mgoblog (boo! hiss! etc!) comes up with a nifty graphic to illustrate the top recruiting classes according to their Rivals ratings. Other than a distaste for the color orange, I like how ours looks.
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Todd
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I did.
And this is the only explanation I see:
The red is 6.1, the yellow 5.8, yellow-green 5.7, everything right of the line is 3-stars.
That’s not really an explanation.
God bless our Dark Lord.
Rivals' star ratings are also broken down by numbers.
The ranking system ranks prospects on a numerical scale from 6.1-4.9.
6.1 Franchise Player; considered one of the elite prospects in the country, generally among the nation’s top 25 players overall; deemed to have excellent pro potential; high-major prospect
6.0-5.8 All-American Candidate; high-major prospect; considered one of the nation’s top 300 prospects; deemed to have pro potential and ability to make an impact on college team
5.7-5.5 All-Region Selection; considered among the region’s top prospects and among the top 750 or so prospects in the country; high-to-mid-major prospect; deemed to have pro potential and ability to make an impact on college team
5.4-5.0 Division I prospect; considered a mid-major prospect; deemed to have limited pro potential but definite Division I prospect; may be more of a role player
4.9 Sleeper; no Rivals.com expert knew much, if anything, about this player; a prospect that only a college coach really knew about
Thus, the red is going to generally be 5-star players, the yellow and orange will be 4-star players, and the greens and blues will be 3-star players.
Someone isn't taking his fandom seriously...
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Feb 7, 2012 1:13 PM CST up reply actions
Not at all. I distrust satellites.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Feb 7, 2012 1:29 PM CST up reply actions
Trolled the site a little bit
Plenty of comments about over-signing, processing of recruits, and grey-shirting. Gonna be nice to pound them back into obscurity on September 1st.
by BamaBR549 on Feb 7, 2012 11:36 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Fixed that for you
….pound them further into obscurity on September 1st, just like the rest of the Little 12.
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by CrimsonAlumn98 on Feb 7, 2012 5:26 PM CST up reply actions
The butthurt in the comments section is just choice.
There is a reason Bama/LSU and the SEC have ran off 5-6 straight titles. They have better players (mainly b/c they cheat but thats a different story).
lulz
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
They may have a point...
…about LSU, whose red- and orange-less graph, by the way, looks awful purty to me….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 7, 2012 6:02 PM CST up reply actions
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