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re: Richt vs Kirby after 3 years
Posted on 5/6/19 at 12:07 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 5/6/19 at 12:07 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Out of curiosity, where are the Richt recruiting rankings coming from? I'm guessing maybe just one of Rivals or ESPN?
247 Composite shows those classes as:
2002 - 9th
2003 - 9th
2004 - 7th
Perhaps more importantly, here was the average rating of signed recruits by year:
2002: 86.58
2003: 86.41
2004: 89.81
Compared to
2017: 92.27
2018: 94.23
2019: 93.32
So in otherwords... Richt's *average* recruit was a low 4* to high 3* athlete - typically somewhere around 350 nationally. Smart's *average* recruit is a high 4* - typically somewhere around 150-200 nationally. That's not an insignificant differential.
FWIW though, Recruiting rankings in early 2000s also were not what they are now. Kids didn't get the same level of scrutiny... It was a lot easier to find 2* Thomas Davis and 3* David Pollack then than it is now.
As many have stated, if we had 15 years of year 1-3 Mark Richt, we'd have much different conversations about the last decade or so of UGA football. Smart, much like Richt will be defined by what he does over the long haul, not solely what he did in years 1-3.
247 Composite shows those classes as:
2002 - 9th
2003 - 9th
2004 - 7th
Perhaps more importantly, here was the average rating of signed recruits by year:
2002: 86.58
2003: 86.41
2004: 89.81
Compared to
2017: 92.27
2018: 94.23
2019: 93.32
So in otherwords... Richt's *average* recruit was a low 4* to high 3* athlete - typically somewhere around 350 nationally. Smart's *average* recruit is a high 4* - typically somewhere around 150-200 nationally. That's not an insignificant differential.
FWIW though, Recruiting rankings in early 2000s also were not what they are now. Kids didn't get the same level of scrutiny... It was a lot easier to find 2* Thomas Davis and 3* David Pollack then than it is now.
As many have stated, if we had 15 years of year 1-3 Mark Richt, we'd have much different conversations about the last decade or so of UGA football. Smart, much like Richt will be defined by what he does over the long haul, not solely what he did in years 1-3.
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Posted on 5/6/19 at 12:14 pm to fibonaccisquared
The delta between a top three class and a top ten class is massive. This has become even more pronounced in recent years.
Go look at the recent signing classes for Bama, UGA, OSU (not last year) and then compare to teams in the top ten. There is a massive disparity in talent.
Go look at the recent signing classes for Bama, UGA, OSU (not last year) and then compare to teams in the top ten. There is a massive disparity in talent.
Posted on 5/6/19 at 12:18 pm to fibonaccisquared
Well that means Richt did as much with less.
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