7 SEC teams in the top 10. Amazing.

1 2 and 3 talent is a step above the rest.

Data from Chat GPT (says sourced from 247).

Average recruiting calss ranking 4 years prior to championship run.

Georgia (2023): 2.5

Georgia (2022): 2.0

Georgia (2021): 3.25

Alabama (2020): 1.25

LSU (2019): 4.0

Clemson (2018): 14.5

Alabama (2017): 2.0

Clemson (2016): 18.0

Alabama (2015): 2.0

Ohio State (2014): 7.0

They do not have Michigan in there but provided the ranking data is correct, still interesting. Clemson is the exception...

Recruiting outside the top 5. Honestly no shame in that. Agree with the tweet. Impressive especially considering the coaching change.


Issue is getting that talent to have on field success. Weren't we top 5 in composite talent/recruiting rankings for our 2024 team roster?


8-5. Same as usual.


Need improvement in the trenches. (And maybe some coordinators…)

AgFan1974 said:

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Data from Chat GPT (says sourced from 247).

Average recruiting calss ranking 4 years prior to championship run.

Georgia (2023): 2.5

Georgia (2022): 2.0

Georgia (2021): 3.25

Alabama (2020): 1.25

LSU (2019): 4.0

Clemson (2018): 14.5

Alabama (2017): 2.0

Clemson (2016): 18.0

Alabama (2015): 2.0

Ohio State (2014): 7.0

They do not have Michigan in there but provided the ranking data is correct, still interesting. Clemson is the exception...

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Clemson had a habit of getting a bunch of guys to stay for a 5th year so their recruiting classes tended to be smaller (< 20) which hurt the recruiting ranking. But they were still getting plenty of studs.And they weren't a "young" team either.

Clemson gave Dabo time and were rewarded with 2 titles.. with average recruiting classes that were ranked outside of the Top 15. Amazing

hopefully A&M got the right 4-stars this time

and the true 4-stars

not the misevaluated 4-stars

All that 3* TE talent adds up. 12-0 here we go!

Hard to get excited about it really. Next year is 7-5, 8-4 at best. Still have holes in our roster and I don't think we have an elite coaching staff either.

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Here comes the spin

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Vanderpumper has a sock

Way, way, way behind teams 1 through 5 on that list, and they are out-recruiting us as well. Doesn't bode well.

Emilio Fantastico said:

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AgFan1974 said:

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Data from Chat GPT (says sourced from 247).

Average recruiting calss ranking 4 years prior to championship run.

Georgia (2023): 2.5

Georgia (2022): 2.0

Georgia (2021): 3.25

Alabama (2020): 1.25

LSU (2019): 4.0

Clemson (2018): 14.5

Alabama (2017): 2.0

Clemson (2016): 18.0

Alabama (2015): 2.0

Ohio State (2014): 7.0

They do not have Michigan in there but provided the ranking data is correct, still interesting. Clemson is the exception...

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Clemson had a habit of getting a bunch of guys to stay for a 5th year so their recruiting classes tended to be smaller (< 20) which hurt the recruiting ranking. But they were still getting plenty of studs.And they weren't a "young" team either.

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Yep and its why Bud Elliot is so big on Blue Chip ratio. When looking at that since 2011 no team has had a blue chip ratio below 52% (Clemson). Michigan was at 53% last year

Im glad that we are settling for strong effort from coaches now.

Temper the expectations and minimize the disappointment

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Here comes the spin

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So that's why everything is spinning out of control…

Texagsubscriber said:

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Pretty damn strong effort for Elko and Co on year one ✍🏼 https://t.co/ZvaeteeEoS

— Billy Liucci (@billyliucci) January 30, 2025

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#5 is our average ranking for the past 13 years

which speaks more to being in the SEC and NIL than any effort on Elko's part.

I think it's best for everyone if we go into next year with really low expectations.