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This proves absolutely nothing for Northwestern, as neither of those schools has academic requirements anywhere near those at NU.Originally posted by Catdude:
Metro Atlanta usually has a bunch of guys with the talent and grades to succeed at NU, as evidenced by the fact of how many end up at Duke and Vandy each year. It's a good market for NU to be more involved in.
That seems a fairly silly statement, GCG. If all of metro Atlanta were going to FSU and UF and UGa and LSU and Miss and Miss St, it would mean nothing. But, Vandy and Duke aren't taking anybody - they're requiring something beyond the minimim.Originally posted by gocatsgo2003:
This proves absolutely nothing for Northwestern, as neither of those schools has academic requirements anywhere near those at NU.Originally posted by Catdude:
Metro Atlanta usually has a bunch of guys with the talent and grades to succeed at NU, as evidenced by the fact of how many end up at Duke and Vandy each year. It's a good market for NU to be more involved in.
1) Never said that there weren't good players with good academics in Atlanta. Just that kids going to Vandy and Duke doesn't prove that they're there, because those two schools really don't have many requirements (if any) beyond the NCAA minimums.Originally posted by NUCat320:
That seems a fairly silly statement, GCG. If all of metro Atlanta were going to FSU and UF and UGa and LSU and Miss and Miss St, it would mean nothing. But, Vandy and Duke aren't taking anybody - they're requiring something beyond the minimim.
It's shocking to see the volume of D1 talent, even at awful, awful high school programs, that come of Metro Atlanta. NFL players everywhere. Perhaps Lil Spicoli is the next. I'd imagine his fast reflexes will help.
Turk is sad that the guys we had put so much stock in didn't have the success we were looking for and is afraid that we have regressed back to the bottom 4 of the B1G while we were hoping to advance to the top 4.Originally posted by mikewebb68:
Can someone translate Turk's post for me?
No, not really.Originally posted by mikewebb68:
Can someone translate Turk's post for me?
That was true for 6-8 yrs ago, but for the past 3-4 classes, there have been fewer 3-4* recruits as rated by Rivals (at least according to this one article).Originally posted by hdhntr1:
There was a lot of star inflation that had occurred for a bit. And guys that would have been two stars in the past were rated as three stars. Maybe the pendulum has swung back a bit on the ratings. So for a while, we had all three stars but now those same guys are twos so now we have the mix.
You're generally correct, but you're way off with your numbers here. Prior to grade inflation, there used to be about 180 4-stars and 600 3-stars or higher. When RIvals decided to retrograde, those numbers increased to about 300 4-stars and over 1000 3-stars. One could figure that out by adding up 3-stars and 4-stars from position rankings.Originally posted by hdhntr1:
From what I recall, 4 and 5 stars have had similar numbers each year. Maybe a few more fours recently but hard to tell. Basically it is a little deeper than the top 250. But in the past, there were originally about 1000 3 stars up through about 2008 or 2009. Getting a 3 star for us was a big deal. But in about 2010, we started pulling in almost all three stars. Orginally it seemed like we were recruiting better. But by 2011-12, it semed like there were just more three stars out there. Prior to then, we never had a no star recruit be rated as a three star but then, there were frequently given the third star. When the numbers were checked, there ended up being closer to 2000 three stars and the overall mix had as many threes as two. Just saying, maybe we are recruiting about the same and the pendulum is shifting back somewhat. Since the article is not listed, I so not have a feeling for what it says.