His description of this class will be "it's serviceable"---but he will heap much praise on all the lame ducks signed by his boy JD
Honestly that is not a bad way to look at it....I tend to do that as well....but I am fired up to see what these kids will bring to the table
well that makes sense but the problem is, no one looks back. In 4 years, we will be worried about the class of '20. But your point remains, I have yet to see a fanbase not celebrating their recruiting class. Its like in fantasy football, everyone loves their draft the night of their picks, obviously things change once the games start...
Pretty mediocre at the time. James Conner far exceeding his 3 star ranking sure made it look a lot better a couple years later though. Also a handful of other guys who have lived up to or exceeded their rankings.
Todd Graham may have had the worst recruiting class in college football history. He pretty much brought in the same type of kids that he was getting at Tulsa. The month or so he spent recruiting almost completely destroyed Pitt football. I consider us lucky that we even got a few recruits that year that ended up being contributors.
Oh gotcha. I was referring to the '11 class before his season as coach. That class was pitiful. I was also in that same boat though that thought the '12 class would be a lot better.
12 of 23 last 2.5 years? That would be absolutely terrible. Would be an unbelievable flop of a class. That will not happen. IF it does, it would absolutely mean that CPN left after 16 or 17.
JRip, a 50% attrition rate would be a huge improvement. Even our '06 class, which has been our best in a long time, had 13 people leave the program before year 4.
I had to deal with Southy's defense of Steve Pederson's great job at Pitt with him using Steve's Resume Bio Highlights that were bigger than any Coach or Players on Pitt Athletic Website? Southy made great claims that Pederson was fired at NU for firing Solich??? Yet, when I put up Links to Think to verify my own and countered why Pederson was fired in 5 minutes...Southy just blinked and then just slinked away.
Anyone Who Lives Within Their Means Suffers From A Lack Of Imagination." Oscar Wilde
1.That would be very bad for a coach's first class.
Yeah JRip, I changed it on you there.. It's just crazy, looking at all these classes in past, even with Walt and Wanny, how many of these kids truly stay with the program. I know coaching changes added to the attrition lately but even with that 06 class under Wanny, a class that was very good, almost 1/2 left.. Walt's classes were way worse. If we ever get to the point where 50% or more continuously stay 4 or 5 years with programs, we will be set.. Attrition will always happen but if we can limit it 5 or 6 in a high teen class, that would be incredible.
One other point if I may, Graham just went 6-7 with his 4 year of classes at ASU, and is Ranked 28th-Cbs, 36th-Scout & Rivals this year?
Oh, yeah, just as soon I hear more from a very close friend and that should be by next week. He asked me to keep it quiet until after Signing Day, and then he would call with more info, and we have great menschkeit together on many things.
Do you honestly think GridIron Sage has any inside information except in the wild imagination of his own head?
Yeah, like you have anything to offer except 4,000+ one line whines and then cry about them? We are what we post and you post mostly nothing, and that may be the best compliment about you???LOL!
