Ragin' Cajun Blog: Football ready for recruiting weekend (Jan. 13)

[cajunfan32]

_ He is ranked enough, Rivals All-Amercian First Team RB

http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1165406


This shows you the flaws in the ranking system, when the people who rank such athletes won't rank him because he was considered an academic casuality. _

Thanks T. That list looks impressive. everyone that is committed is committed to a big time program. Hope we get him. In your opinion, who's better, conner or griffin?

[CajunT]

_ Thanks T. That list looks impressive. everyone that is committed is committed to a big time program. Hope we get him. In your opinion, who's better, conner or griffin? _

Griffin is faster, both were very good backs and SEC quality in my opinion.

[CajunRed]

I was thinking the same thing, T. If he's good, he's good...and you can't say he isn't because of academics. That's a totally different issue.

He is ranked enough, Rivals All-Amercian First Team RB

http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1165406


This shows you the flaws in the ranking system, when the people who rank such athletes won't rank him because he was considered an academic casuality.

igeaux.mobi

[Johnboy4713]

not taking anything away from the kid cause he is the best running back in our state but most of us could run behind the u's oline. amajor knock on most south panola rbs isthat they have had about 9 in a row now that were mr football and not one has panned out. i wish these kids would understand u cant wait until your senior year to worry about grades. but that is a football factory and to quote boobie myles there aint but one subject and thats football

[CajunRed]

Yep...ain't that right.

JB...you've provided some great info since you joined us a few weeks ago. Thanks for your work and interest in Ragin Cajun football.

not taking anything away from the kid cause he is the best running back in our state but most of us could run behind the u's oline. amajor knock on most south panola rbs isthat they have had about 9 in a row now that were mr football and not one has panned out. i wish these kids would understand u cant wait until your senior year to worry about grades. but that is a football factory and to quote boobie myles there aint but one subject and thats football

igeaux.mobi

[rhineaux]

_ I was thinking the same thing, T. If he's good, he's good...and you can't say he isn't because of academics. That's a totally different issue.






igeaux.mobi _

It depends on what you think the purpose of these rankings are. If you believe they are to rate the athletic ability of a player, then grades shouldn't matter. For the NFL draft, that would work. Rivals and Scout ranks STUDENT athletes, and so, I think they should factor the player's academics into their rankings.

What's the difference between the lowest rated back with a 29 & 4.0 and the highest rated back with a 14 & 1.5?

[CajunRed]

They are suppose to be rating athletic ability...or that is what I always thought. So would an average recruit but with a 4.0 GPA be rated higher than a super athlete who barely qualifies? I would bet not...and I can assure you the SEC and everybody would want kid #2. But maybe based on what you said, the first kid is a 4 and the second kid is a 2.

I don't get it.

It depends on what you think the purpose of these rankings are. If you believe they are to rate the athletic ability of a player, then grades shouldn't matter. For the NFL draft, that would work. Rivals and Scout ranks STUDENT athletes, and so, I think they should factor the player's academics into their rankings.

What's the difference between the lowest rated back with a 29 & 4.0 and the highest rated back with a 14 & 1.5?

igeaux.mobi

[Policarp]

So if Griffin does qualify.....being 1st team all american, he'll go from no stars to 5 stars the second he would qualify?

PP #2

[CajunT]

_ It depends on what you think the purpose of these rankings are. If you believe they are to rate the athletic ability of a player, then grades shouldn't matter. For the NFL draft, that would work. Rivals and Scout ranks STUDENT athletes, and so, I think they should factor the player's academics into their rankings.

What's the difference between the lowest rated back with a 29 & 4.0 and the highest rated back with a 14 & 1.5? _

I think there is some truth to the ranking system, but when you leave out athletes like Qyen Griffen and Micah Eugene for academics, and a kid like Chris Prater that just couldn't afford to pay to attend football camps, the system is flawed to an extent.

[rhineaux]

_ They are suppose to be rating athletic ability...or that is what I always thought. So would an average recruit but with a 4.0 GPA be rated higher than a super athlete who barely qualifies? I would bet not...and I can assure you the SEC and everybody would want kid #2. But maybe based on what you said, the first kid is a 4 and the second kid is a 2.

I don't get it.


igeaux.mobi _

I'm not sure how they rate. I quickly looked on Rivals and Scout and I did not see any sort of explanation of their ratings process. I'm not totally surprised by that because with the number of Scouts out there looking at players, and subsequent high amount of subjectivity, it would be difficult to come up with a detailed set of criteria to judge by. I was hoping to see something like a Mission Statement, giving their purpose and/or goal, but didn't find it.

I think the purpose of these rankings should be focused on how the student-athlete projects in college. As I said, academics are a part of college and if the student-athlete can't cut it in the classroom, then they are useless to the schools.

According to that line of thinking, there would be NO difference between the two players I mentioned because both have a very small chance of ever seeing the field.