Started By
Message
Why the SEC is so dominant over the ACC
Posted on 6/22/11 at 11:51 am
Posted on 6/22/11 at 11:51 am
ESPNU Top 150 Signees
YEAR ACC SEC
2006 22 50
2007 23 54
2008 33 38
2009 23 54
2010 18 56
2011 32 48
Total 151 300
NFL Picks Since 2002
SEC or ACC State
Florida 212
Georgia 101
Louisiana 84
Virginia 73
Alabama 65
South Carolina 62
North Carolina 56
Maryland 37
Tennessee 37
Mississippi 34
Arkansas 25
Kentucky 17
Massachusetts 14
LINK
7
Posted on 6/22/11 at 11:53 am to Alahunter
North Carolina has triple the population of South Carolina, but we have more NFL picks. Found that to be pretty interesting.
Posted on 6/22/11 at 11:57 am to Alahunter
quote:
2010 18 56
whoa-dey
Posted on 6/22/11 at 12:00 pm to Alahunter
SEC= Swag
ACC= Lag
ACC= Lag
Posted on 6/22/11 at 12:03 pm to Alahunter
Recruits who dream of a in the NFL are much more likely to pick an SEC team over ACC team
Posted on 6/22/11 at 12:05 pm to nuttrag
quote:
Recruits who want to win are much more likely to pick an SEC team over ACC team
Posted on 6/22/11 at 12:07 pm to Ted2010
quote:
SEC= Swag
ACC= Lag
:rimshot:
Posted on 6/22/11 at 12:11 pm to nuttrag
quote:
nuttrag
i lold at your sig
Posted on 6/22/11 at 12:14 pm to Alahunter
And the fact that several of the ACC schools emphasize basketball over football. Not the case in the SEC, except for one school. 
Posted on 6/22/11 at 12:14 pm to Alahunter
quote:
2008 33 38
this is the only year the ACC was remotely close to the SEC.
Posted on 6/22/11 at 12:18 pm to nuttrag
quote:
Recruits who dream of a in the NFL are much more likely to pick an SEC team over ACC team
How do you explain the recent recruiting success of Florida State and Clemson?
Posted on 6/22/11 at 12:32 pm to TxTiger82
quote:
How do you explain the recent recruiting success of Florida State and Clemson?
Can't explain Clemson.
Florida State got help because UF had a horrible season and Meyer quit for a second time in 12 months........and Miami is still Miami.
Posted on 6/22/11 at 12:55 pm to Alahunter
This post was edited on 6/22/11 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 6/22/11 at 1:05 pm to BrooksnDunn
quote:
BrooksnDunn
Damn Brooks, I know you like FSU and everything, but can your avatar look any more like this guy?
Posted on 6/22/11 at 1:08 pm to KajunGator
quote:
Florida State got help because UF had a horrible season and Meyer quit for a second time in 12 months
I don't buy it as a holistic explanation. It certainly fits for last year's stellar class.
But Florida State has had 4 straight top 10 classes on rivals, dating back to 2008.
So that means that Florida State's recruiting did well despite Tebow's Heisman, despite Florida's championship in 2008, and despite getting close to another in 2009.
Clemson is a mystery. I guess this Dabo guy is just a charmer or something.
Posted on 6/22/11 at 1:20 pm to TxTiger82
UF and FSU, the past few years, have been going back and forth with the higher recruiting class. However, it took UF's drastic decline of this past season to see the improvements FSU has been making. They have been getting great classes, so has UF. Last year, for lack of a better term, we sucked. They pulled a MUCH better class than we did. It's the ebb and flow of a sibling rivalry.
Posted on 6/22/11 at 1:23 pm to TxTiger82
quote:
But Florida State has had 4 straight top 10 classes on rivals, dating back to 2008
Which came the year after Bama played them in 2007. Bama brought them exposure and thus all ensuing success.
Posted on 6/22/11 at 2:11 pm to TxTiger82
quote:
It certainly fits for last year's stellar class.
This is only partially true. UFs lackluster season and coaching change certainly helped but...
FSU has always attracted top-level recruits and had top-level recruiting classes. The problem for last decade was that Bowden and his staff either failed to develop the talent or recruited some bad apples. They also had a tendency to recruit based on stars rather than need. The relentless and methodical approach to recruiting by CJF and his staff is night and day compared to Bowden.
Although they have dropped off lately, Miami will always get top-level talent because of their location.
As for Clemson? I have no idea - maybe they have their own Tigerettes?
This post was edited on 6/22/11 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 6/22/11 at 3:11 pm to BrooksnDunn
Have any of you ever stopped to think that half of these purebreds that go to these SEC schools wouldn't have a snow ball's chance in hell of being academically eligible to play in the ACC?
Posted on 6/22/11 at 3:15 pm to martymcfly6531
quote:
Have any of you ever stopped to think that half of these purebreds that go to these SEC schools wouldn't have a snow ball's chance in hell of being academically eligible to play in the ACC?
Not hard for athletes to get into Clemson, Va Tech, NC State, FSU and Miami and probably Maryland.
Page 1 of 2
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News