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Assessment of Bielema's first recruiting class
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:49 pm
Now that Collins is signed and sealed what's the Rant's opinion of Bielema's first recruiting class? Personally I think he did a damn good job considering we had a lame duck staff that didn't do much recruiting all season and he had 2 months to clean house and rebuild his own class. Rankings wise this class is as good as any class Petrino had and much better than his classes at Wisky. A lot of people were skeptical of his focus on South Florida but it looks like it is already paying off.
What does the Rant say?
What does the Rant say?
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Posted on 2/10/13 at 12:57 pm to Latarian
You know you will get a ton of flames, but i think it was pretty good. He got you guys from the 60's to the 20's in the recruiting rankings in a short time. That's damn good.
Of course the Collins pickup was nice as well.
Of course the Collins pickup was nice as well.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:01 pm to Latarian
QB - A
RB - A
WR - C
TE - A+
OL - A
DL - C-
LB - B
CB - B-
S - C
ST - A+
RB - A
WR - C
TE - A+
OL - A
DL - C-
LB - B
CB - B-
S - C
ST - A+
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:02 pm to Latarian
Minus the Alex Collins signing you were pretty average but considering what BB does offensively and from a philosophical standpoint, getting Collins and a few OL indicates that he was a success.
The new Arkansas, Auburn and Kentucky staffs all had high success considering their starting positions this signing period.
Tennessee needs to figure something out because if Jones doesn't cut it, they risk falling into obscurity. In a couple years, no recruit will have been old enough to remember the last time UTk made it to the SEC championship game or were relevant
The new Arkansas, Auburn and Kentucky staffs all had high success considering their starting positions this signing period.
Tennessee needs to figure something out because if Jones doesn't cut it, they risk falling into obscurity. In a couple years, no recruit will have been old enough to remember the last time UTk made it to the SEC championship game or were relevant
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:06 pm to TT9
I think he did a great job. I think the Shannon hire was huge. If he works out there, he will get kids to come there next year.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:08 pm to GenesChin
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Minus the Alex Collins signing you were pretty average
Outside of WR, which wasn't a priority in this class after taking 5 last, we signed a very, very nice offensive class.
Two 4* QB's, a 5* RB, a 4* Parade AA TE, two 4* OL, a 3* OL with a very legit offer list and a two time 1st Team Juco AA OL. You can't ask for much better than that on offense unless you are Alabama.
Defense definitely needs to be a priority in the next class however.
This post was edited on 2/10/13 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:13 pm to TheCheshireHog
We're extremely lucky that Frazier and Jackson are in next year's instate class
This post was edited on 2/10/13 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:16 pm to Gladius Veritas
Is Frazier a lock?
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:17 pm to Gladius Veritas
Frazier is a Bama lock. DWI.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:19 pm to Latarian
Not sure
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:22 pm to Gladius Veritas
Definitely not a lock but we've made up HUGE amounts of ground in the last month. It will end up being an Alabama, Arkansas, USCw battle most likely. Us running a 4-3 while the other two run a 3-4 which better suits him doesn't really help our case unfortunately.
We have a great shot at Craig Evans too and if we miss out on Frazier then we probably take Chuks Ota.
We have a great shot at Craig Evans too and if we miss out on Frazier then we probably take Chuks Ota.
This post was edited on 2/10/13 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:55 pm to TheCheshireHog
Frazier will end up at Arkansas or USC methinks. Most likely Arkansas. His momma is on him about Arkansas hard but she isn't batshit crazy like Collins' mom is.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 1:55 pm to Latarian
Honestly, it was pretty top to bottom it was pretty shitty.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 2:00 pm to NastyTiger
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Honestly, it was pretty top to bottom it was pretty shitty.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 2:21 pm to NastyTiger
based on?
Posted on 2/10/13 at 2:23 pm to TT9
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You know you will get a ton of flames, but i think it was pretty good. He got you guys from the 60's to the 20's in the recruiting rankings in a short time. That's damn good.
Of course the Collins pickup was nice as well.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 5:20 pm to Latarian
It wasnt bad by Arkansas' standards but when put in the context of the SEC West it would be hard for me to be excited about it as an Arky fan. Hell, A&M had a top-10 class but I'm not losing my mind over it like I would have in the Big XII because we were still 4th in our own division. Just my opinion
Posted on 2/10/13 at 5:23 pm to Roger Klarvin
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It wasnt bad by Arkansas' standards but when put in the context of the SEC West it would be hard for me to be excited about it as an Arky fan. Hell, A&M had a top-10 class but I'm not losing my mind over it like I would have in the Big XII because we were still 4th in our own division. Just my opinion
This pretty much.
That being said, cant judge hard until a guy gets a full year to put into a recruiting class. The real judgement comes Feb 2014.
Posted on 2/10/13 at 5:24 pm to Roger Klarvin
In all honesty....Arky had a good class. BB did a good job in a short time with what was left of a train wreck and finished strong. I think BB will pan out to be a good coach unlike others' oppinions. 
Posted on 2/10/13 at 6:34 pm to Latarian
Not to mention we will most likely close on the 2 huge 4* DT's...Raef Peavey will be one of the top QB's in the nation who is a current commit. Starting out nice for 2014
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