re: Ed O’s recruiting classes were 5th, 4th, and 3rd, who will match that?

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Now its plain that Ed was grabbing stars to bump up the overall recruiting standings, knowing that many/ most fans only look at the final standings (total and avg. stars) and NOT whether we were recruiting smartly to needs.

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I think this is a bit of an oversimplification. You’re making it sound like he’s “grabbing stars” in the sense that he’s recruiting highly rated players solely to boost the recruiting ranking. But in reality, the 247 rankings are heavily weighted towards the top of the class. The best recruit counts for 100%, the 5th best recruit counts for 80%, the 10th best recruit counts for 30%, and the 15th best recruit counts for about 5%.

So, for example, a guy like Koy Moore doesn’t really impact your class ranking much despite being a 4-star recruit, because he’s the 16th-rated player in the class.

I don’t think Orgeron has taken all of these highly-rates skill position players to boost the rankings - I think he’s taken them because they were good players. It’s a red herring. The issue is just that he’s whiffed on the top OL prospects. I do think we have some promising young guys at OT in Dumervil and Dellinger, not to mention Campbell next year. But it’s too little, too late. And the interior OL recruiting has been worse.