The last 5 Ag recruiting classes were ranked (per Rivals) 17, 10, 16, 6, 6.
Note the recent Jimbo effect.
Ags replace 17th class with 6th class, certainly an improvement but not quite yet up to level of the biggest fish.
Expect the numbers to continue their downward trend.
Jimbo gonna build a monster but just being a monster guarantees nothing in the valley of monsters.
competition:
bama was 1, 1, 7, 2, 3, thus replaces 1st with 3rd. That drop to 7th was a problem for them, Nick didn't handle the new Dec early signing date well. Can't outrecruit them, gotta recruit like them then outplay them.
AU was 8, 14, 12, 12, 10, thus replaces 8th with 10th. They hang just behind the best.
LSU was 5, 8, 14, 3, 4, thus replaces 5th with 4th. That 14 was low because 2 transfers don't count; they were the top FG kicker in NCAA History and a QB named Burrow. They ain't going away,
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