Top 25 Recruiting Teams from '02-'11

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The only school to rank in the top 10 each year has been Georgia.

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wtf?

And 5 of the top 10.

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15. South Carolina

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I honestly didn't think I'd see our name in the top 25.

Arkansas is in the top 25 as well. With all those 5.7's.

One thing Georgia hasn't had is that real breakthrough number one class that you see LSU, Florida, and Bama with. Overall, we've been solid at recruiting, and it's a cool story from these bros that we're ranked number 2 for the decade. But if you look at the actual recruiting and how that's played out, I don't believes it.

Not for a second.

surprised to see Michigan above OSU

It's called player development. Usually that falls on the coaching staff.

How does Richt still have his job? Because he is a good guy? Really? How does that translate into the moral character of his players? Not at all. Can't win, can't control a program, can't develop players. What does he do well? Takes care of his family, his faith, his recruiting and his tanning.

AR snuck in the picture at #25.

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It's called player development. Usually that falls on the coaching staff.

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Meh. While I realize Richt et al are drooling sub 70 IQ morons to most of you, there are a few variables not being considered by the blanket statement you've haphazardly thrown out.

Player development can't do anything about injuries. And UGA has had a real heller of a decade when it comes to players who came in as real talents and then either didn't produce as expected, or at all, when compared to their rankings. The most glaring problem has been on the offensive line.

Where recruiting has been, well, offensive.

Richt et al have done a pretty decent job of recruiting "swagga" at skill positions on offense, but recruiting on defense and in the trenches hasn't been that great this decade - some of that their fault, some of that from circumstances outside their control.

Sturdivant and Benedict being the most recent examples.