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Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:31 pm to BayouBengals03
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Congrats on your class. I'm happy with ours too
Should be, great class. More great players to compete in the best game in CFB
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:33 pm to GIbson05
We did it. 
Again...
Again...
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:33 pm to MetryTyger
If you look at the rankings on all the sites, it's almost impossible to figure out how they rank them. Take for instance AU/UGA on Rivals this year...
AU #9. 2-5s, 11-4s, 6-3s. 21 comitts
UGA #10. 3-5s, 10-4s, 6-3s. 20 comitts
That makes no sense.
Even Saban questions the rankings....
Even Nick Saban thinks there could be a "Bama bump" in recruiting rankings.
"Sometimes I don't know what comes first in recruiting rankings, the cart or the horse," Saban told reporters in December. "When a guy gets recruited by what I'm going to call high profile programs, he gets ranked higher. That's where I question the validity of how accurate some of those things may be."
Bama Bump
AU #9. 2-5s, 11-4s, 6-3s. 21 comitts
UGA #10. 3-5s, 10-4s, 6-3s. 20 comitts
That makes no sense.
Even Saban questions the rankings....
Even Nick Saban thinks there could be a "Bama bump" in recruiting rankings.
"Sometimes I don't know what comes first in recruiting rankings, the cart or the horse," Saban told reporters in December. "When a guy gets recruited by what I'm going to call high profile programs, he gets ranked higher. That's where I question the validity of how accurate some of those things may be."
Bama Bump
This post was edited on 2/3/16 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:35 pm to MetryTyger
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Yes. Congratulations on your Bama connections on both of those sites moving things around at the last minute to ensure your mulligan #1.
You mad, bro?
Since 2011, Alabama has gone 62-7 on the field. So obviously those recruiting rankings are fairly accurate.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:35 pm to 3rddownonthe8
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Even Nick Saban thinks there could be a "Bama bump" in recruiting rankings.
Except for his point is anytime a kid gets offers from "big programs" they get a bump, not that when they are going to Alabama specifically they get a bump. Kind of different.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:36 pm to 3rddownonthe8
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If you look at the rankings on all the sites, it's almost impossible to figure out how they rank them. Take for instance AU/UGA on Rivals this year...
Where did each individual recruit finish in the Top 100 or Top 250? The #1 overall recruit in the nation gives you a higher average than your average 5-star commit.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:37 pm to BayouBengals03
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BayouBengals03
Another year, another #1 Recruiting Class
by BayouBengals03Congrats on your class. I'm happy with ours too
Would like to have had Fowler. But he's the only flip we had. We did sign a preferred walkon LB who was a 3 star I think...
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:37 pm to Cheeky Fellow
Did I say Alabama was getting a bump... I questioned the rankings as a whole.... I just linked an article , that says Saban thinks the rankings are not very accurate
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:37 pm to 3rddownonthe8
I bet there is not a lick of lube and kleenex left in Tuscaloosa.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:38 pm to RollTide1987
Roll Tide. #1 on 247, Rivals, and Scout. #2 on ESPN. I think that means we win it again.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:39 pm to 3rddownonthe8
If you're a recruiting service, why wouldn't you give a little bump to the guys who are going to Alabama, Florida State, Ohio State, etc?
Those schools are the ones winning national championships. They have the top-notch coaches who can develop players as necessary.
Isn't that what any service is about? Being the best, being right? These services want people to look back on these rankings 3-4 years from now, and for them to say "Well it makes sense Alabama won the national championship and has 5 first round draft picks.... Look where their classes were ranked on Rivals!"
I'm not saying this to come off as jealous or anything like that, just being honest. Unless one school is just the runaway #1 on every recruiting service, I'd imagine that all classes ranked in the top 5 are decently similar. From that point, it's about coaching and development.
Obviously, some schools (Alabama, Ohio State) are better at coaching and development than others. If I were a recruiting service, I would put stock in those schools as well.
Those schools are the ones winning national championships. They have the top-notch coaches who can develop players as necessary.
Isn't that what any service is about? Being the best, being right? These services want people to look back on these rankings 3-4 years from now, and for them to say "Well it makes sense Alabama won the national championship and has 5 first round draft picks.... Look where their classes were ranked on Rivals!"
I'm not saying this to come off as jealous or anything like that, just being honest. Unless one school is just the runaway #1 on every recruiting service, I'd imagine that all classes ranked in the top 5 are decently similar. From that point, it's about coaching and development.
Obviously, some schools (Alabama, Ohio State) are better at coaching and development than others. If I were a recruiting service, I would put stock in those schools as well.
This post was edited on 2/3/16 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:39 pm to 3rddownonthe8
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Did I say Alabama was getting a bump
I mean, you literally said "Bama Bump", so, yes?
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:41 pm to BayouBengals03
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I'm not saying this to come off as jealous or anything like that, just being honest. Unless one school is just the runaway #1 on every recruiting service, I'd imagine that all classes ranked in the top 5 are decently similar. From that point, it's about coaching and development.
Totally agree. Not to mention some classes are heavy at positions that are important but don't "rank highly" (guard, center, tight end, etc). Somebody might sign 7 great skill guys who are all Top 50 but not sign any elite linemen and what does it really matter?
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:42 pm to BayouBengals03
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BayouBengals03
Stop being reasonable. It's not as much fun as MetryTiger and the rest.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:42 pm to Cheeky Fellow
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You mean the place that has LSU #3?
I will take it
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:43 pm to 3rddownonthe8
Isn't the former owner of Rivals and owner of 247 a bammer grad?
Didn't all this start up around the good ole Mike Price, Shula and Dubose glory days? Remember the phrases "we're rolling baby" and "bammer's back"?
Gotta hand it to bammer they got this cheating errr, hype, errr propaganda down to a science. Nobody does it better
Didn't all this start up around the good ole Mike Price, Shula and Dubose glory days? Remember the phrases "we're rolling baby" and "bammer's back"?
Gotta hand it to bammer they got this cheating errr, hype, errr propaganda down to a science. Nobody does it better
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:44 pm to ShredSquatch
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Didn't all this start up around the good ole Mike Price, Shula and Dubose glory days?
Yep, we were the unanimous #1 in recruiting all through the Shula era. Made it rain!
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:47 pm to Cheeky Fellow
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Yep, we were the unanimous #1 laughing stock
Fixed that for you!
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:48 pm to Cheeky Fellow
I linked the article , from an Alabama website that's called Bama Bump. So next time I'll leave it as Link. Good lord.
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