evaluating body for recruiting there is. It's kind of sad.
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Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:06 pm to ibleedprplngld
Their message board is even worse. It's all a gump circle jerk
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:06 pm to ibleedprplngld
so you think you can do a better job?
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:18 pm to Turkey_Creek_Tiger
if you want to be onpar with rivals, all you gotta do is bump up the bama commits and bump down the lsu ones, pretty simple to be that recruiting service...
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:20 pm to Turkey_Creek_Tiger
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so you think you can do a better job?
If i were paid to evaluate the talent of young athletes, yes. I would make it a point to be better than that.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:20 pm to coachmike76
Does that mean Rivals is bad or Les is good? Where did the other services have these kids ranked?
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:21 pm to Tiger in NY
Interesting point. From what i've seen most had them higher than rivals. I would agree that Les is a much better at evaluating talent.
This post was edited on 12/4/12 at 10:23 pm
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:25 pm to ibleedprplngld
I think I was quite obvious that Debo wasn't evaluated much at all. Dude is a hoss.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:26 pm to Tiger in NY
ESPN has LSU recruits rated lower than Rivals.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:32 pm to SECTiger1
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SECTiger1
I doubt ESPN does any actual recruit evaluation of their own. They most likely call the "guru" in any given area and just ask their opinion on a kid. That or they just regurgitate whatever every other recruiting services ranks.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:44 pm to coachmike76
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if you want to be onpar with rivals, all you gotta do is bump up the bama commits and bump down the lsu ones, pretty simple to be that recruiting service...
Rivals almost always has lsu ranked higher than most other sites
Posted on 12/4/12 at 10:47 pm to ibleedprplngld
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Rivals is terrible...
What do you expect? They are part of the same gang that help Bama.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 12:06 am to ibleedprplngld
Stars have nothing to do with talent and everything to do with who is recruiting a kid.
A 2* bumps to a 3 or 4* when a big time program gets in the mix.
A 2* bumps to a 3 or 4* when a big time program gets in the mix.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 12:11 am to Turkey_Creek_Tiger
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so you think you can do a better job?
Are you being sarcastic or are you just dumb?
Posted on 12/5/12 at 12:51 am to ibleedprplngld
I'd rate Vadal Alexander as a 4 star that is pretty accurate.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 1:11 am to ibleedprplngld
4 star is legit.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 1:47 am to idlewatcher
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Their message board is even worse. It's all a gump circle jerk
yet the bama recruits have them playing for their 3 championship in 4 years
Posted on 12/5/12 at 5:03 am to LSU Fan 90812
Maybe their high school evaluations were correct, but we have good coaches that have developed them. Just a thought.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 5:10 am to oneg8rh8r
I am interested to see how Greg Gilmore pans out
Larry Fedora wasn't that high on him because he said the kid takes too many plays off. "We talked to local HS coaches that played against him"
"Could be good if he gets his head right"
Interesting.
Larry Fedora wasn't that high on him because he said the kid takes too many plays off. "We talked to local HS coaches that played against him"
"Could be good if he gets his head right"
Interesting.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 5:25 am to ApexTiger
What was Jordan Jefferson, Jarrett Lee, Russell Shepard ranked?
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