Who claimed this, and where? I've never heard of it and I'm 99.9% sure it's not true.

Auburn's recruiting class is really not that much better than Arkansas's right now, except that they have more players. They have 2 four stars, 10 three stars, and 2 unranked. Arkansas has 1 four star, 5 three stars, 1 two star (kicker), and an unranked player.

The classes are virtually identical, at least in terms of average Rivals ratings. The difference is that Auburn's class is currently twice as large. This is pretty irrelevant considering that it's still July.

Last year, most of our class came from out of state. Recruiting outside Arkansas does not appear to be a problem for our coaching staff, and that somewhat mitigates our smaller recruiting base.

Auburn may prove in February that they have a recruiting advantage over Arkansas, but so far, it is still undetermined. It isn't fair to use the past to predict the future, because both teams had different coaching staffs. And if you take a look at how Ole Miss is doing in recruitng right now under Nutt, you may understand why using Arkansas's previous recruiting history to predict its future recruiting potential is fallacious.

I won't believe that Auburn has a recruiting advantage until it's proven. It can't be proven until February.

Arkansas has an edge in coaching, so that's why I feel comfortable saying that Arkansas has a better 5 year outlook. But if Auburn starts pulling in top 10 classes and we are stuck in the 20-30 region, I may change my opinion.

This post was edited on 7/29/09 at 9:26 am