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With Akok in the fold we are now number 10 on ESPN. #16 on 247. Somehow Rivals has us at 59.
I was going to post this last night. Rivals I don’t think has Akok as a commit. I saw they only had us as having two recruitsWith Akok in the fold we are now number 10 on ESPN. #16 on 247. Somehow Rivals has us at 59.
Rivals took Akok out of 2019 and put him in 2018, so they have us with only Bouk and Gaffney for 2019.With Akok in the fold we are now number 10 on ESPN. #16 on 247. Somehow Rivals has us at 59.
Would put us at #6 on 247. Probably top 5 on ESPN.Wonder how much Kofi would bump us up.
It would put us 6th behind Louisville and above Kentucky.Wonder how much Kofi would bump us up.
Why stop there? Precious and KofiWonder how much Kofi would bump us up.
I keep forgetting they have Gaffney as a 3 star, that's insane.Would put us at #6 on 247. Probably top 5 on ESPN.
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Currently none.How many burger boys will be this recruiting class?
Precious would be the only burger boy.How many burger boys will be this recruiting class?
That's technically stupid.It's because Rivals has already moved Akok to a 2018 recruit since he's technically reclassifying to enroll early, so they aren't counting him in our 2019 haul.
Ummm, every time we've won a NC.When have we ever won a NC with great classes?
Give me a couple of 50+ guys every year
PS: I'm not complaining if we do better
When have we ever won a NC with great classes?
Give me a couple of 50+ guys every year
PS: I'm not complaining if we do better
Why do people seem to forget that all our best teams were loaded with studs?Ummm, every time we've won a NC.
He wasn't good other than the minutes he played against Nova, Iowa State, and Florida. He was a great little spark on that run but all his flaws were exposed the next year and at Penn State and USF. To be honest outside of the minutes he gave in the tournament he played below his high school ranking. Bazz, Boat, and Daniels were all highly ranked studs coming out of high school. Napier's ranking is a bit scewed because at the end he skipped a class to come to UConn.For those getting too obsessed with recruit rankings, take a look at the @tcf15 video clip posted in the Home and Home with Florida thread. That 3 minutes featured Phil Nolan, Terrence Samuel, Ryan Boatright, Shabazz Napier and Deandre Daniels going off for an 11-0 run. Both Nolan and Samuel were 3 stars rated #118.
What happened with Samuel? He played so well in the tournaments, especially against Villanova and this stretch against Florida. It's like he disappeared the next year.
For those getting too obsessed with recruit rankings, take a look at the @tcf15 video clip posted in the Home and Home with Florida thread. That 3 minutes featured Phil Nolan, Terrence Samuel, Ryan Boatright, Shabazz Napier and Deandre Daniels going off for an 11-0 run. Both Nolan and Samuel were 3 stars rated #118.
Ummm, every time we've won a NC.
I've always wondered the same thing, I feel like a lot of people like the little engine that could narrative. We haven't had a ton of McD's all-americans but every one of our teams after 89-90 that did damage in the tournament or won it all was chock-full of top 50 and top 100 recruits.Why do people seem to forget that all our best teams were loaded with studs?
Rip and KEA were McD AAs
Villanueva and Taliek were, not to mention that Gordon (ESPN had him 25) and Anderson (17) were super highly ranked.
Kemba/Oriakhi on 2011.
That's neglecting some very good teams from the 90s and 00s that were absolutely stacked.
2014 had Daniels who was a Top 10 player, and Bazz/Boat were both highly ranked. Omar Calhoun was hurt, but he was a borderline McD AA when healthy.
Even then, most of our role players in the past were pretty highly ranked.Role players are great, but we need (and are hopefully already getting) the guys who will play the Boatright/Napier/Daniels roles on future teams, not the Nolan/Samuel roles.
The era of 1 and dones isn't long. Kentucky with Calipari is the one who really instituted it in 2010. We've won 2 in that era. Kentucky and Duke each won a title with 1-and-dones, though. And the teams that win may not have 1-and-dones, but they have been stocked with Top 25-50 players.2004: Meka was a 100+ recruit when he arrived without fanfare.
1999 had two top 20 recruits leading the way
How many one and done's have we won a NC with? that would be zero
To separately address this, the 2nd and 3rd best players on that title team were from the next class, which was well-heralded.The class everyone hated won two