Scout released their team rankings... and ND is #1!!!!

 

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=109&p=2&c=656005

 

Texas, UCLA, Oklahoma, and Georgia round out the top 5.

Nice find Dude

back where we belong..

#1

great read, ND really does have a shot at top 3 I believe. People think they will fall but if they can get Floyd and Filer, 2 more 5 star guys, we are for sure in the top 3 and just might hold off Texas, OSU, and others for #1.

Im not sure its Texas we have to worry about since they already have 20 recruits. OSU probably, but USC, Oklahoma, and Georgia will probably charge hard, and Florida once they start poaching will make a run.... unless this year Urban Cryer gets paid back for what he did last year....

I agree Texas already has 20 and we're ahead of them. We're looking at a possible good month of Floyd (5) McCarthy (4) and Jeremy (4) so it's only up from here on out. Jeremy cannot possibly stay at 3...I don't even know what that is about and that isn't even because he'll be Irish.

Guys, I know it is exciting to see us sitting in the #1 spot but way to much is made about these rankings this early. There is a long way to go and a lot of talent still left on the board.

 

Often times teams get ranked high because they sign players in large numbers (many of whom never make it to the school). It is hard for ND to compete against these schools who take 28 recruits every year.

 

Will you be disappointed if ND isn't in the top 10 next year? We may not be if we have a limited number of schollies to give out, does that mean the class wasn't good? No.

 

Rankings, as they are defined, mean little. In my opinion, rankings should be based on average star value and not total points. This would be a better indicator of who had the most success with recruiting and would take the numbers game out of the equation.

Guys, I know it is exciting to see us sitting in the #1 spot but way to much is made about these rankings this early. There is a long way to go and a lot of talent still left on the board.

 

Often times teams get ranked high because they sign players in large numbers (many of whom never make it to the school). It is hard for ND to compete against these schools who take 28 recruits every year.

 

Will you be disappointed if ND isn't in the top 10 next year? We may not be if we have a limited number of schollies to give out, does that mean the class wasn't good? No.

 

Rankings, as they are defined, mean little. In my opinion, rankings should be based on average star value and not total points. This would be a better indicator of who had the most success with recruiting and would take the numbers game out of the equation.

 

 

based on your thoughts you would like that Romanelli ranking system-takes al of above into account.

 

i know "ratings/schmatings"...but is nice to be rated #1, wouldnt you say?

Guys, I know it is exciting to see us sitting in the #1 spot but way to much is made about these rankings this early. There is a long way to go and a lot of talent still left on the board.

 

Often times teams get ranked high because they sign players in large numbers (many of whom never make it to the school). It is hard for ND to compete against these schools who take 28 recruits every year.

 

Will you be disappointed if ND isn't in the top 10 next year? We may not be if we have a limited number of schollies to give out, does that mean the class wasn't good? No.

 

Rankings, as they are defined, mean little. In my opinion, rankings should be based on average star value and not total points. This would be a better indicator of who had the most success with recruiting and would take the numbers game out of the equation.

 

-------Party pooper.

I know, I'm coming across as Debbie Downer. I just don't put much stock into them this early. I don't think you can even go by avg. star ratings this early.

 

I think at the end of the year, you rank the teams by avg star rating and see where you fall out. Then you adjust those rankings subjectively based on how well the teams met their areas of need. Then if we are number 1 you really have something to celebrate.

 

Ultimately, I think ND is at a disadvantage in the rankings because of how we recruit and we shouldn't be disappointed if we aren't sitting in the top spot.

Stank Knight all that was funny, party pooper

True on rankings - we may not be sitting at top when all is said and done. But this is a clear indication of how well we have done so far!! The guys we are in on for the remaining spots are all 4-5 star guys (Filer, Floyd, Sabino, Brown, Fortson, etc.) and average star rating should actually come up from where it is right now. I think we will be top 3 and will be ecstatic with that!

Here are a couple of statistics, based on Scout's ratings only to prove my point that we are better of by avg rating.

 

Year............Total Recruits.............Rating by Total Pts......Rating by avg

2007.................18...............................11.............................6

2006.................28...............................5...............................5

2005.................15...............................27.............................15

2004.................17...............................30.............................14

2003.................21...............................5...............................6

2002.................18...............................13.............................8

 

Now, I don't think anyone would argue that 2004 and 2005 were some of our worst years recruiting in a long time. But, if you look at the numbers a bit differently, it would tell us that other than those 2 years we've been relatively consistent in the rating we receive and we have been consistently in the top ten as far as talent is concerned. That doesn't mean that we have been filling the talent gaps in the right places.

 

Anyway, just some food for thought. I know there isn't a right or wrong answer here, only opinion. Oh, and sorry about the table, I couldn't figure out how to get it to format without putting all of the dots in.

Yes the recruiting rankings should be taken with a grain of salt since many of them are busts. But you cannot argue that USC and Texas and Florida are generally in the top 5, and they have been doing well on the gridiron. It doesn't translate exactly, recruiting rankings to success on the field, but teams that generate top classes usually perform better. This could be that better coaches are better recruiters, but we also know not every coach can win with top talent. I guess I'm just saying that generally top classes will ensure some success on the field.

Yes the recruiting rankings should be taken with a grain of salt since many of them are busts. But you cannot argue that USC and Texas and Florida are generally in the top 5, and they have been doing well on the gridiron. It doesn't translate exactly, recruiting rankings to success on the field, but teams that generate top classes usually perform better. This could be that better coaches are better recruiters, but we also know not every coach can win with top talent. I guess I'm just saying that generally top classes will ensure some success on the field.

 

No argument with that assessment at all, i think what people are saying is that getting excited over recruiting rankings in July is like getting excited about a 7-0 lead with 5:00 left in the 1st quarter.