WC94 said:

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We signed 8 five stars in 2022. None are playing here anymore. All transferred except Shemar Stewart. Stars don't mean *****

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Yes, 4/5 star players sometimes transfer. That doesn't mean they "don't mean ****". It means you have to pick them up in the portal too. We're not doing that either.

It would be interesting to see our average recruiting ranking juxtaposed against our average year end ranking in the polls. Seems like we rarely finish outside the top 10-15 in recruiting since we joined the SEC, and we rarely finish within the top 10-15 in the polls. But just guessing.

texag101 said:

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WC94 said:

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We signed 8 five stars in 2022. None are playing here anymore. All transferred except Shemar Stewart. Stars don't mean *****

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Yes, 4/5 star players sometimes transfer. That doesn't mean they "don't mean ****". It means you have to pick them up in the portal too. We're not doing that either.

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I don't know if it is true or not, but it sure seems like there are a lot more flame outs from the 4 and 5 star ranks than there used to be. Hell, just look at our 2022 class. Not only did most transfer out of A&M but a large majority of those are out of football entirely now. And this seems to be going on a lot at other places as well.

I guess what I'm getting at is that there really isn't all that huge of a 4/5 star transfer market available to choose from because so many of them are such head cases.

Emilio Fantastico said:

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texag101 said:

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WC94 said:

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We signed 8 five stars in 2022. None are playing here anymore. All transferred except Shemar Stewart. Stars don't mean *****

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Yes, 4/5 star players sometimes transfer. That doesn't mean they "don't mean ****". It means you have to pick them up in the portal too. We're not doing that either.

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I don't know if it is true or not, but it sure seems like there are a lot more flame outs from the 4 and 5 star ranks than there used to be. Hell, just look at our 2022 class. Not only did most transfer out of A&M but a large majority of those are out of football entirely now. And this seems to be going on a lot at other places as well.

I guess what I'm getting at is that there really isn't all that huge of a 4/5 star transfer market available to choose from because so many of them are such head cases.

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The flame out 5 star QB's are on the rise it seems. There are so many factors that come into play. That's why Saban was so good. He got them, coached them and kept them. The key to the stars lies with the coach.

Jalen Hurts doesn't count since he was a 4 star.

The obvious retort is that he wasn't good enough or replaced by someone who could help the team more, which would be the motive for most QB transfers so hardly unique. Saban was also helped for the majority of his career by transfer rules meant to shackle talent to the schools which no longer apply.

texag101 said:

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Texas, Georgia and Bama smoked us. Auburn and Florida did a little better than us. Let's face it. We're middle of the pack SEC. The good news is that we should just enjoy college football without the expectation and corresponding disappointment of winning anything significant.

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Teams that signed the highest percentage of 2025 Blue-Chip recruits⭐️https://t.co/5zIYNrLHan pic.twitter.com/sAlrSNI9vr

— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) February 6, 2025

vander54 said:

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texag101 said:

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Texas, Georgia and Bama smoked us. Auburn and Florida did a little better than us. Let's face it. We're middle of the pack SEC. The good news is that we should just enjoy college football without the expectation and corresponding disappointment of winning anything significant.

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Teams that signed the highest percentage of 2025 Blue-Chip recruits⭐️https://t.co/5zIYNrLHan pic.twitter.com/sAlrSNI9vr

— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) February 6, 2025

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That's one way to spin it, which is not at all surprising coming from the board's chief sunshine pumper. You must be glad we didn't have Texas' #1 class. Better to be deep than top heavy.

Not spinning. Posted a fact


Also when looking at composite average on 247 the gap between us (#9) and tu (#1) was 29.99.

Here's where we'd rank in previous years with that same gap

2024 #6
2023 #4
2022 #4
2021 #3
2020 #7

Our average of 91.88 would rank 5th in the SEC but we are closer to LSU at #4 than we are Auburn at #6.

Our class this year was very good across the board at every position group. Character, athleticism, speed and top quality linemen will separate this class from our past classes.