I took a quick look to see what RE was doing in terms of recruiting. There have been 135 UConn offers made for 2021 at this point. The breakdown is as follows:
10 signed
54 pending (player not signed anywhere yet)
71 signed elsewhere
I went through each kid and discovered this about offers made:
Florida 30
Texas 30
Georgia 17
It is pretty clear of the objective here. He is spending a lot of time in football hot beds, as 77/135 offers or 57% have come from 3 states. While I think the recruiting has been better last year and to this point this year, is it the right strategy for UConn? I'm not taking a side here, just posting one aspect of the process and how it looks. The class recruiting rank has risen from about 100 each year in the most recent past to around 80 last year, and so far about the same this year, but that could improve or decline as classes are brought to completion.
While some progress is being made, my knee jerk thought that I get, but is that enough? Comparing a 100th ranked class with a newer normal of 80 or so, is that enough? Supposing 80 becomes our new normal, where does that leave us, the bottom 40% of all teams?
I can already here some suggesting rankings mean nothing, I get that, but if you look at teams that consistently put out top 50 classes they tend to be top 50 teams. When you look at teams consistently ranked 80ish, they tend to play out as 80th ranked teams.
I also hear the voices, but RE will coach them up. Does that mean other coaches with the same level of recruits aren't as capable? I guess my expectations are higher than what I see happening, so a lot of what I found seems like it enters as less than my own personal expectations. We are all passionate fans, and on the same team, so instead of ripping each other apart here, I'm just hoping for some points of view that are your own, be it agree or disagree.
I find it a bit odd that 3 states dominate the recruiting at 57% of all offers. I get it. Thinking some lesser kids in these areas may be better than lesser kids somewhere else. I guess soon we can see how kids from these 3 states do at UConn vs the others. Maybe he is onto something very good....or possibly very bad. Time will tell. Thanks all!
10 signed
54 pending (player not signed anywhere yet)
71 signed elsewhere
I went through each kid and discovered this about offers made:
Florida 30
Texas 30
Georgia 17
It is pretty clear of the objective here. He is spending a lot of time in football hot beds, as 77/135 offers or 57% have come from 3 states. While I think the recruiting has been better last year and to this point this year, is it the right strategy for UConn? I'm not taking a side here, just posting one aspect of the process and how it looks. The class recruiting rank has risen from about 100 each year in the most recent past to around 80 last year, and so far about the same this year, but that could improve or decline as classes are brought to completion.
While some progress is being made, my knee jerk thought that I get, but is that enough? Comparing a 100th ranked class with a newer normal of 80 or so, is that enough? Supposing 80 becomes our new normal, where does that leave us, the bottom 40% of all teams?
I can already here some suggesting rankings mean nothing, I get that, but if you look at teams that consistently put out top 50 classes they tend to be top 50 teams. When you look at teams consistently ranked 80ish, they tend to play out as 80th ranked teams.
I also hear the voices, but RE will coach them up. Does that mean other coaches with the same level of recruits aren't as capable? I guess my expectations are higher than what I see happening, so a lot of what I found seems like it enters as less than my own personal expectations. We are all passionate fans, and on the same team, so instead of ripping each other apart here, I'm just hoping for some points of view that are your own, be it agree or disagree.
I find it a bit odd that 3 states dominate the recruiting at 57% of all offers. I get it. Thinking some lesser kids in these areas may be better than lesser kids somewhere else. I guess soon we can see how kids from these 3 states do at UConn vs the others. Maybe he is onto something very good....or possibly very bad. Time will tell. Thanks all!