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Dec 16, 2020
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CBSSports.com

Recruiting by the numbers: Why the sites get the rankings right

Taken as a whole, the numbers actually do work -- as long as you're willing to use all of the numbers.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/recruiting-by-the-numbers-why-the-sites-get-the-rankings-right/

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Some of the teams ahead of BYU in the 2019 recruiting rankings:

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

2/6/19 9:27am

Only two P5s are worse. Not good.

WizeGuise

2/6/19 9:31am

Following recruiting is lame. I didn't follow recruiting until around 2014, and

Benfica1

2/6/19 6:04pm

If you can’t recruit you better know how to coach

youngbuck

2/6/19 9:32am

Don’t believe in ‘stars’ because Kalani’s strength is recruiting ❗️😥

MichCoug

2/6/19 9:33am

He sees things no other coach does, it's the "measurables"

kooogar

2/6/19 5:27pm

If you can coach em up measurables are the way to go

puntersarepeople

2/6/19 5:43pm

Not if you look at average ranking of recruits

BYU '80

2/6/19 9:41am

Even so, I don't think that's going to make a huge difference

Indy Coug

2/6/19 9:43am

Puts them above most of those teams but not great by the numbers

BYU '80

2/6/19 9:49am

Big factor in rankings is the number of commits.

boscatar

2/6/19 9:50am

Yes but even by average star it's not a good class.

kooogar

2/6/19 5:19pm

It's a decent class. Player-makers at QB, WR, and LB

boscatar

2/6/19 5:31pm

Being light on the d line is because Alatini didn’t sign

puntersarepeople

2/6/19 5:42pm

Agreed. But, we didn't replace him with anyone comparable.

boscatar

2/7/19 9:39am

Looking at average player ranking puts us behind every P5

Blue Cat

2/6/19 10:48am

This is actually a decent recruiting class, except for RB.

boscatar

2/6/19 9:47am

Are these grades based on the boscatar rating scale?

LumberCoug

2/6/19 10:00am

Based on 247Sports player ratings, with Boscatar/pro-BYU bias

boscatar

2/6/19 10:06am

I’m cool w that!

LumberCoug

2/6/19 10:27am

Our recruiting pool is smaller because we are an LDS school.

PessimisticCB

2/6/19 10:05am

I don't fully subscribe to the rankings as cold hard fact. But yes, this is

DraperCoug22

2/6/19 10:10am

There is a good reason why top 10 teams almost always have top 10 recruiting

blackshirts

2/6/19 11:42am

Exactly: There's a reason we lose to the Northern Illinois, UMass, etc. of the world. (Recruiting in the 70ish range.)

MichCoug

2/6/19 12:41pm

And whining constantly about it doesn't help either. BYU has generally been in

Benfica1

2/7/19 9:46am

You again... I didn't see good results I saw typical avg results. Just because

blackshirts

2/7/19 3:50pm

You again? So you think freshmen starting and winning is proof

Benfica1

2/7/19 4:24pm

Oh-No we suck Again ...

BYU DUDE 1984

2/6/19 12:02pm

According to Rivals, BYU has zero 4*; Four 3*, Fifteen 2* & two 0*. Ouch

ALUF 1990

2/6/19 12:38pm

I find myself yet again wondering why you spend your time here talking trash.

DraperCoug22

2/6/19 3:21pm

It's not really trash talk. He's pointing out a fact.

Scott_Tenorman

2/6/19 4:24pm

It's absolutely trash talk

boscatar

2/6/19 5:13pm

Coming to the rival's forum & pointing out how bad they are isn't trash-talking?

DraperCoug22

2/6/19 9:38pm

We are a religious school with strict recruiting limitations.

Mattattack159

2/6/19 12:41pm

KS’ strength is recruiting tho. How can you call yourself a fan?

FairWeather-L.I.T.S.

2/6/19 1:28pm

His strength is finding diamonds in the rough a la Chris Wilcox

puntersarepeople

2/6/19 3:13pm

I never liked the recruit rankings. We've had two 5* QB's and neither kept

ImuaKahuku

2/6/19 12:53pm

How do you account for Bama & Clemson at the top of recruiting rankings every

ALUF 1990

2/6/19 1:06pm

Point he was making that was obviously lost on you ...

ManicBlue

2/6/19 1:14pm

I agree with his point (mostly). Maybe you can answer my question.

ALUF 1990

2/6/19 7:17pm

I guess you missed this.

ManicBlue

2/6/19 7:41pm

Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney are elite coaches.

Mattattack159

2/6/19 1:16pm

Same way you account for Texas and USC

ochobeeguy

2/6/19 2:47pm

Recruiting rankings are pretty good indicator if you look at the big picture

cougarmeister

2/6/19 3:17pm

Updated link to the article

cougarmeister

12/16/20 3:43pm

Sweet. Are they ahead of us in the final standings?

Benfica1

2/6/19 1:52pm

RELAX!! Recruiting services look at various factors when grading classes

Cougarpride

2/6/19 1:57pm

Ouch!

Sooner Cougar

2/6/19 3:37pm

We also only signed 12 guys so no duh we will be lower.

PessimisticCB

2/6/19 7:57pm

or 18 but who's counting

ManicBlue

2/6/19 8:08pm

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