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re: Current 247 Composite GA Top 15 Prospects for 2015
Posted on 2/10/14 at 5:33 pm to MenloDawg
Posted on 2/10/14 at 5:33 pm to MenloDawg
quote:Well, that is no myth (at least not in recent years, IMO)...
One of the favorite running myths on this board is the absolute raiding of the state of GA that other SEC and ACC schools
Going by 247Sports composite ratings: In 2014, of the 23 players rated a 4 star or higher, Georgia only landed 6 of them. In 2013, of the 25 players rated a 4 star of higher, Georgia only landed 8 of them (only 2 of the top 10). In 2012, of the 28 players rated a 4 star or higher, Georgia landed 6 of them.
Maybe Georgia didn't recruit a lot of those kids because they didn't fit their system in some way (attitude, scheme, etc), but they let a ton of talent out of the state every year. Maybe we assume Georgia should land more top rated prospects because they have so many in the vicinity. I don't know, but it does seem that Georgia gets raided every year.
They might change the perception this year, who knows?
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Posted on 2/10/14 at 5:37 pm to TTsTowel
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They might change the perception this year, who knows?
This is a loaded year in Georgia. Quite possibly the best ever. Georgia could finish with the #1 class, but others would still say they "raided" the state. It's a numbers game that UGA can't win.
The only year that sticks out to me that UGA should have done better was 2013.
Posted on 2/10/14 at 5:46 pm to TTsTowel
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Well, that is no myth
It's not a myth that a lot of instate talent leaves GA (mathematically, that has to happen), the myth is that the state is raided and that UGA takes a great hit because of it, which is the reason we haven't won a national title with Richt. That's just not true. Many times there were either character concerns, a bad scheme fit, or we liked somebody better out of state. I kind of broke that down for the 2008 and 2009 top 15 HERE.
In 2012, for instance Mike Davis was #3 in the state and Kenyan Drake was #11. We signed Gurley and Marshall from NC. Did we take a hit by missing out on two top 11 instate guys that hindered us from reaching the national title? No. If anything, going out of state, evaluating, and signing a lower rated Gurley almost delivered us a national title.
Regardless, I don't want to argue about the myth itself in the thread as much as I want to see it play out this year and to keep this thread updated here and there.
ETA: With that said, if you want a year where I thought UGA genuinely failed to recruit the state well, look at 2010. That was brutal.
This post was edited on 2/10/14 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 2/10/14 at 5:52 pm to TTsTowel
quote:Should UGA really expect to pull almost all of them? I don't think we can, for two reasons.
Well, that is no myth (at least not in recent years, IMO)...
Going by 247Sports composite ratings: In 2014, of the 23 players rated a 4 star or higher, Georgia only landed 6 of them. In 2013, of the 25 players rated a 4 star of higher, Georgia only landed 8 of them (only 2 of the top 10). In 2012, of the 28 players rated a 4 star or higher, Georgia landed 6 of them.
Maybe Georgia didn't recruit a lot of those kids because they didn't fit their system in some way (attitude, scheme, etc), but they let a ton of talent out of the state every year. Maybe we assume Georgia should land more top rated prospects because they have so many in the vicinity. I don't know, but it does seem that Georgia gets raided every year.
They might change the perception this year, who knows?
1.Some kids simply want to go out of state.
2.This isn't a texas type situation where It's Texas and A&M and maybe OU. GA has Bama, Auburn, Clemson, FSU, UF, Tennessee, Ole Miss, South Carolina, GT and even LSU putting a full press on our recruits. If UGA pulled them all we'd have an NFL roster.
ETA: That's assuming all of the top prospects in GA have a committable UGA offer.
This post was edited on 2/10/14 at 5:59 pm
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