Rivals.com Rankings

[RiverRanchMan]

I think Bustle is underrated. But remember, most of those 6 wins are against other sunbelt & sub division schools who recruit about as well as UL.

UL must have some very good coaches.

No program that ranks where Rivals & Scout tend to rank UL (on a yearly basis) should ever go 6-6

igeaux.mobi

[CajunRed]

_ I am not going to be specific out of respect. But give me a break. UL was the only D1 offer for Several of them according to your own website. I don't count "schools of interest".



igeaux.mobi _

You did not say... only offer. You specifically mention kids where we were only competing against SLU and McNeese. If that is not what you meant, fine. If it is, then give examples or shut up.

[CajunRed]

_ You did not say... only offer. You specifically mention kids where we were only competing against SLU and McNeese. If that is not what you meant, fine. If it is, then give examples or shut up. _

By the way, why would we respond to you anyway? We are trying to keep this discussion among UL fans.

[ManAboutTown]

_ By the way, why would we respond to you anyway? We are trying to keep this discussion among UL fans. _

BLASSSSSSST!

[RiverRanchMan]

Na.....you are just trying to keep the conversation among the unrealistic kool aid drinkers.

By the way, why would we respond to you anyway? We are trying to keep this discussion among UL fans.

igeaux.mobi

[CajunNation]

According to rivals........



4 UL signees held offers from these schools among others:

LSU
Miami
Mississippi
Kansas State
Louisville
TCU
Utah
Memphis
SMU
Wyoming
UNLV
Louisiana Tech(2)


12 Louisiana Tech signees held offers from these schools among others:

Arizona(3)
Nebraska
Arkansas
Texas Tech
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas
Kansas State
Minnesota
Iowa State(2)
Baylor
UTEP(5)
Tulsa(4)
Tulane(3)
Memphis(2)
SMU(2)
Utah
New Mexico
Rice


This is the gap we have to close in recruiting

[bballholic]

_ Given that a school like Boise State is rated #82, yet Phil Steele has them preseason ranked #3 for the coming season, I think the recruiting rankings can be misleading.

First of all, I agree these rankings have a lot of room for error and it's far from an exact science. However, in Boise's case, you have to take into consideration their SOS. In 2009, their strength of schedule finished up ranking #96. They have to get up for a couple of regular season games per year and I suspect the results would be a lot different if they had to play in the SEC, Big 12, etc.

[zephyr]

_ Interestingly, Rivals has UL ranked #117 with FAU is the last team at #121, then the 1AA schools. It also is only showing UL having one (1) 3-star commit, while Troy and FIU have 10 each. Rivals has W. KY with the best SBC recruiting class.

To also show how little this means, Boise State is preseason ranked #3 already, yet their recruiting class is #82. Even Wisconsin is ranked #86.


SBC team rankings:

W. KY - #90
Troy - #93 (tied with LA Tech)
FIU - #95
MT - #98
N. Texas - #99
Ark. State - #101
ULM - #111 (tied with Tulane)
UL - #117
FAU - #121 _

Well, if you look on Scout, you will find different ranks if you go to Scout or Espn. We have more than 1 3 star recruit. Rivals is less than accurate on their updates. There is no way that Troy and FIU have 10 3 star commits per each class. Almost all of the other services gave them 2-3. I know troy brought in a 4 star WR and WKU was supposed to have a 4 star QB who was interestingly dropped to a 2 star on Scout when he signed.

[bballholic]

Scout has the UL class ranked at 108 and they are credited with two 3 star recruits. ULM is 109 and they have the same exact star average as UL, but signed one less player.

[DrumRoll]

I think Butler may add MSU, Colorado, Tulsa, and Tulane to your list, not sure if Southern Miss offered him, but it seems that he was offered an official visit there. Some players are less public about their recruiting...

_ According to rivals........

UL signees held offers from these schools among others:

Miami
Mississippi
Kansas State
Louisville
TCU
Utah
Memphis
SMU
Wyoming
UNLV
Louisiana Tech(2)


Louisiana Tech signees held offers from these schools among others:

Arizona(3)
Nebraska
Arkansas
Texas Tech
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas
Kansas State
Minnesota
Iowa State(2)
Baylor
UTEP(5)
Tulsa(4)
Tulane(3)
Memphis(2)
SMU(2)
Utah
New Mexico
Rice _

[bballholic]

Also, here's an interesting article that argues why you should give credence to the star system. Depending on how you skew your statistics, I'm sure you can make an arguement for either side.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...aining-content

[zephyr]

_ I am not going to be specific out of respect. But give me a break. UL was the only D1 offer for Several of them according to your own website. I don't count "schools of interest".



igeaux.mobi _

You aren't going to be specific because you have no basis for your point. Our website also didn't have us offering Aaron Spikes, Jarad Martin, Daniel Quave and countless others until they either visited or visited other places. You can't base your opinion or unfounded argument on what a website has published since this process changes daily.