For those who say we have a terrible recruiting class

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I noticed something when looking at the team rankings on 24/7. We have an average player rating of 85.21 and most teams outside the top 15 or so have around a 85 to 86 overall rating. So with that being said I think we have a really solid class its just that most teams have 25 or more commits and we only have 18. That kind of makes the numbers look bad for us but in reality its not
 

EAVdog

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Really is 'Small Class Syndrome"

I noticed something when looking at the team rankings on 24/7. We have an average player rating of 85.21 and most teams outside the top 15 or so have around a 85 to 86 overall rating. So with that being said I think we have a really solid class its just that most teams have 25 or more commits and we only have 18. That kind of makes the numbers look bad for us but in reality its not

You can't tell me there isn't at least a 10-15 point margin of error on evaluations among most 3-4 star guys using a 100 point scale. Now your sure fire 5 star guys like Chris Jones etc... different story. Would be nice to get another couple of him, but there really are not that many guys like him any given year.
 

patdog

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I'd guess there's more like a 25-50 point margin for error on rating 3-4* players on a 100 point scale.
 

TheStateUofMS

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Yeah, two great QB's who fit the System and the Gatorade Football Player of the year in MS in Aeris Williams. We'll get along just fine.

Brandon Bryant may be the best player in this class. Gerri Green and Graham are beasts as well. I'd say my sleeper in the class would be Deshon Cooper.
 

olblue.sixpack

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Brandon Bryant may be the best player in this class. Gerri Green and Graham are beasts as well. I'd say my sleeper in the class would be Deshon Cooper.

i read where Bryant said he was visiting MSU, Ole Miss, USM and "a few JUCOs".

Its not often you see these kids talking about visiting JUCOs before signing day.
 

coach66

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If this thing holds together and we pick up a couple of good surprises I would

rate this a very good class for what we do at MSU. They fit the mold.
 

coach66

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He has work to do so do a couple of others. I think that can be said for just

about every class out there. Bryant supposedly has cancelled all visits except MSU but I know you already know that.
 
Aug 22, 2012
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You can't tell me there isn't at least a 10-15 point margin of error on evaluations among most 3-4 star guys using a 100 point scale. Now your sure fire 5 star guys like Chris Jones etc... different story. Would be nice to get another couple of him, but there really are not that many guys like him any given year.

The thing with that is that once you get past the top 10 teams who pretty much get whoever they want then everybody else is pretty much guessing based on how they evaluate talent. I think once you get past the top ten classes in recruiting its pretty much even all the way down to around the 50th class or so.
 

boatsandhoes

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with Milton transferring, reckon ol Aries Williams will get the ball some next year?

-JROB
-Shump
-Griffin
-do we have any Rb's coming off redshirt?
 

Crazy Cotton

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I still think Griffin can be a beast

Those few times he has been healthy or near healthy, he has been impressive as hell. I really hope he gets an opportunity next year.

with Milton transferring, reckon ol Aries Williams will get the ball some next year?

-JROB
-Shump
-Griffin
-do we have any Rb's coming off redshirt?
 

dickiedawg

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Per average composite rating, we're just a shade below where we were in 2012 and 2013. I expect to finish strong but it won't move the needle much- Stallings and Hutcherson are both underrated and will actually hurt average star rating despite being solid pickups.

We're not in a bad spot with this class at all.
 
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