I thought we had the number 1 recruiting class in the country last year. If we had the number 1 class, how is it that USC and Florida have better recruits?
I thought Bama had the "#1 recruiting class" last year and I remember some people crying and sobbing like little babies about it. I look at average star rankings per class. Per Rivals: Florida 2009 3.94 (#1) 2008 3.82 (#4) -- Notre Dame was #1 with 3.96, USC was #2 (see below), Ohio State was #3 with 3.85. 2007 3.89 (#2) 2006 3.89 (#2) USC 2009 -- 3.89 (#2) 2008 -- 3.89 (#2) 2007 -- 4.22 (#1) 2006 -- 3.96 (#1)
Yeah, I just checked: Rivals.com gave Bama #1 overall last year in recruiting ("Recruiting National Championship"), LSU #2... but that's based on # of commitments, not quality of the class (in other words, quantity, not quality).
I hate recruiting class ranks, wait until they are jrs or srs to rank. Perrilloux was a "major" recruit, now rank that class.
Yeah but Perrilloux wasn't a bust because he couldn't play the game. He was a bust because he was a dumbass.
That all counts, recruiting good players with quality charachter, or at least giving them the guidance to not fall apart. I just dont like ranking a class before they play a down, kinda like ranking teams before they play a game.
Laney wrote a nice piece just today that is relevant to the conversation. 2theadvocate.com | Sports | Laney: LSU's quarterback woes go back a ways — Baton Rouge, LA "If the blueprint was followed, Perrilloux would be a senior second-year starter this year. Jefferson would be a redshirt freshman learning the offense. Lee would be a redshirt sophomore. Shepard would be coming in to run the “Wild Tiger.” And the offense would be better than it is." "the real sin wasn’t bringing in a guy who would get booted from the team, it was not bringing in another quarterback either the year before Perrilloux was signed (2004, Nick Saban’s last year) or the year after he signed. That’s one quarterback in three years, and when that one quarterback had to be let go, it left LSU with an awfully big hole at the most important position on the field for two, maybe three years. And LSU is right, smack in the middle of the years where the impact is being felt. Last year, LSU had to start a redshirt freshman who wasn’t ready. This year, it’s a true sophomore, and it looks more and more like he’s not ready." -Gary Laney IMO, getting five-star, all-world receivers and no five-star PASSING QB is like putting a Viper engine into a Honda Civic with bald tires. Plenty of power, but no way to get it to the ground.
What decent QB could succeed in this system with the amount of confusion and lack of communication we see?
Having a QB with experience would give the coach greater comfort in his play-calling...maybe taking more risks. Having a QB that is quick and decisive would nullify the pass rush. Having a QB with pure passing prowess would alter the opposing defensive philosophy and allow us to be more balanced. Jefferson is none of the above. He has great wheels, good instincts, and has shown a lot of raw ability but is nowhere close to a polished QB.
